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PSCI 334 - Cultural Diversity and the Law

4 credits
Investigates the interactions of law and culture and how law negotiates with cultural differences in a multicultural society. Focused on understanding the extent to which law and legal decision making accommodate cultural differences. Studies the meaning of cultural diversity in the context of law and explores how policy making deals with it. Looks also at other international examples to analyze the experiences of minorities. Engages with the emerging legal and political philosophy in the international arena in the context of accommodation of cultural diversity. May explore questions like: Should law take specific cultural traditions into account while deliberating on legal disputes? Should law be sensitive to cultural claims? Can the values of cultural diversity and equality be balanced in a multicultural society? CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Writing Intensive.


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