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GOVT373

Comparative Constitutional Interpretation
GOVT373 FA

Next Offered in 9899 FA

This course examines constitutional interpretation, conceived as a broadly political, legal, and literary enterprise, in the United States, The Federal Republic of Germany, Canada, Japan, Australia, Italy, Ireland, and sometimes India. 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-03-1998




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