Advanced Breakthrough in Abolition Through Transformative Learning Exchange

Course Information

Course Number
L9401
Curriculum Level
Upperclass
Areas of Study
Constitutional Law, Human Rights, Lawyering, Legal History and Law and Philosophy, Racial, Economic, and Social Justice
Type
Field Work
Additional Attributes
Experiential Credit

Section 001 Information

Instructor

Susan Sturm Susan P. Sturm George M. Jaffin Professor of Law and Social Responsibility

Section Description

This experiential, project based course offers students who have completed the fall BATTLE course the opportunity to build on the skills and knowledge they developed in the fall course, and to provide co-leadership in bringing projects related to abolition and community engagement to fruition through advanced project work under the supervision of the instructors. Students will continue work on the advocacy, research, and policy projects launched in the fall semester in BATTLE. Students will meet weekly with the course instructors and their project group collaborators to connect theory and practice, develop their theories of change, and provide collaborative feedback and support on BATTLE projects. Admission by instructor permission. Students may earn 1 or 2 credits, depending upon the amount of time students commit to conducting the fieldwork. Enrollment by application and instructor approval. Interested students should email Professor Susan Sturm at [email protected] or Alejo Rodrguez at [email protected].

School Year & Semester
Spring 2024
Points
1
Method of Evaluation
Other
J.D Writing Credit?
Minor (upon consultation)
LLM Writing Project
Upon consultation

Learning Outcomes

Primary
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in a specific body of law, including major policy concerns
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in statutory and regulatory analysis, including close reading of statutes and regulations, and application to facts
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in ethical and professional issues
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in judicial, legislative and/or administrative processes
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in values-based considerations in law-making
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in jurisprudential considerations in legal analysis
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in the historical development of law and legal institutions
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in use of other disciplines in the analysis of legal problems and institutions, e.g., philosophy; economics,other social sciences; and cultural studies
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in the influences of political institutions in law
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in finding, understanding, using and critiquing secondary legal literature
  • At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in various lawyering skills, for example, oral advocacy, legal writing and drafting, legal research, negotiation, and client communication
  • Learn how to collaborate effectively with justice impacted communities

Course Limitations

Instructor Pre-requisites
Breakthrough in Abolition Through Transformative Learning Exchange, fall semester
Instructor Co-Requisites
None
Requires Permission
Yes
Recommended Courses
Theater of Change
Other Limitations
Admission by instructor permission. Students must have enrolled in the Fall BATTLE course to be eligible for the spring Advanced course.