Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law Stanford University


CDDRL Courses


Justice

Course number(s): ETHICSOC 171, PHIL 171, POLISCI 3P, POLISCI 136S
Offered Fall quarter in the 2010-2011 academic year

Instructors
Joshua Cohen - Stanford University

Focus is on the ideal of a just society, and the place of liberty and equality in it, in light of contemporary theories of justice and political controversies. Topics include protecting religious liberty, financing schools and elections, regulating markets, assuring access to health care, and providing affirmative action and group rights. Issues of global justice including human rights and global inequality.

Level
Graduate and undergraduate

Units
4-5

Department
Department of Political Science
School of Humanities and Sciences