Anthropology and the Law

This course explores the role of law as an instrument of change, justice, and legal rights. Topics include law as a social system, understanding legal reasoning, identifying key actors, legal pluralism, how law influences change, law as depicted in popular culture, and how law influences anthropological research. The course will consider US Law, International Law, folk model systems, and common law versus case law.

Credits

3 credits

Course Code

ANTH 3369