LAW 373 - Law &__; Exploring Relationship Between Law & Other Disciplines

Law does not stand alone. It influences and is influenced by other disciplines. This course explores the inter-relationship between law and: economics, psychology, sociology, political science, and other disciplines. Led by distinguished scholars from across the university, students in this course will examine materials from other fields and meet to discuss law’s relationship with them. Students will discuss core principles from each discipline, how the field influences legal doctrine and analysis, and how scholarship might impact the law in the future. The course will be graded pass/fail. Students will be evaluated based on class participation as well as three reaction papers that will be due ten days after the pertinent class session.