486 Jurisprudence (Eisen)

LAW486

Jurisprudence: Environment, Animals & the Law

(Eisen)

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Instructor(s): Professor Jessica Eisen

Course credit: 3

Method of presentation: Seminar

Teamwork:

METHOD OF EVALUATION

Response Papers (70%) and Class Participation (30%)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will introduce students to theoretical approaches to animal and environmental law.  Specific topics may include legal personhood for animals and natural objects; the place of animals in Indigenous and colonial legal orders; the relationship between animal law and environmental law; earth jurisprudence; Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL); environmental justice; ecofeminism; and queer ecology.  Students will be expected to participate thoughtfully and respectfully in class discussion of the assigned readings and to submit at least five (5) response papers (approximately 1,000 words each) over the course of the term.

SPECIAL COMMENTS

Description updated 2023-24. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section. 

REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY)

All readings to be posted on TWEN.