794.01 The Law of Slavery and Freedom: The Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments
This course will explore the ways in which the institution of slavery interacted with the law in the United States and how the law defined freedom and the practices of freedom. The first two weeks will focus on slavery and the law. The rest of the course will focus on the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. For added credit, students may satisfy the writing requirement by enrolling in Law 794W.
Special Notes:
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Spring 2018
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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| 794.01 |
2
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Reflective Writing
Research and/or analytical paper(s), 10-15 pages
Oral presentation
Class participation
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Thavolia Glymph | ||
| Sakai site: https://sakai.duke.edu/portal/site/LAW.794.01.Sp18 | |||||
| Email list: LAW.794.01.Sp18@sakai.duke.edu | |||||
| Course | |
| Degree Requirements |
JD SRWP
JD SRWP with add-on credit
JD elective
IntlLLM-SJD-EXC elective
Course Requirements - Public Interest
PIPS elective
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| Course Areas of Practice |
Constitutional Law and Civil Rights
International and Comparative Law
Law, Democracy, and Society
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