Philosophy of Law

Antonio TUCCI Philosophy of Law

0160100071
DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE GIURIDICHE (SCUOLA DI GIURISPRUDENZA)
EQF7
LAW
2020/2021

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2012
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
981LESSONS


Objectives
THE COURSE HAS THE AIM TO PROVIDE USEFUL INSTRUMENTS FOR THE ANALYSIS AND THE COMPREHENSION OF LEGAL-PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTION. THE MOST IMPORTANT LEGAL THEORIES OF THE NINETEENTH AND OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY WILL BE EXAMINED. THE KEY PROBLEMS OF CONTEMPORARY DEMOCRACIES WILL BE ANALYZED.
- KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ABILITY
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN PHILOSOPHICAL-LEGAL CATEGORIES THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF CLASSICAL TEXTS OF THE LEGAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT; DEEPENING UNDERSTANDING OF THE INSTITUTIONAL, POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DEMOCRACIES.
- ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
ABILITY TO ANALYZE THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE RADICAL CRISIS OF THE DEMOCRACIES.
- JUDGMENT AUTONOMY
CAPACITY OF RECEPTING AND INTERPRETING AUTONOMLY DATA AND SIMPLE AND COMPLEX INFORMATION RELATED TO THE SCIENTIFIC FIELD OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAW.
- COMMUNICATION SKILLS
ABILITY TO EXPOSE IDEAS, ANALYSIS, PHILOSOPHICAL-LEGAL THEORIES, DEMONSTRATING AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF TECHNICAL LANGUAGE.
-LEARNING ABILITY
ACQUISITION OF THE ABILITY TO USE IN ANY ORIGINAL WAY THE PHILOSOPHICAL-LEGAL COMPETENCES ACQUIRED
Prerequisites
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY AND CIVICS.
Contents
THE COURSE WILL FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
- COMPARISON BETWEEN NATURAL LAW AND LEGAL POSITIVISM
- VALIDITY AND EFFECTIVENESS
- THE MOST IMPORTANT LEGAL THEORIES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
- OBLIGATION AND RECOGNITION
- LAW AND FORCE
- THE FUNCTIONS OF THE LAW
- LEGAL INSTITUTIONALISM
- NEO-CONSTITUTIONALISM
- TRANSFORMATION OF THE RIGHT IN GLOBAL AGE
- GOVERNANCE AND NEW POWERS
- CITIZENSHIP
- CONTEMPORARY CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE CONSISTS OF FRONTAL LECTURES (81 HOURS IN CLASS)
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAMINATION (MINIMUM 3 QUESTIONS) AT THE END OF THE COURSE, AIMED TO ASSESS KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF COURSE CONTENTS AND THE ABILITY OF APPLYING THEM.
GRADING SYSTEM: 30-POINT SCALE
- MINIMUM PASSING GRADE: 18/30 = SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF COURSE CONTENTS AND LOW ABILITY TO USE THEM IN A STUDY ENVIRONMENT;
- BEST GRADE: 30/30 = FULL KNOWLEDGE OF COURSE CONTENT AND HIGH ABILITY TO USE THEM IN A STUDY ENVIRONMENT;.
FINAL GRADE IS TO BE MEANT AS AVERAGE OF GRADES RESULTING FROM EVERY ANSWER TO QUESTIONS.
MIDTERM TEST IS JUST FOR ATTENDING STUDENTS.

Texts
A. CATANIA, MANUALE DI TEORIA GENERALE DEL DIRITTO, LATERZA, ROMA-BARI, 2010.
A.TUCCI, IMMAGINI DEL DIRITTO, GIAPPICHELLI, TORINO, 2012.
A. TUCCI, DISPOSITIVI DELAA NORMATIVITA', GIAPPICHELLI, TORINO, 2018.
More Information
FOR ANY QUESTION AND FOR THE APPLICATION OF THESIS, CONTACT THE PROFESSOR.
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