Remedies

Catalog description

7287. 2 hours. This course is an introduction to the law of Remedies. This course examines the question of what courts do to remedy problems litigants bring to their attention and primarily examines how courts work to achieve goals of corrective justice while also emphasizing the instrumental impact of remedies; that is, how remedies can create incentives for future actors (and potential litigants). We look at both private remedies (tort, contract, etc.) as well as public remedies such as civil rights actions in which plaintiffs seek broad injunctive relief. Topics include: compensatory damages, injunctions, declaratory judgments, punitive damages, restitution, statutory remedies, enforcement of orders and judgments and bars to relief. This course will include a research segment.