Instructor: Lee Cabatingan
The goal of this course is to introduce you to the anthropological study of law and to show you the ways in which law works and accomplishes different objectives in various parts of the world. The course will be organized in three parts. Part I provides a historical orientation to the study of law from an anthropological perspective. That is, it addresses the question: what is the anthropology of law? Part II takes a closer look at some of the research methods and approaches utilized by legal anthropologists. In other words, it looks at the question: how do you do an anthropology of law? Part II also works toward an understanding of what anthropology adds to our knowledge of law. Finally, Part III allows us to engage with more recent legal anthropological texts and identify both long-lasting and contemporary trends. The question here is: what has been done in the anthropology of law?
Importantly, the course has a global reach and will introduce students to a wide variety of different legal systems from around the world.
Through our readings and discussions, we’ll cover topics that touch on:
• immigration;
• how judges judge;
• courtroom interactions;
• law and the nation-state;
• policing;
• and more!
Enroll via WebReg https://www.reg.uci.edu/registrar/soc/webreg.html