Law, Identity and Ethics Goldsmiths - Full Curriculum Program Fall 2021 Semester - London

This course explores key theories of the relationship between identity and the law. What is the relationship between legal and social identity? How do we understand the politics of that relationship? How do we consider this relationship in terms of questions of justice? In this course, you will examine key contemporary debates concerning identity and law, from critical race feminism to deconstruction. You will engage in a critical analysis of a range of contemporary approaches to understanding identity and law. You will apply these different approaches to case studies such as sexual assault; asylum law; human rights; terrorism and war crimes.