Survey of the classic questions in jurisprudence, the study of the nature, norms, and justifications of legal systems. Questions addressed include: Is morality legally binding regardless of whether it has been enacted into a law by a legislature? How should cases be decided when there is no controlling "law"? Can there be "right" answers to legal disputes or is legal reasoning essentially indeterminate? What makes a norm a rule of law? What are duties? What are rights? The course will consider conceptions of justice authored by influential moral philosophers through the centuries. Our jurisprudence and moral philosophy readings will be intellectually demanding. Students post reactions to these seminar readings, engage in class discussions, and write a final exam or scholarly paper. This course is required for all PhD in Law students and is encouraged for all law students (LLM, MJ, JD), for interdisciplinary graduate students, for advanced undergraduate students, for visiting scholars, and also for any student who aspires to law teaching.