LAWS7710 · Law

Constitutional Theory

Boston College Law School

Great constitutional questions always evoke constitutional theory. This course focuses on the great constitutional questions of our time, from the institutional design of electoral systems to the future of the separation of powers; from the constitutionalization of the economy to the constitutionalization of the environment; from the constitutionalization of the family to the constitutionalization of entertainment; from the clash between information and privacy to the tension between constitutional stability and cultural change. Students read landmark judicial decisions as well as the most fecund constitutional scholarship. Graded on final paper. No knowledge of constitutional doctrine or of legal theory assumed. Students and auditors from across the university are welcome. No pre- or corequisites. Meets the Law School's Perspectives Requirement.