2013-2014 Academic Catalog 
    
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2013-2014 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSCI 257 - Comparative Courts and Law


Examines the court systems, legal systems and role of the legal profession in various North American and Western European countries, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Luxembourg and Germany. Comparisons include the concepts of judicial review, constitutionalism and the role of the courts in the broader governmental system. The course will also explore how the European Union and the Canadian Supreme Court will integrate the legal system from both the Common Law and Civil Law legal traditions. This course is also offered as a PSCI 005 in the May Term Program taught in Luxembourg.

Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year