Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Recommended Prerequisite: POLS 1100.
Description
Delegation of power, judicial review, tort liability, investigating, rule making, adjudication, hearings, informal procedure, bias, evidence, constitutional rights of public employees, disclosing information, regulatory reform. Major tort law changes, dysfunctional fear of litigation, liability of governments and individuals under the Constitution. Federal Civil Rights Act of 1871, Federal Tort Claims Act and state law, immunity categories, Utah law and policy issues. Risk management, preventing liability, insurance aspects, and reform controversies.