JLC 420Law and Society

American University · 3.0 credits · UGRD

Catalog

Law and Society (3) Contrasting law on the books with law in action, this course critiques law, including its genesis, popular understandings, applications, and effects. Using social science methods, it considers how people relate to law; what they think of it, how and when they use it, how it orders their lives, and where it is limited. Crosslist: JLC-620. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: JLC-101.

Recent sections

Fall 2026 · 1 section

Aug 31 – Dec 19

Section	Days & time	Location	Instructor
001Class #42225	Tu Fr · 4:05 – 5:20 PM	No Space Needed OUROL	Whittle, Jason