Seminar: U.S. American Legal Culture and the Supreme Court - Details

Seminar: U.S. American Legal Culture and the Supreme Court - Details

General information

Course name Seminar: U.S. American Legal Culture and the Supreme Court
Subtitle
Semester WiSe 2022/23 [inaktiv]
Current number of participants 35
Home institute Institut für Anglistik
Courses type Seminar in category Teaching
First date Wed., 19.10.22, 12:00 - 14:00

Rooms and times

Phil. I, B 031

  • Wednesday, 12:00 - 14:00, weekly (from 19.10.22)

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Studienbereiche/Modulzuordnungen

Comment/Description

U.S. American legal culture is characterized by its adversarialism – using the courts to resolve personal and social conflicts –, the high degree to which legal disputes are mediatized, and what has been a nearly sacred regard for the Supreme Court. Recent decisions by the Roberts Court on abortion, gun rights, environmental protections, and religious issues have called the Court’s impartiality into question and have highlighted deep-seated U.S. American divisions.

The seminar introduces you to the American legal system and explains how it differs from Germany’s Roman-law based one before looking at the Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022). The repercussions of this decision in terms of other civil rights, the politics of the decision, and how it has been represented medially are all topics we will discuss.

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "Anmeldung gesperrt (global)".
The following rules apply for the admission:
  • Admission locked.