Spring 2026 • Course
American Legal Theory
Prerequisite: None
Exam Type: No Exam
This course traces the evolution of American legal theory from the Revolution to the present. Topics covered will include: Federalist Legal Theory; the Grand Style; Classical Legal Thought; Legal Realism; Process Theory; the Law & Society movement; Economic Analysis of Law; Liberal Theories of Justice; Republicanism; Critical Legal Studies; Feminist Legal Theory; Critical Race Theory; and the Law and Political Economy movement.
The syllabus is available at https://ipxcourses.org/american-legal-theory/.