Law · Boston College
This course examines the legal underpinnings and enforcement strategy of federal criminal civil rights laws, and explores how they have responded over time to changing societal mores. The areas of focus include (1) the willful deprivation of constitutional rights by officials acting under color of law e.g. police brutality; (2) federal hate crime laws; (3) violent interference with reproductive rights; and (4) human trafficking. In each of these areas, the course will examine the laws that have been passed to address the protection of these rights from criminal interference. In particular, si
