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GOVT373
Comparative Constitutional Interpretation
GOVT373 FA
Next Offered in 9798 FA
This course examines constiturional interpretation,
conceived as a broadly politica, legal, and literaty
enterprise, in the United States, The Federal Republic of
Germany, Canada, Japan, Autralia, Italy, Ireland, and
sometimes Indial Our purpose is to understand how a variety
of constitutional democracies have chosen to conceptualize,
and to resolve, a number of basic problems inherent in the
ideal and practice of constitutional government.
MAJOR READINGS
The main reading in the course will consist of judicial
decisions from the constitutional courts of the various
countries. Students will be required to purchase a
collection of photocopied materials.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
There will be two research
papers of intermediate length.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS GOVT
Prerequisites:
GOVT203 or GOVT250 or GOVT371
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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