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Fall 2009
Law No.: LAW9027
Sched. No.: 109835581

Legal and Moral Reasoning in Public Policy*
Section 1
X
Bonnie, Richard J.
Childress, James F.

Administrative Information:

Days, Times (Room):	M, 1715-1930 (WB102)
Credits:	3	Type:	Seminar
Capacity:	16^{This information is current as of}^{11/24/2009 06:49:08 AM}^
Current Enrollment:	15 ^{This information is current as of}^{11/24/2009 06:49:08 AM}^

Course Description:

This seminar will explore uses of legal and moral analysis in the American political culture through case studies of current policy problems. The range of possible case studies includes organ transplantation, tobacco control, immunization, mental health policy, and physician-assisted suicide. Co-listed in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the course is required for students earning a masters degree in public policy, and will be designed to introduce them to the basic structure of American law, while exposing law students to the fundamental tools of policy analysis. The instructors, an ethicist and a lawyer, are practitioners of public policy, especially in the field of bioethics and health policy, and the case studies will draw upon their own experience, including problems on which they have worked together.

COURSE REQUIREMENT: A substantial research paper

This course is on the approved upper-level writing requirement course list.