Main Currents in Legal History

Treats select themes and developments in American law from the colonial period to the present. These include the transplantation (and Americanization) of the common law; the rise of the professional bar; capitalism and slavery in antebellum law; O.W. Holmes and the attack on legal formalism; legal realism and the critical legal studies movement. The seminar will emphasize current scholarship and relevant historical documents. Requirements: class discussion, several short papers and a take-home final examination.

Course Schedule

  • Date: Wednesday 3:30-6:30PM
  • Location: KT101

Course Information

  • Catalog number-Section number: 809-01
  • Course Type: Seminar
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Credits (min/max): 3/3
  • Subjects:

Enrollment

  • Enrollment status: Open
  • Current enrollment/capacity: 10/12
  • Reserve population/capacity: 0/0
  • Waitlist enrollment/capacity: 0/20

Grading

  • Grade basis: Graded
  • Satisifies Writing Requirement: No
  • Exam type: TAKE HOME