Judicial Remedies (LAWS 5917)

This course provides students with both a broad survey of the law of civil remedies and a chance to focus individual research on a particular area of interest within that broad survey. The law of remedies focuses on what happens after the merit of a case has been decided; how does the court provide redress to the successful litigant? This seminar examines concepts of corrective justice, the institutional incentives created by different types of remedies, and related policy issues. Topics include "private" remedies (tort, contract, etc.), "public remedies," such as civil rights actions in which plaintiffs seek broad injunctive relief, and specialized areas of public-policy concern such as punitive damages and remedies in class-action suits.