Constitutional Law II: Religious Liberty (Hybrid Class)
Section 1SP, Fall 20
Schedule Information
Enrollment: 88/91
Credits: 3
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08/27/2020 | 11/24/2020 |
Course Description
This course will explore the historical, philosophical, and constitutional foundations of the relation between religion and the state. Its primary focus will be on the religion clauses of the First Amendment. In considering the modern case law, and various theories of how the state should treat religion, the course will cover numerous topics under the broad headings of religious accommodation, public funding of religion, the influence of religion and government on public culture, and the role of religious convictions in political and legal decision-making.
Course Requirements
Exam Info:
Midterm Type (if any): None
Description: None
Final Type (if any): Flex with Paper Option
Description: Flex examination at end of the semester, with a paper option that would be due on or before noon (EST) on the last day of the exam period. Students seeking to satisfy the upper-level writing requirement must submit a timely Writing Requirement Intent Form to the Student Records Office - retroactive exceptions will not be granted.
Written Work Product
Written Work Product:
Other Work
Other Course Details
Prerequisites: (Constitutional Law (6001)) None Concurrencies: None
Mutually Exclusive With: Religious Liberty (7102)
Laptops Allowed: Yes
First Day Attendance Required: No
Course Resources: To be announced.
Course Notes:
Graduation Requirements
*Satisfies Writing Requirement: No
**Credits For Prof. Skills Requirement: No
Satisfies Professional Ethics: No
*Yes means professor requires everyone in the course to submit a substantial research paper (which is the requirement standard in Academic Policies), so no paperwork required to be submitted to SRO. No means student must timely submit paperwork to SRO if intending to use a paper in this course to satisfy the Writing Requirement.
**Yes indicates course credits count towards UVA Law’s Prof. Skills graduation requirement, not necessarily a skills requirements for any particular state bar.
Schedule No.
120820057
120820057
Law No.
LAW7017
LAW7017
Modified Type
Lecture
Lecture
Cross Listed: No
Cross-Listed Course Mnemonic:
Concentrations: Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence and Comparative Law
Public Syllabus Link: None
Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Opens: Saturday, November 14, 12:01 AM
Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Closes: Thursday, November 26, 11:59 PM
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