UCSB 2009-2010 Catalog Course Search
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| LAWSO 1 - Introduction to Law and Society |
| (4) STAFF |
| An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of socio-legal studies. |
| LAWSO 2 - Socio-Legal Research Methods |
| (4) STAFF |
| Examines research methods and analytical approaches commonly used in the study of law and society, emphasizing the relationship between socio-legal theory, interpretive frameworks, and evidence-gathering strategies. |
| LAWSO 3A - Mock Trial |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Provides experience using the methods and techniques of trial advocacy to consider the social, institutional and procedural influences shaping litigation practices in the United States. Focuses on criminal and civil cases in alternate years. |
| LAWSO 3B - Mock Trial |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Law and Society 3A; consent of instructor. |
| Provides experience using the methods and techniques of trial advocacy to consider the social, institutional and procedural influences shaping litigation practices in the United States. Focuses on criminal and civil cases in alternate years. |
| LAWSO 4 - Police and Community Rights Project |
| (2) Amar |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Intensive research, fieldwork, training, policy-making and public-service course which focuses on local police-community relations. |
| LAWSO 5A - Law and Society Journal |
| (1) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| For members of the editorial board of the Law and Society Journal at UCSB. Participants develop submission criteria and select articles for publication, edit, proof-read, do layout and publicity. |
| LAWSO 5B - Law and Society Journal |
| (1) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| For members of the editorial board of the Law and Society Journal at UCSB. Participants develop submission criteria and select articles for publication, edit, proof-read, do layout and publicity. |
| LAWSO 5C - Law and Society Journal |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| For members of the editorial board of the Law and Society Journal at UCSB. Participants develop submission criteria and select articles for publication, edit, proof-read, do layout and publicity. |
| LAWSO 111 - Law and Culture |
| (4) Darian-Smith |
| Prerequisites: Open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Explores various perspectives on the interaction between culture and law, legal systems and legal consciousness. |
| LAWSO 112 - Law and Society |
| (4) Hajjar |
| Prerequisites: Open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Considers sociological concepts (e.g. identity, rights, consciousness, idealogy) central to inquiry in the field of law and society. |
| LAWSO 113 - Law and Politics |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Open to Law & Society majors only. |
| Examines competing conceptions of the rule of law from the perspectives of constitutional history, legal reasoning and political theory. |
| LAWSO 114 - Law and Literature |
| (4) Williams |
| Prerequisites: Students are required to take 2 of the following 3 courses: Law & Society 111, 112, and 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Focuses on short stories, novels, dramatic films, and documentaries to analyze the representation of law, lawyers, and the legal system as an aspect of the social construction of justice in modern societies. |
| LAWSO 120 - Anthropological Appoaches to Law |
| (4) Darian-Smith |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Emphasizes theoretical developments in legal anthropology from classical to contemporary period, and their relationship to ethnographic analyses. Topics include non-western legal systems, (post) colonialism, nationalism, and legal constructions of race, class, and gender. |
| LAWSO 122 - Law and Globalization |
| (4) Darian-Smith |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Explores the relationship between a global political economy, and international and transnational legal regimes. |
| LAWSO 123 - Indigenous Legal Movements |
| (4) Darian-Smith |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Examines indigenous legal movements in Australia, Canada, Mexico, and the United States, highlighting the centrality of colonial and postcolonial rhetoric in modern western law. Topics include land and water rights, traditional practices, reservation gambling, tribal police, and voting recognition. |
| LAWSO 124 - Capitalism and Racism |
| (4) Darian-Smith |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Explores historical and contemporary perspectives on constructions of racial difference in philosophy, theory and law. Emphasizes the political uses made of racial categories accompanying the emergence of modern capitalism. |
| LAWSO 125 - Europe in a Global Context |
| (4) Darian-Smith |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Examines the changing nature of law, culture and politics in contemporary Europe. Topics include nationalism, regionalism, ethnic conflict, immigration, historical memory in the construction of national identities, and the cultural politics of European integration. |
| LAWSO 127 - Law and Globalizing Cities |
| (4) Amar |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Analyzes the evolving geopolitics of social control in urban spaces, as reconstituted by international law, extralegal and criminal practices, cross-border solidarities, and community justice struggles. |
| LAWSO 130 - Jurisprudence |
| (4) Williams |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Examines principles underlying judicial decision-making. Approaches to be considered include natural law, legal realism, legal positivism, law-and-economics, critical legal studies, critical race theory, and feminist legal theory. |
| LAWSO 140 - Gender and the Law |
| (4) Berk |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Considers the construction and regulation of gender, sex, and sexuality by law in the United States, with an emphasis on feminist legal theory and analysis of landmark legal cases. |
| LAWSO 141 - Law and the Family |
| (4) Stevens |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Focuses on legal developments and debates about rights and relations associated with the family, including marriage, divorce, custody, parenting, reproduction, and inheritance. |
| LAWSO 146 - Lawyers and the Legal Profession |
| (4) Berk |
| Prerequisites: Students must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Explores the various social and political roles lawyers play in society, including acting as agents of the state, defenders of the status quo, and proponents of change. |
| LAWSO 150 - Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| (4) Berk |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law and Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Introduces the principles and methods of conflict resolution alternatives, including negotiation, mediation, conciliation, arbitration and formal adjudication. |
| LAWSO 151 - Law and Conflict |
| (4) Hajjar |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Focuses on the legal dimensions of contemporary conflicts using a case study approach. Topics include the role played by law in creating and resolving conflicts, and the challenges of enforcing resolutions. |
| LAWSO 152 - Law and Authoritarian States |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Examines the ideologies, legal cultures and systematized brutalities that characterize military dictatorships, elite oligarchies, fascist regimes and inquisitional administrations. |
| LAWSO 154 - Race and Law in Early American History |
| (4) Park |
| Prerequisites: Law and Society majors must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113. Open to non-LawSo majors with full major status in any of the Social Sciences or Humanities departments. LawSo 1 is recommended. |
| Recommended for juniors and seniors. |
| Early race relations in the American colonies and in the formation of the United States. The course examines the interrelationship of Native Americans, Africans, Asians, and Europeans in American public law before the Civil War. |
| LAWSO 155 - Racial Segregation from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement |
| (4) Park |
| Prerequisites: Law and Society majors must take two of the following: Law and Society 111, 112, 113. Open to non-LawSo majors with full major status in any of the Social Sciences or Humanities departments. LawSo 1 is recommended. |
| This course examines the legal dimensions of white supremacy in American public law after the Civil War. The course reviews commonly recurring rules and principles about segregation and racial subordination in American society before the 1960's. |
| LAWSO 156 - Race and Law in Modern America |
| (4) Park |
| Prerequisites: Law and Society majors must take two of the following: Law and Society 111, 112, 113. Open to non-LawSo majors with full major status in any of the Social Sciences or Humanities departments. LawSo 1 is recommended. |
| This course reviews the Civil Rights Movement and American law in the post World War II era, and it concludes with an overview of contemporary debates about race and law. We examine the end of segregation, and review recurring patterns of race-based inequality. |
| LAWSO 157 - Religion, Law, and Society |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Law and Society majors must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113. |
| Explores the influence of religion on law and society by addressing such issues as the relationship between religious and secular institutions, religious freedom and discrimination, and the ideological and political implications of religious beliefs. |
| LAWSO 159 - International Law |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112 and 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Explores history and development of modern international law. Topics include the role of the United Nations in law making and enforcement, and challenges to international legality as a result of wars and unlawful practices by states and non-state groups. |
| LAWSO 160 - Comparative Law |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Students must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Analyzes the structures, processes and principles of varied legal systems. Focuses on public and constitutional law with special attention paid to the contrast between common law and civil law countries. |
| LAWSO 161 - Law and the Middle East |
| (4) Amar |
| Prerequisites: Student must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Examines topics related to law and legality in Middle Eastern societies, including the relationship between states and religious communities, gender relations and women's rights, and international influences on national law and policy. |
| LAWSO 162 - Human Rights |
| (4) Hajjar |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Explores the history and development of human rights law, debates over the meaning of human rights, and the influence of human rights on social movements and political struggles. |
| LAWSO 163 - Law, Immigration, Citizenship, and Public Opinion |
| (4) Moore |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Examines the formation of public opinion on issues related to immigration restriction and citizenship. |
| LAWSO 164 - World Cultures and U.S. Law |
| (4) Moore |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Focuses on the legal, cultural, and political controversies arising from the so-called "clash of civilizations" within a pluralistic society. Topics include language diversity, religious pluralism, the rights of non-citizens, and the structural interests driving U.S. immigration policy making. |
| LAWSO 165 - Critical Security and Terrorism Studies |
| (4) Amar |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Compares the origins and politics of security states, and emergency and martial-law regimes. Highlights the interests, insecurities, and legal maneuverings of non-state actors, political elites, and international institutions engaging in counter-terrorism campaigns. |
| LAWSO 166 - Global Policing of Sex and Drugs |
| (4) Amar |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Examines the politics and policies driving police "wars" against phenomena such as narcotrafficking, sex tourism, prostitution, money laundering, racialized labor migration, "queer" border-crossers. |
| LAWSO 167 - Law and the Latin American/Caribbean Region |
| (4) Amar |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Examines legal regimes, criminal justice systems, and human rights politics in Latin America and the Caribbean. |
| LAWSO 168 - Muslim Diasporas and Law |
| (4) Moore |
| Prerequisites: Law and Society majors must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113. Non-majors must have upper division status. |
| An examination of the legal and social issues raised by the presence of Muslims in contemporary Western Europe and the United States. Civil rights, accommodation, and the construction of a dichotomy between 'moderate' Islam and Islamism will be discussed. |
| LAWSO 170 - Law and Media |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Explores the representation of law and justice in entertainment media (film, television, music, fiction), and the relationship between the news media and the legal system. |
| LAWSO 171 - Law and Technology |
| (4) Berk |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| The tension between law and technology is explored through various topics, including intellectual property, biotechnology, and forensics. For example, implications of advances in genetically modified foods are analyzed through debates on risk and regulatory efforts to keep pace with science. |
| LAWSO 172 - Social Theory and Law |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law and Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Explores the legal dimensions of social theory. Topics include social contract, social conflict, social history and development, and contemporary critical theories. |
| LAWSO 173 - Law and American Society |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Considers the way individuals and groups use law to define and protect rights, contest injustices, and institutionalize visions of a just social order. |
| LAWSO 174 - Criminal Justice and Society |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Examines various aspects of the criminal justice system in the U.S. Topics include police and police violence, the jury system, sentencing, prison and post-prison supervision. |
| LAWSO 180 - Law and Social Science |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Two of the following three courses: Law and Society 111, 112, 113; Law and Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Advanced research experience course applying methods presented in LawSo 2 to the study of a selected topic in which social research informs the uses of law. Recommended as preparation for the Senior Honors Thesis sequence. |
| LAWSO 181 - Psychology and the Legal System |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Must take two of the following: Law & Society 111, 112, 113; open to Law & Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Examines psychological research related to legal processes, institutions, and actors. Topics include jury decision-making, predicting criminal behavior, and assessing insanity and competence to stand trial. |
| LAWSO 192 - Field Research in Law and Society |
| (1-8) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Two of the following three courses: Law and Society 111, 112, 113; Law and Society and Criminal Justice majors only; consent of instructor. |
| For students who seek greater understanding of the legal system through participant observation as an intern in a law-related agency. Depending upon the project, students may be required to work up to 40 hours a week. A research paper is required. |
| LAWSO 194 - Advanced Topics in Law and Society |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Two of the following three courses: Law and Society 111, 112, 113; Law and Society and Criminal Justice majors only. |
| Exploration of advanced topics in socio-legal studies. |
| LAWSO 195 - Junior Honors Seminar |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Junior standing with a 3.5 cumulative grade point average. |
| Seminar covering methodological, theoretical, and procedural issues involved in undertaking a senior thesis. |
| LAWSO 196A - Senior Honor Thesis |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Two of the following three courses: Law and Society 111, 112, 113; Law and Society and Criminal Justice majors only; consent of instructor. |
| Three quarter sequence in which students research and write a thesis based on independent research. All three quarters must be successfully completed to qualify for Distinction in the Major. |
| LAWSO 196B - Senior Honor Thesis |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Two of the following three courses: Law and Society 111, 112, 113; Law and Society and Criminal Justice majors only; consent of instructor. |
| Three quarter sequence in which students research and write a thesis based on independent research. All three quarters must be successfully completed to qualify for Distinction in the Major. |
| LAWSO 196C - Senior Honor Thesis |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Two of the following three courses: Law and Society 111, 112, 113; Law and Society and Criminal Justice majors only; consent of instructor; honors standing. |
| Three quarter sequence in which students research and write a thesis based on independednt research. All three quarters must be successfully completed to qualify for Distinction in the Major. |
| LAWSO 199 - Independent Studies in Law and Society |
| (1-5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Two of the following three courses: Law and Society 111, 112, 113; Law and Society and Criminal Justice majors only; consent of instructor. |
| Independent studies in law and society |
| LAWSO 251 - Law and Conflict |
| (4) Hajjar |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Focuses on the legal dimensions of contemporary conflicts using a case study approach. Topics include the role played by law in creating and resolving conflicts, and the challenges of enforcing resolutions. Seminar attendance and research paper required. |
| LAWSO 252 - Law and Authoritarian States |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Examines the ideologies, legal cultures and systematized brutalities that characterize military dictatorships, elite oligarchies, fascist regimes and inquisitional administrations. Seminar attendance and research paper required. |
| LAWSO 258 - Torture and Law |
| (4) Hajjar |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Overview of legal issues and debates relating to torture, beginning with historical, philosophical and global perspectives on the laws and practices of torture, and ending with a survey of some of the literatures generated in response to post-9/11. |
| LAWSO 261 - Law and the Middle East |
| (4) Amar |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Examines topics related to law and legality in Middle Eastern societies, including the relationship between states and religious communities, gender relations and women's rights, and international influences on national law and policy. Seminar attendance and research paper required. |
| LAWSO 262 - Human Rights |
| (4) Hajjar |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Explores the history and development of human rights law, debates over the meaning of human rights, and the influence of human rights on social movements and political struggles. Seminar attendance and research paper required. |
| LAWSO 265 - Critical Security and Terrorism Studies |
| (4) Amar |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Comparative global analysis of the origins and politics of security states, emergency and martial-law regimes, highlighting the interests, insecurities, and legal maneuverings of non-state actors, political elites, and international institutions engaging in counter-terrorism campaigns. Seminar attendance and research paper required. |
| LAWSO 266 - Global Policing of Sex and Drugs |
| (4) Amar |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Examines the politics and policies driving police "wars" against phenomena such as narcotrafficking, sex tourism, "queer" border-crossers, etc.; looking at judicial oversight, protection rackets, authoritarian and populist politics, and urban and international legal regimes. Seminar attendance and research paper required. |
| LAWSO 267 - Law and the Latin American/Caribbean Region |
| (4) Amar |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Examines legal regimes, criminal justice systems, and human rights politics in Latin America and the Caribbean. Comparatively assesses race, gender, political-economic, (neo) colonial and transnational aspects, and histories of struggle with the military, church, the U.S., etc. Seminar attendance and research paper required. |
| LAWSO 268 - Muslim Diasporas and Law |
| (4) Moore |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| An examination of the legal and social issues raised by the presence of Muslims in contemporary Western Europe and the United States. Civil rights, accommodation, and the construction of a dichotomy between "moderate" Islam and Islamism will be discussed. |
| LAWSO 276 - Environment and Law |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Applies interdisciplinary analysis to study the legal regulation, management and preservation of the environment, as well as socio-political responses to environmental degradation and resource scarcity at the national, international and global levels. Seminar attendance and research paper required. |
| LAWSO 290A - Law & Society Proseminar |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Provides a forum for graduate students, faculty, and visiting faculty to share research and explore scholarly trends and debates. |
| LAWSO 290B - Law & Society Proseminar |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Provides a forum for graduate students, faculty, and visiting faculty to share research and explore scholarly trends and debates. |
| LAWSO 290C - Law & Society Proseminar |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Provides a forum for graduate students, faculty, and visiting faculty to share research and explore scholarly trends and debates. |
| LAWSO 596 - Law and Society Directed Reading and Research |
| (1-6) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing; consent of instructor. |
| Individual tutorial. |