Global Legal History (248-0-20)

Instructors

Helen Tilley

Meeting Info

Annenberg Hall G15: Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

How does our understanding of global history change when we foreground law and empire? To what extent have international legal regimes arisen out of imperial dynamics? Why were slavery and settler colonialism so important to so many constitutional histories? This course takes up these and other questions in order to make sense of the interplay between laws, empires, and corporate entities around the world over the last four centuries (circa 1600 to 2000). We will examine: 1) the origins and effects of mixed jurisdictions (or legal pluralism) in different regions; 2) the ways empires have shaped key concepts of sovereignty and citizenship; 3) the role of transnational corporations in bolstering imperial rule; 4) the roots of empire in the history of human rights and international law; 5) scientific versus legal definitions of racial identities and indigeneity; and 6) entanglements between cultural and intellectual property.

Learning Objectives

To increase your knowledge of global and transnational history; to deepen your understanding of the historical interplay among law, empire, and global governance; and to refine your expository writing skills.

Teaching Method

Lecture, Discussion Sections, In class discussion, Writing Assignments, Readings

Evaluation Method

Reading responses, Timeline exercises, Short Essays, Final Essay or Project, Discussions

Class Attributes

Historical Studies Foundational Discipline
Social and Behavioral Science Foundational Discipl
Historical Studies Distro Area
Global Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity

Associated Classes

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