DGS168 — Legal Issues of Civil Rights Theory and Law
DGS 168 - Legal Issues of Civil Rights Theory and Law DGS 168 - Legal Issues of Civil Rights Theory and Law 5 Credits Interdisciplinary study of the historical, political, social and legal development of civil law rights in the United States as applied to individuals based upon race, gender, origin/nationality, sexual identity, disability and religion. Study of the various movements and the resulting court cases and legislation will be examined and applied including an analysis of the similarities and uniqueness of each respective movement and an examination of the contemporary legal and sociological status of the movement. Course Note cross list with Legal 168 Fees Quarters Typically all Evening Designed to Serve General Student body Active Date 2011-06-13 Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0 Total Degree Distributions: AA Diversity & Globalism Social Science Area I Course Outline 1. A comprehensive introduction to the law, theory, institutions and practice of Civil Rights law. 2. Historical, political, social and legal development of Civil Rights law and policy including contemporary developments in, and evolution of, the protections to the protected classes. 3. Analyze the effectiveness of the various elements of the law of Civil Rights to assess its contemporary strengths and weaknesses. 4. Analyze and evaluate the need for extension of these rights to presently unprotected classes of people. 5. Analy