Weekly lectures, two hours long, and a weekly tutorial, one hour long. The course will run over one semester only.The course asks: What is this institution we call law? What is its purpose? As lawyers, what should our role be?Indicative content includes: natural law theory; legal positivism; thinkers such as Bentham, Austin, and Hart; theories of punishment; theories of justice; deontology; consequentialism; virtue ethics; professional ethics.