1/10: Thinking about legal systems. Introduction.

1/12:  Imperial Chinese Law.  Additional Readings.

1/17: Romani Law.  Additional Readings.

1/19: Amish Law.  Additional Readings.

1/24: Jewish Law.  Additional Readings.

1/26:  Islamic Law.  Additional Readings.

1/31: When God is the Legislator.

2/2:  Pirate Law.  Additional Readings

2/7: Prisoner's Law.  Additional Readings

2/9: Embedded and Polylegal Systems.

2/14: Saga Period Iceland.  Additional Readings.

2/16: Somali Law.  Additional Readings.

2/21: Administrative monday

2/23: Early Irish Law.  Additional Readings. 

2/28:  Plains Indians.  Additional Readings.

3/2: Feud Law

3/6-3/12: Spring break

3/14: England in the 18th Century. Additional Readings.

3/16: Athenian Law. Additional Readings

3/21: Enforcing Rules

3/23: The Problem of Error

3/24: Drafts of papers due

3/28:   Making Law, Guarding the Guardians

3/30:  Drafts on Berber, Nuer, Dinka, Ethiopian and Gacaca legal systems
The next seven classes will be on student papers. Read the papers and be prepared to discuss, suggest problems or improvements. I will pass out a signup sheet for each class so that students can choose which paper they wish to read and comment on.

4/6: Sikh, Hindu1, Hindu2, Amish and Mennonite, Monastic Orders

4/11: Scandinavian, Welsh, Jesuit, Breton, Afrikaner Self-Help

4/13: Akila, Other Islamic Schools, Non-Fiqh Courts, Sects and Saudi, Committee for the Promotion of Virtue

4/18: Fatimid, Carthage, Pre-Islamic I,  Tribal, Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs

4/20: Pre-Islamic II, Wine, African Customary, Islamic and Jewish

4/25: Last Class. Ideas We Can Use