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Studies in law, politics, and society emerald book chapter. Class conduct class discussion is strongly encouraged. Topics will include the nature of law, crime and punishment, the adversary ethic, law and morality, law s role in structuring social relationships, civil disputes, and feminism and the law. In the politics of law, a progressive critique, now in its third edition, over 30 scholars from many disciplines and law practitioners develop a range of progressive approaches to the nature, social role, and functioning of the law primarily by focusing on particular issues and fields of law, rather than by discussing law only abstractly.
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