The objective of this course is to give students an introduction to critical legal thinking by studying the nature of “law” and providing an overview of “legal reasoning”. The topics will address many different issues and debates but we will focus particularly on the following questions:
What is the role of law in our society?
How does law justify itself?
How does law relate to ethics and morality?
What happens when opposing rights conflict with each other?
What defines power in a juridical system?
What are the strength and weaknesses of democracy?