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Jurisprudence - LEG254 Fall 2025
Course
Jiri Kasny
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Here is the course outline:
1. Jurisprudence
Sep 3
Syllabus. How to study jurisprudence: research, reading, and terminology. |
2. Natural Law 1
Sep 10
Classical natural law theories |
3. Natural Law 2
Sep 17
Modern natural law theories |
4. Legal Positivism
Sep 23
Theories of positive law |
5. Modern Law and Kant
Oct 1
The Enlightenment century |
6. Radbruch and Hart
Oct 8
Twentieth century legal positivism |
7. Hart and Fuller
Oct 15
The debate |
8. Case Study
Oct 22
The proportionality approach |
9. Case Study
Nov 5
Roe v Wade |
10. Interpretive Theory of Law
Nov 12
Ronald Dworkin |
11. Liberalism
Nov 19
Dworkin and Rawls |
12. Case Study
Nov 26
Contemporary issues in jurisprudence |