**本課程可能因新冠病毒導致教授無法來台授課而取消，請選課同學注意以免修課學分不足。
**Due to COVID-19, the professor may not be able to enter Taiwan at this moment. Students must meet minimum credit requirements even if this course is canceled.

What role does law play in shaping society? How have courts shaped society, both domestically and
internationally? What strategies have people taken to resist unjust laws? Students survey gripping
historical and contemporary cases, including fugitive slave laws, the death penalty and criminal
justice, and issues relating to immigration, including asylum and deportation. Readings come from
history, sociology, and legal opinions across American and international contexts. By the end of
this course, students will be able to apply critical approaches to the law to contemporary issues and
write persuasive and analytically rigorous papers that demonstrate interdisciplinary thinking.