Advanced Breakthrough in Abolition Through Transformative Learning Exchange
Course Information
- Course Number
- L9401
- Curriculum Level
- Upperclass
- Areas of Study
- Constitutional Law, History and Philosophy of Law, Human Rights, Lawyering, Racial, Economic, and Social Justice
- Type
- Field Work
- Additional Attributes
- Experiential Credit
Section 001 Information
Instructor
Susan P. Sturm
George M. Jaffin Professor of Law and Social Responsibility
Alejo Rodriguez
Lecturer in Law
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
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- 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
- 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.