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LEX
7190-001
Fall
Term 2006
Schedule:
Monday at 4:00p.m. - 6:00p.m.
Meeting
Place: Room 1525
Assignment for
Monday, August 28:
Battered
Women & the
Law, Dalton & Schneider,
Chapter 1: Domestic Violence in Historical and Social Context,
pp. 1-53.
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LEX
7190-001
Fall
Term 2003
Schedule:
Monday at 4:00p.m. - 5:55p.m.
Meeting
Place: Room 1545
Course
Description:
The course
will examine the response of the legal system to complex issues
raised by domestic violence. The historical and social context
of domestic violence, as well as the dynamics of abusive relationships,
will be considered. Among other topics, the course will cover
criminal law issues (domestic assault, stalking, homicide,
self-defense, orders of protection); tort litigation against
perpetrators and/or the state; child welfare system issues
(the overlap between domestic violence and child maltreatment;
failure to protect); family law issues (custody, visitation).
Assignment for Monday, August 25:
Battered
Women and the Law, Dalton and Schneider
pp.
1-53. |
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