545 Urban Legal History

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Urban Legal History is a research seminar which will focus on the legal issues relating to Durham's political, social, and economic development. The class will involve intensive study of primary and secondary materials, and will require students to produce substantial (45 page) research papers.

Course Areas of Practice	Administrative and Regulatory Law Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Law, Democracy, and Society
Course Type	Lecture
Learning Outcomes	Knowledge and understanding of substantive and procedural law Legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, problem-solving, and written and oral communication in the legal context

Syllabi

2020

Spring 2020
	Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor	Meeting Day/Times	Room
	545.01	3	Research paper, 25+ pages Class participation	Joseph Blocher	Th 10:30AM - 12:20PM	4044
Urban Legal History is a research seminar which will focus on the legal issues relating to Durham's political, social, and economic development. The class will involve intensive study of primary and secondary materials, and will require students to produce substantial (45 page) research papers. Syllabus: 545.01.Spring2020-syllabus.pdf Degree Requirements JD SRWP JD elective IntlLLM/SJD/EXC elective Pre/Co-requisites None Enrollment Restrictions None

2017

Fall 2017
	Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor	Meeting Day/Times	Room
	545.01	3	Research paper, 25+ pages Class participation	Joseph Blocher	Tu 10:30-12:20 PM	4040
Urban Legal History is a research seminar which will focus on the legal issues relating to Durham's political, social, and economic development. The class will involve intensive study of primary and secondary materials, and will require students to produce substantial (45 page) research papers. Degree Requirements JD SRWP JD elective IntlLLM/SJD/EXC elective Pre/Co-requisites None Enrollment Restrictions None

*Please note that this information is for planning purposes only, and should not be relied upon for the schedule for a given semester. Faculty leaves and sabbaticals, as well as other curriculum considerations, will sometimes affect when a course may be offered.