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Overview
Key facts
London School of Economics and Political Science's Law, Society and Morality - Contemporary Controversies in the Courts course will introduce the students to a range of high-profile controversies by viewing them through the prism of the law. It will enable the students to transcend the culture wars by critically engaging with the moral, political, and legal issues at stake and by becoming skilled participants in the respective debates.
We will engage with some of the most important and controversial political issues of our time, including abortion, same-sex marriage, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, religious symbols and religious dress in the public sphere, hate speech, social rights, life imprisonment, gender identity, populism and democratic backsliding, biopolitics in the age of Covid-19, climate change and the courts, and states of emergency.These issues will be approached by studying and comparing landmark judgments from the world’s most influential and powerful courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, the Canadian Supreme Court, the South African Constitutional Court, the European Court of Human Rights, the U.K. Supreme Court, and the German Federal Constitutional Court. The courts’ decisions serve as a springboard for a critical and analytical discussion of the respective issue.Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Religion in the Public Sphere: Muslim Dress, Crucifixes, and the Ten Commandments
- Hate Speech
- Gender Identity
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Socio-Economic Rights
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
Credits
7 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Public Law View 69 other Short Courses in Public Law in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
The course is ideal if you are interested in exploring connections between politics and law.You should consider this course if you are enrolled in a humanities or social science programme and would like to take a law course in order to get a better understanding of how the law approaches controversial political questions or with a view to studying law at a later stage.You should also consider this course if you are already enrolled in a law programme and are interested in improving your understanding of the entanglement of the law with political and moral controversies.
Tuition Fee
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International
2950 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2950 GBP for the full programme during 3 days. -
National
2950 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2950 GBP for the full programme during 3 days.
- Student rate: £2,950
- Standard rate: £3,950
Living costs for London
1137 - 2157 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
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