SOCIOLOGY OF LAW

Francesco MANCUSO SOCIOLOGY OF LAW

0160100092
DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE GIURIDICHE (SCUOLA DI GIURISPRUDENZA)
EQF7
LAW
2017/2018

YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2012
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
872LESSONS
Objectives
CRITICAL APPROACHS TO THE CONCEPT OF VIOLENCE IN RELATION TO LAW. TUITION WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE PARADOXICALLY RELATION BETWEEN LAW AND VIOLENCE (THE PROBLEM OF THE TORTURE) AS A PARADIGM FOR UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF LAW.
GOALS OUTLINED IN THE DUBLIN DESCRIPTORS ARE:
* KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
-KNOWLEDGE AND CRITICAL REFLECTION ABOUT CONCEPTS AS: RULES AND DEMOCRACY, INSTITUTIONS, LAW AND FORCE, VIOLENCE.

* TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
- USING THEORY STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR PROBLEM SETTING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND JUDGEMENT MAKING.
Prerequisites
PHILOSOPHY OH LAW EXAM. (RECOMMENDED)
Contents
CRITICAL APPROACHS TO THE CONCEPT OF VIOLENCE IN RELATION TO LAW. TUITION WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE PARADOXICALLY RELATION BETWEEN LAW AND VIOLENCE AS A PARADIGM FOR UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF LAW. THERE WILL BE A FOCUS ON HANS KELSEN'S THOUGHT ON DEMOCRACY.

PARTITIONS:
CONCEPT OF 'DEMOCRACY'; CONCEPT OF 'VIOLENCE'; DEMOCRACY AND VIOLENCE; LAW AND (OR 'AS A') VIOLENCE; VIOLENCE AND INSTITUTIONS; THE LIMITS ON VIOLENCE.
Teaching Methods
LESSONS AND READING
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAM
Texts
M. LA TORRE-M. LALATTA COSTERBOSA, LEGALIZZARE LA TORTURA? ASCESA E DECLINO DELLO STATO DI DIRITTO, BOLOGNA, IL MULINO, 2013

G. CRICENTI, I GIUDICI E LA BIOETCA: CASI E QUESTIONI, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2017
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