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American Legal History - Colonial Times to 1876
Mr. James Whitters
2 credits day; 2 credits evening.

This seminar will review the primary documents which integrate the history of American public and private law. Subjects will include the social and institutional foundations of colonial law; the creation of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights; the rise of the American legal system; transformations in early to mid-19th century American law; and the impact of slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction.



  Prerequisite: Constitutional Law

  Enrollment is limited: 20

  Elective Course

  On List of Recommended Perspectives Courses

  May Fulfill Legal Writing Requirement

  Final Paper Required



<<Course Updated: June 28, 2006>>


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