MALA 71973 - Law and Society

This course examines the relationship between law and society. Course readings, assignments and discussion will focus on the social and political nature of law; the creation and organization of law in modern societies; social functions of law; the limits of law as an instrument of social change; the legislation of morality; law and mass communication; trends toward equality and democracy in law; social and economic justice; the influence of public opinion on law and lawmakers, and the mediating role of law between individual rights and public good.





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