Bok Course: Affirmative Action: A Comparative View (Lalit)
Meeting Times/Location
TR 10:30AM - 11:50AM
Tanenbaum Hall 142
Category
Upper-Level
Credits
1.0
The course will cover various facets of affirmative actions extended to sections of the population which are either subjugated or discriminated against. Countries such as India have acknowledged the necessity of extension of affirmative action through constitutional provisions, while others have been content in providing the same through legislative enactments. Justice Lalit's course will be designed as a comparative analysis of various regimes and the consequential effect that such actions have so far achieved. It would also cover the challenges to such actions in courts of law and the responses by the judiciary.
International and Comparative Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of international and comparative law, both substantively and procedurally; Perform legal analysis in the context of international and comparative law; Communicate effectively on topics related to international and comparative law; Demonstrate an understanding of the role of international and comparative law, and their interconnection with domestic law.
Constitutional Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of constitutional law; Perform legal analysis in the context of constitutional law; Communicate effectively on topics related to constitutional law; Demonstrate an understanding of constitutional law affects other areas of law.
Perspectives on the Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of how the law affects, and is affected by, the individual course topic; Perform legal analysis in the context of the individual course topic; Communicate effectively on the legal and other aspects of the individual course topic; Demonstrate the ability to use other disciplines to analyze legal issues relevant to the individual course topic, including economics, philosophy, and sociology, as appropriate.
Equity and Inclusion Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of the varied legal aspects of equity and inclusion; Perform legal analysis in the context of topics related to equity and inclusion; Communicate effectively on the legal aspects of equity and inclusion; Demonstrate an understanding of how equity and inclusion are connected to and affected by a wide variety of legal and regulatory structures and doctrines.