Seminar in Ethical Values (YR)

LAW9089

Section 2, Fall 24

Schedule Information

Enrollment: 4/12

Credits: 0

Course Description

This is the first semester of a yearlong seminar designed to enhance students' understanding of ethical issues and address the broader ethical and moral responsibilities of the lawyer as citizen and leader. In this seminar, we will study the law and politics of constitution-making through film. We will watch movies about the constitution-making processes in Zimbabwe in 2013, Iceland in 2008, Japan post WWII, the ill-fated Weimar Republic that gave way to the Third Reich, and the United States.Themes that we’ll address across all these different settings include: (1) whether the process of constitution-making is important, (2) whether inclusivity and participation matters, (3) the ingredients for success and failure post-adoption, among others. We will assign some readings beforehand but will watch the movies in class.

Course Requirements

Exam Information

Final Type (if any): None

Description: None

Other Course Details

Prerequisites: JD students are given priority for this course during the LCS enrollment lottery process. LLM students may enroll in the course during the fall SIS Add/Drop process. Concurrencies: None

Exclusive With: Seminar in Ethical Values (1-Term) (9091)

Laptops Allowed: No

First Day Attendance Required: Yes

Course Resources: To be announced.

Course Notes: Attendance at all class sessions is required. Seminars in Ethical Values typically occur over 5 or 6 evening sessions throughout the academic year. Sessions will take place on Sundays at 5PM at Professor Cope & Versteeg’s home near the downtown mall, with 3 session in the fall and 2 in the spring. The exact schedule of class meetings will be announced by Profs. Cope and Versteeg before the close of the fall Add/Drop period. Students in this year-long course earn 1 credit at the conclusion of the spring term (graded on a Satisfactory (S) / Unsatisfactory (U) basis).

Graduation Requirements

Satisfies Understanding Bias/Racism/Cross-Cultural Competency requirement: No

Satisfies Writing Requirement: No

Credits For Prof. Skills Requirement: No

Satisfies Professional Ethics: No

Additional Course Information

Schedule No.: 124818018

Modified Type: UVA Law Seminar (Excl.)

Cross Listed: No

Waitlist Count: 0

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