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Lehrende: Tilko Swalve
Veranstaltungsart:
Seminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan:
24-204.11
Semesterwochenstunden:
2
Credits:
6,0
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl:
10 | 22
Weitere Informationen:
Verwendbar in folgenden Studiengängen bzw. Modulen:
- M.A. Politikwissenschaft (FSB ab WiSe 2014/15): Modul Vergleichende und Regionalstudien (VRS 1)
- M.A. Politikwissenschaft (FSB WiSe 2013/14): Profilmodul
- M.Sc. Politics, Economics and Philosophy: Electives
- Masterstudiengänge der Fakultät WiSo: Wahlbereich
Kommentare/ Inhalte:
National and international courts are powerful political actors. Increasingly, societies rely on courts to settle political debates, a process known as judicialization of politics. The goal of this course is to expose students to a variety of topics related to how judicial and legal institutions shape political and economic life, focusing mainly on democracies. Topics we will discuss include:
- basic definitional and conceptual issues: what is a court? what is a constitution?
- legal systems: what types of legal systems exist and how do they emerge and develop and affect political and economic life?
- separation of powers and judicial independence: why would politicians provide for/maintain/abide judicial independence?
- organization of courts and judicial behavior: how do intra-institutional rules influence judging?
- gender/race/ethnicity and justice
- courts in autocratic systems
- international courts (such as the European Court of Justice)
Lernziel:
- understand what (international) courts do and how it affects policy
- recognize differences between legal and judicial systems and understand their consequences for economic and social life
- discover the influence of international courts such as the ECJ on national policy-making
- learn about different types of research designs in comparative politics
Vorgehen:
This course will be held entirely online via the platform Zoom. Each week we will have a course session of roughly 60 minutes. During the seminar sessions we will discuss the required readings with a focus on the common theme behind the assigned literature.
The readings cover a wide methodological range with an emphasis on (quantitative) empirical analyses. Although we will focus on theoretical arguments and the research design of the assigned literature, basic statistical knowledge (e.g. a t-test, regression) and the willingness to engage with quantitative research will be helpful. Prior knowledge of legal issues is not necessary.
Most sessions will include a student presentation about a court or a related judicial controversy from different countries.
The academic literature of the course will be accompanied by podcast episodes, newspaper articles, video clips, etc. that highlight and discuss a related topic or a specific case.
Literatur:
- Merryman, J. H. & Pérez-Perdomo, R. (2007). The Civil Law Tradition: An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Europe and Latin America. Stanford University Press, 3rd edition.
- Vanberg, G. (2005). The Politics of Constitutional Review in Germany. Cambridge University Press.
- Epstein, L. & Knight, J. (1997). The Choices Justices Make. Sage.
- Posner, R. A. (2008). How Judges Think. Harvard University Press.
- Stone Sweet, A. (2000). Governing With Judges: Constitutional Politics in Europe. Oxford University Press.
- Alter, K. J. (2014). The New Terrain of International Law: Courts, Politics, Rights. Princeton University Press.
Zusätzliche Hinweise zu Prüfungen:
Leistungsanforderungen:
- M.A. Politikwissenschaft, FSB WiSe 14/15 (Masterzulassung 2014), Modul Vergleichende und Regionalstudien (VRS 1): Studienleistungen (siehe A) und ggf. Hausarbeit (siehe B)
- M.A. Politikwissenschaft, FSB WiSe 13/14 (Masterzulassung 2013), Profilmodul: Studienleistungen (siehe A) und Hausarbeit (siehe B)
- M.Sc. Politics, Economics and Philosophy: Studienleistungen (Course work, see A) und Hausarbeit (Paper, see B)
- Wahlbereich: Studienleistungen (siehe A)
A) Studienleistungen (unbenotet):
- active participation
- short presentation
B) Modulteilprüfung FSB WiSe 13/14 und WiSe 14/15:
Prüfungsart: Hausarbeit
Bewertungsschema: benotet (RPO)
Umfang: 15 Seiten
Abgabetermin: 12.03.2021
Abgabeort: Studienbüro Sozialwissenschaften
Ausgabeort der bewerteten Prüfungsleistung (gegen Empfangsbestätigung nach Eingabe der Noten in STiNE): office hour T. Swalve
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