The course deals with various topics in law from the basic "What is law?" to specific issues in law, such as "What are rights?" Of primary importance are the relations between legal rules and the rules of ethics and custom, the difference between law and mere coercion, the social and ethical foundation of law and legitimacy, the limits of law and the state, citizens' rights against the state and one another, and the norms of our legal system.
Prerequisite: 3rd or 4th year standing