Jump to content - Jump to section navigation
 |  |  |  |  |
November 2000
Ralph Szymczak
The Legal Studies Program is an undergraduate interdisciplinary program, which offers a minor in Legal Studies. In addition to the core courses in the Legal Studies Program, there are many law-related courses given by various departments, which have been approved for the Legal Studies Program. These departments include American Studies, Anthropology, Chemistry, Economics, English, History, NEJS, Philosophy, Physics, Politics, Sociology, Psychology and Women's Studies. Through seminars, internships, fieldwork and a thesis, students may explore more in depth than is possible in courses alone the relationship between law and society.
The study of law at Brandeis focuses on two important concerns of any student of the liberal arts. The first is the need for knowledge of the American legal system. The second pertains to the study of law as a body of ideas, values and functions worthy of exploration by students of the social sciences and humanities. The courses offered and the Legal Studies Program are not intended as a pre-law course of study. However, it is understood that the various courses and the Legal Studies Program could give a student an idea of his/her interest in working with legal materials. To support these various needs and concerns the Brandeis Libraries acquires legal materials particularly in the areas of contemporary legal issues, the effects of law on society, the history and development of Anglo-American legal thought, comparative law as it relates to Anglo-American law, and conflict resolution in international law.
None Specified
The major emphasis is on the U.S. and Massachusetts. Of secondary significance is Europe, with a particular emphasis on Great Britain and international law.
The emphasis is on the current century, but materials are also acquired to support the study of American legal history.
The emphasis is on current works with non-current materials selectively purchased.
English is the primary language of the collection.
The collection includes monographs, serials, government publications, and electronic resources. Electronic resources such as LexisNexis Academic are of particular importance in supporting the Legal Studies program. Complete sets of U.S. and Massachusetts state court cases and laws are acquired. Major legal encyclopedias and dictionaries, legal research manuals and other legal reference materials needed to carry out legal research are acquired. No practice or form books are purchased. Microforms are selectively purchased.
None Specified
None Specified
Subject area |
Collecting levels |
||
| Constitutional Law | |||
| U.S. | Undergraduate | ||
| Anglo-American | Selective/Basic | ||
| Social Aspects of Law | Undergraduate | ||
| (Includes contemporary legal issues in American society, particularly civil rights, pornography, censorship, religious freedom, social welfare policy, discrimination, effects of law on individuals, families, groups, etc.) | |||
| Medicine and Health Care Policy Law | Undergraduate | ||
| (Includes equitable access to health care and appropriate uses of medical technology issues, etc.) | |||
| Economic Aspects of the Law | Selective/Basic | ||
| (Includes government regulation of business) | |||
| Law and Technology | Undergraduate | ||
| (Includes bioethics, professionalism, intellectual property rights, forensic science) | |||
| Environmental Law and Policy | Undergraduate | ||
| Law and Literature | Selective/Basic | ||
| History of Legal Thought | Undergraduate | ||
| Comparative Law | Selective/Basic | ||
| (As it relates to Anglo-American Law and its development) | |||
| International Law | Undergraduate | ||
| (Covers the resolution of conflict in international courts and treaties) | |||