Law & Politics

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The course Law and Politics aims to explain how the legal system and political power are related and articulated in modern society. The course will analyze those concepts and legal institutions that are essential for political activity. From the review of the compulsory bibliography students will be able to understand and critically reflect on the impact of law on politics and vice versa. Concrete examples of the Chilean politics and legal culture will be discussed and special attention will be paid to the constituent process and constitutional debates in the country. At the end of the course students will understand law as a social and political phenomenon.