Sociology of Law.
What would Dr. Libertarian’s and Dr. Communitarian’s perspectives on the three measures be, what would each say about the measures and ideas the other side favors, and what assumptions or evidence would they use to support their own view and proposals?
Discuss your own perspective on Dr. L’s and Dr. C’s arguments and the legal actions you think would be most effective to address residential rent prices; inequality and affirmative action in public employment and education; and taxing commercial property to support public schools, community colleges, and local government services.
What would be strengths and weaknesses of the legal actions you favor and what could address the weaknesses effectively?
What role does—and what role should—U.S. law play in relation to for-profit corporations in arenas, issues, and cases the course covers (e.g., regarding the legal profession, employment and labor law, free speech, equality and discrimination, privacy, security and military power, education and school facilities, file sharing and copyright laws, white-collar and street crime, property, torts and tort reform, prisons, interrogation and torture, monopoly and competition, civil procedure and due process, and contracts)?
Does—and should—the law serve the private interest, the public interest, or both? Explain how and why the law works the way you believe it does in serving the private or the public interest (or both).
Discuss arenas, issues, and cases the course covers (such as those above or others you choose)
Select a workplace or organization you are familiar with and discuss it and its connections to the legal system in terms of the issues we have examined in this course (as sketched in the syllabus or discussed in the reading and lectures).
Include in your analysis ways to improve the workplace or organization and its connections to the legal system, and what likely effects these proposed changes would have. Cite specific course materials in your essay.