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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2024
College College of Law and Politics
Course Code EX180
Theme・Subtitle Contemporary Theories of Law
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus Lecture
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Fall semester
DayPeriod・Room Tue.2・4402, Thu.2・8101
Credit 4
Course Number LPX2000
Language Japanese
Class Registration Method Course Code Registration
Grade (Year) Required 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
prerequisite regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges 履修登録システムの『他学部・他研究科履修不許可科目一覧』で確認してください。
course cancellation 〇(履修中止可/ Eligible for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy 各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針(DP)や教育課程編成の方針(CP)に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。
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Text Code EX180

【Course Objectives】

This course aims to learn the basic theories in Philosophy of Law, and apply them to our social problems.

【Course Contents】

Philosophy of Law is an academic discipline which philosophically examines the underlying values of law and the concept of law itself. The primary scope of this course is an area called "Theory of Justice", in particular. We ordinary assume that law aims to achieve justice, though actual laws often fail to do that. However, what is justice in the first place? Legal philosophers have been arguing about this intriguing but elusive question for years. As a result, they propose lots of theories of justice. I want you to learn some of them, such as utilitarianism, liberalism, libertarianism and so on. Moreover, I try to apply them to some social issues, such as smoking regulation, organ markets, global poverty and so on. Though you might think that you need a special knowledge of philosophy, there are no particular prerequisites for this course. Feel safe!

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