Comparative Constitutional Law Seminar

3 Credit Hours

This seminar will provide a comparative perspective on U.S. constitutional law by looking at analogous case law and institutions from other constitutional democracies including the U.K., Germany, France, Japan, India, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, Brazil, Italy, Israel, and the European Union. Topics will include amendment mechanisms, secession, judicial review, separation of powers, federalism, fundamental rights, equality, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, comparative procedure, property rights and economic liberties, entitlements to government aid, and guarantees of democracy. The course requirements are a ten-page take-home exam essay and a twenty-five page paper. Students who have taken Comparative Constitutional Law (CONPUB 605) may not take this seminar. This class meets the Research Writing Requirement.