COURSE DETAIL
EARLY IRISH LAW AND SOCIETY
Country
IRELAND
Host Institution
Trinity College Dublin
Program(s)
Trinity College Dublin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Legal Studies
History
UCEAP Course Number
158
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
EARLY IRISH LAW AND SOCIETY
UCEAP Transcript Title
EARLY IRISH LAW&SOC
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
Topics in this course include an overview of the early Irish legal system (Brehon law), the structure of early Irish society and its institutions – in particular: the early Irish system of law enforcement in the absence of a centralized state and associated police force; the status of women in early Irish society, including marriage arrangements; Irish family structures; an overview of farming and food in early Ireland, and the nature and background of Irish "sacral" kingship and the concept of truth.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
IRU22182
Host Institution Course Title
EARLY IRISH LAW AND SOCIETY
Host Institution Campus
Trinity College Dublin
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Irish Departmenrt