The Catholic University of America |
Law 111 Social Justice and the Law: Introduction to Catholic Social Thought |
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Ken Pennington Tuesday 10:10-11:00 Classroom: Law 204 Office Hours: Office Hours - Spring 2007: M-W 1:30-2:30 (416 Law) T 9:00-10:00 (416 Law) W 11:30-12:30 (326-328 Caldwell) M-W 4:30-5:30 (326-328 Caldwell) and by appointment |
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Offices:
416 Law School Tel. 319-5150 326-328 Caldwell Hall
Home tel.: 202-547-3620 Email: |
Required Texts: The
required readings are all on this web site.
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Exams and Grades
Please note that in the Law School calendar Tuesday, March 13th is an administrative Monday; Monday not Tuesday classes meet. Consequently, our classes will not meet. |
Email RequirementYou will be required to send three emails during the semester. Each of these emails should discuss the issues raised by our readings or in the class discussion. Or you may respond to points made by others in their emails. In your first message to me (which will not count towards the three), I would like to know something about yourself and why you are interested in law.Please send this email me as soon as possible (and required by January 16th) to my email address: pennington@cua.edu I want to construct a listserve for the class at CUA. Each of your emails will be graded. Those receiving a B/B+ or better will be circulated to the entire class. The average grade for the three emails (30%) will be averaged with the grade of your final essay (70%) to produce your final grade for the course. I am compelled to grade this course on the standard law school curve. I don't like it, but that's how it is.Schedule of emails: 1. February 19th 2. March 31st 3. April 28th |
| One four-page essay will be required for the course (ca. 1200 words). It should be typed, double-spaced, and proofread. The margins of the essay should be one inch on each side and the font size should be 12 point. Your final essays will be due in Kevin Paquette's office on the third floor of the Law School in Room 343 on May 3rd. The essays should be anonymous and with your exam number on it. I will not accept any emails after April 28th. |
Topics for Discussion:
1. The Jurisprudence of Law: Higher Norms, Justice, Morality and the Law
2. Human Equality and Liberty v. Legal Equality and Liberty: Affirmative Action
3. Individual Rights v. Community: Rights of the poor, gay rights, rights of due process
4. Violence and the State: Just war and the Death Penalty
5. The Right to Life: Abortion
May 4th Due Date: One four-page essay will be required for the course (ca. 1200 words). It should be typed, double-spaced, and proofread. The margins of the essay should be one inch on each side and the font size should be 12 point. You will submit a hard copy of your essay anonymously with your number attached to it to Kevin Paquette, the Law School's Registrar, in Room 342.
