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The Rise of the Law in the Modern World Last Updated Date: 5 June 2009 4 Credits, Semester 1 Course Description: Discussion will be organised around the rise of modern legal and political systems over the course of the last 500 years. We will look at the way the present arrangements have come about, by tracing their development over time, and, in particular, by following the debates held along the way. This will include, for instance, the debates held between Burke and his opponents on the subject of the French Revolution, the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the opposition to democracy voiced during the Victorian period, and, in the immediate aftermath of World War 2, the reflections of thinkers on the role modernity itself might have played in giving rise to the Nazi atrocities. Course Convenor: As/P Sundram Soosay Co-teacher(s): NA Module Codes: LL4201 / LL5201 / LL6201 Contact Hours: 3-hrs continuous weekly seminars Workload: 3 hours Mode of Assessment: Exam - 75%; Class Participation - 25% Preclusions: Nil Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. Examination Date: Tuesday, 24 November 09, AM Click here to go Back |
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