GENERAL THEORY OF LAW

Valeria GIORDANO GENERAL THEORY OF LAW

0160100104
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
EQF7
LAW
2024/2025

YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2012
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
872LESSONS
Objectives
HE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO PROMPT STUDENTS TO REFLECT ON SOME OF THE MAIN THEMES THAT HAVE EMERGED IN THE CONTEMPORARY LEGAL-THEORETICAL DEBATE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE INFLUENCE OF CONSTITUTIONALISM ON THEORIES OF LAW AND TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE ABILITY TO DECIPHER CONTEMPORARY LEGAL SYSTEMS BY REDEFINING THE LEGAL LEXICON.



IN PARTICULAR, THE COURSE PROPOSES TO IMPROVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE STUDENTS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF STIMULATING CRITICAL READINGS SUPPORTED BY RATIONAL ARGUMENTS, STRESSING THEIR AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT, THEIR COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND LEARNING SKILLS.
- KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ABILITY
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN PHILOSOPHICAL-LEGAL THEORIES; ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTAL, INSTITUTIONAL, POLITICAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DYNAMICS IMPLIED BY THE PROCESSES OF CONSTITUATION OF LEGAL SYSTEMS.
- ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
ABILITY TO ANALYZE THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS WITH AWARENESS; ACQUISITION OF A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS METHOD AS A COMPONENT OF THE ABILITY TO EXAMINE COMPLEX SITUATIONS IN STUDY AND WORKING CONTEXTS.
- JUDGMENT AUTONOMY
CAPACITY TO COLLECT AND CRITICALLY INTERPRET DATA AND COMPLEX INFORMATION IN THE SPECIFIC FIELD OF STUDIES.
- COMMUNICATION SKILLS
ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE TO A NON-SPECIALIST PUBLIC INFORMATION, IDEAS, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN THE SPECIFIC FIELD DISCIPLINARY WITH LANGUAGE PROPERTIES AND GOOD THOUGHT ARTICULATION.
LEARNING ABILITY
ACQUISITION OF THE REFERENCES, INSTRUMENTS AND LEARNING SKILLS NECESSARY TO ENHANCE THE THEORETICAL PURPOSES ACQUIRED AND TO APPLY THESE SKILLS TO OTHER TEACHINGS OF THE STUDY COURSE
Prerequisites
NONE
Contents
THE COURSE WILL DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

LAW AS AN ORDER: THE ARTIFICIALIST PARADIGM; LEGAL METHOD; THE SEPARATION OF LAW AND MORALITY; CONFLICTS BETWEEN NORMS; THE PROBLEM OF FOUNDATIONAL REGRESS; GRUNDNORM AND SOVEREIGNTY; THE JURIDICITY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF LAW: THE RECOGNITION OF LAW IN CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACIES; NEW FORMS OF LEGAL POSITIVISM; PROCESSES OF LEGAL GLOBALISATION; THE CHALLENGES OF GENDER AND INCLUSIVE CITIZENSHIP.
Teaching Methods
72 HOURS FRONTAL DIDACTICS
Verification of learning
FINAL ORAL EXAMINATION IN ORDER TO VERIFY THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSE AND THE CRITICAL USE OF LEGAL-PHILOSOPHICAL CATEGORIES.
Texts
H. KELSEN, LINEAMENTI DI DOTTRINA PURA DEL DIRITTO, EINAUDI.

FOR FREQUENT STUDENTS, SOME PARTS OF THE TEXTBOOK WILL BE SELECTED, TO BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH NOTES FROM LECTURES AND MATERIALS THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE BY THE LECTURER DURING THE COURSE
More Information
FOR ANY QUESTION PLEASE CONTACT THE TEACHER WRITING TO:
VGIORDANO@UNISA.IT
Lessons Timetable

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