FOR80080 - Civil Law and Justice

(2 units)

The United States has made significant progress in addressing de jure discrimination, but persistent de facto discrimination and inequality remain. This course will consider several reform initiatives that have tried to tackle crucial civil justice system problems and will focus on the role of law in making progress on these problems. This course will examine all of these subjects through the lens of policy advocacy: identifying the problems, the individuals, and communities most affected, and the legal solutions that can, and are, making a difference.