CESC 180Access to Justice: Hope and Reality
Community Engagement and Social Change · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Limited to UCLA students who are members of JusticeCorps program through AmeriCorps. JusticeCorps was established as innovative approach to solving one pressing issue faced by courts around country today: providing equal access to justice. Examination of promise of justice system in America to provide meaningful access to courts for all who seek it. What premises underlie structure of U.S. legal system? Exploration of sociopolitical context for current legal system, including origins and current status of legal services and self-help movements, including role of JusticeCorps. Were these strategies designed to make promise of equal justice a reality or have they inadvertently, or intentionally, resulted in two-tiered legal system—one for those with means and another for those without?
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
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Requires
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Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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