Murphy and selected internet and electronic readings Some journal articles will need to be accessed through the UVU Library Journal database. If the below links to internet sources do not work, you should first search Google for alternative links. If you are still unsuccessful, then contact Dr. Griffin. ? This schedule is only “tentative” and subject to change by verbal or written notification – stay tuned! _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jan 8, 10 Introduction Introduction to course & review of syllabus The Nature and Prominent Theories of Law (M) 3-12 William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England in Four Books, 2 vols. , pp. 39-62 Introduction, Section II, “Of The Nature of Laws in General,” pp. 39-47 (scroll down).
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Charles Grove Haines, A Survey of the Development of Natural law Doctrines, 1930 Chapter 1 Ancient and Medieval Natural Law Theories, http://www. constitution. org/haines/haines_001. htm King, Martin Luther Jr. “Letter from the Birmingham Jail. ” In Why We Can’t Wait, ed. Martin Luther King, Jr. , 1963. http://www. stanford. edu/group/King/liberation_curriculum/pdfs/letterfrombirmingham_wwcw. pdf Herbert Spiegelberg, Justice Presupposes Natural Law, pp. 343-348 http://www. jstor. org/sici? sici=0014-1704(193904)49%3A3%3C343%3AJPNL%3E2. 0. CO%3B2-6 Jan 15
The Essay on Religious Allusions and Metaphors—Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King, Jr., in his famous Letter from the Birmingham Jail, responds forcefully yet politely to a public statement made by eight Alabama clergymen in 1963. He defends his position as an African American and strongly defends racial equality, referencing countless sources and utilizing several literary devices. Most significantly, King uses frequent Biblical allusions and metaphors, not ...
Origins and Roles of Courts and Judges (M) 13-20, 22-46 Martin Shapiro, “The Logic of The Triad. ” (UVU Canvas) John Underwood Lewis, Sir Edward Coke (1552-1564): His Theory of “Artificial Reason” as a Context for Modern Basic Legal Theory. (UVU Canvas) James Wilson, The Works of James Wilson, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court… , Vol. 2, Chapter IV, “Of the Nature of Courts,” pp. 287-299. http://books. google. com/books? id=lIs0AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=James+Wilson,+The+Works+of+James+Wilson,+volume+2&hl =en&ei=9bx1TIyKA4W6sQOEqL2hDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=fa lse
