Termine
| wöchentlich | Mittwoch | 10:15 - 11:45 | 12.10.2026 - 29.01.2027 | C 16.203 Seminarraum |
Studienplankontext
Discussant Role (15%)
Written Reflection (35%)
Wiederholungstermin: Zu dieser Prüfung wird kein Wiederholungstermin angeboten, da sie didaktisch untrennbar mit einer der zugeordneten Lehrveranstaltungen verbunden ist. Die Wiederholung der Prüfungsleistung ist somit erst bei erneutem Modulangebot möglich.
Organisatorisches
Anmeldung
Die Anmeldung beginnt erst am 02.10.2026 um 08:00 Uhr. Sie endet am 12.10.2026 um 23:59 Uhr
Personen
Inhaltliches
This course addresses the role of courts in politics, an often neglected topic in Political Science. We ask how law and rights matter, how they affect policy and what influences judicial decision-making. What is the role of public opinion in court decisions? How independent is the judiciary from politics? And how does ideology or gender influence the decision-making of judges. While most of the literature on this topic addresses these aspects in the US context, we try to also cover non-US cases where possible.
Students who have taken this course will have a thorough understanding of how courts interact with other political branches in a political system and how they influence politics or how they are influenced by politics. They will be able to apply different theories and concepts related to these questions. They will also be able to give specific empirical examples of the causal relations between politics and judicial decision-making.
Evaluation
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