Jurisprudence

Semester: Spring 2026
Course ID: 385C
Credit Hours: 3
Unique: 29545

Course Information

Grading Method: Pass/Fail Not Allowed
Will use floating mean GPA if applicable

Registration Information

Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day	Time	Location
TUE, THU	10:30 - 11:45 am	JON 5.206

Evaluation Method

Type	Date	Time	Location
Final exam	May 1, 2026

Description

An introductory survey course about general jurisprudence and the rule of law, which asks questions like, "What is law? What distinguishes legal institutions from other ones? What, if anything, makes a legal claim true? And what does it mean to be governed by the rule of law?" Readings will include HLA Hart, Lon Fuller, and Ronald Dworkin.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

Concept Of Law *

Hart, H. L. A. and Green, Leslie

oxford , edition: 3
ISBN: 978-0-19-964470-4

The Morality of Law *

Fuller, Lon L.

Yale University Press
ISBN: 978-0-300-01070-1

Instructors

Encarnacion, Erik