191-301 Law in Social Theory | |
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Note | Formerly available as 191-210. Students who have completed 191-210 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr J Balint |
Prerequisites | Completion of 37.5 points of second-year socio-legal studies including 166-215 Rights and the Law and 191-211 Law, Justice and Social Change. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour seminar per week |
Subject Description | This subject builds upon issues introduced in Law in Society, and Law, Justice and Social Change. It examines the theories of the role of law propounded by such writers as Durkheim, Parsons, Marx, Weber, Foucault and others and the relationship between law and other disciplines such as sociology, political theory and cultural studies. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 5000 words. An examination may be substituted for part of the assessment. |
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