L8006 S. Domestic Violence and the Law (Section 001, Spring 2013)

L8006 S. Domestic Violence and the Law

Section 001, Spring 2013

Section Information

Section Description Provided by Instructor

(writing credit)

This seminar provides an in-depth examination of domestic violence from a legal perspective. It explores a wide range of topics, including police and prosecutorial responses, expert witness testimony, battered women as criminal defendants, domestic violence and child custody, legal remedies for battered immigrants, and domestic violence as a human rights concern. Each subject area brings together doctrinal issues with those of practice and of theory. Readings are drawn from case law, state and federal statutes, and legal and social science commentary. A number of the topics are approached using case studies drawn from actual cases handled by attorneys at the Center for Battered Women's Legal Services, where Professor Leidholdt serves as director.

Semester
Spring 2013

Section
001

Schedule
M 6:20 –8:10 p.m.

Location
WH 01

Points
2.0

Method of Evaluation
Paper

J.D. Writing Credit
No

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Course Limitations

Instructor Pre-requisites
None

Instructor Co-requisites
None

Recommended Courses
None

Other Limitations
None

Learning Outcome Goals

Primary Goals

At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in a specific body of law, including major policy concerns
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in doctrinal analysis, including close reading of cases and precedents, and application to facts
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in ethical and professional issues
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in judicial, legislative and/or administrative processes
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in jurisprudential considerations in legal analysis
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in the historical development of law and legal institutions
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in use of other disciplines in the analysis of legal problems and institutions, e.g., philosophy; economics,other social sciences; and cultural studies
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in comparative law analysis of legal institutions and the law
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in transactional design and value creation
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in finding, understanding, using and critiquing secondary legal literature
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in various lawyering skills, for example, oral advocacy, legal writing and drafting, legal research, negotiation, and client communication

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General Information

Type: Seminar

Level: Upperclass

Categories: Family Law, Gender and Sexuality Legal Studies

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