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Law

- system of rules usually enforced through a set of institutions. It affects politics, economics and society in numerous ways. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus ticket to trading on a derivatives market. Property law defines rights and obligations related to transfer and title of personal and real property. Trust law applies to assets held for investment and financial security. Tort law allows claims for compensation when someone or their property is injured or harmed. Constitutional law provides a framework for creating laws, protecting people's human rights, and electing political representatives. Administrative law relates to the activities of administrative agencies of government. International law regulates affairs between sovereign nation-states - Wikipedia.

Politics

- process by which groups of people make decisions. The term is generally applied to behavior within civil governments, but politics has been observed in all human group interactions, including corporate, academic, and religious institutions. Politics consists of "social relations involving authority or power" and refers to the regulation of a political unit, and to the methods and tactics used to formulate and apply policy.

Political science (also political studies) is the study of political behavior and examines the acquisition and application of power. - Wikipedia.

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Economic Applications of Game Theory

basic tools of game theoretic analysis, applications of game theory, primarily in economics and political science: readings

Rules, Race, and Mel Gibson

Slavoj Zizek talking about the explicit, truth, rules, politics, Mel Gibson, society, race, racism, antisemitism, lecturing and developing a psychoanalysis of culture and societies
 

Genetic Engineering and Society

examines the historical and scientific study of genetic engineering in medicine, agriculture, and law including examination of social, ethical, and legal issues raised by new technology
 

Reading Marx's Capital with David Harvey

open course consisting of a close reading of the text of Volume I of Marx's Capital in 13 two-hour video lectures
 

Faith and Globalization

impact of religious faith in a world where political, economic, and social spheres are increasingly interconnected, Intentional and sustained reflection on crucial issues of faith and globalization
 

Environmental Law and Policy

fundamental legal and policy issues in environmental law, environmental common law and key federal environmental statutes, major challenges to environmental law and the principal approaches to meeting those challenges, risk assessment and environmental federalism, regulatory standards and levels of regulatory authority
 

Political Science - Election 2008

Political issues facing the state of California, the United States, or the international community
 

Law & Psychiatry

Competence to Stand Trial, Diminished Capacity, Battered Woman Syndrome, Insanity Defense, Expert Psychiatric & Psychological Testimony: readings

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