The course focuses on the acquisition of advanced skills in the observation and critical analysis of the legal phenomenon, and on the understanding necessity and function of law in the context of human relations.

Specifically, it will be understood that juridical culture is the privileged place to construct and maintain the social bond, the place where roles are structured, functions defined. Another goal  is to acquire cultural skills to understand the complex concepts of measure and limit in the mutual actions.

The Program of Philosophy of Law provides:
1. Analysis of the main traditions of Philosophy of Law, with a special focus on the relationship between law and social bond.
2. A special part, devoted to the concept of alterity, will be focused on analysis of the societies represented by the Odissean narration.

There is no obligation of prerequisites to access the course. 

Learning outcomes:

a) obtain basic skills for development of ideas and original applications in the philosophical and sociological research context, beginning with the acquisition of an appropriate cultural sensitivity and an adequate methodology to develop an autonomous critic ability with the aim to observe the cultural phenomena beyond the applicants ideological simplifications (Knowledge and understanding);

b) demonstrate ability to solve theoretical and applied problems in interdisciplinary contexts relating to the fields listed above, including through participation in workshops and study groups (Applying knowledge patience and understanding);

c) demonstrate ability to integrate their own knowledge and making judgments in theoretical situations or complex practices relating to the areas listed above, which will be expressed through active participation in discussions with the teacher and among students themselves, in particular during workshops and seminars (Making judgments);

d) demonstrate ability to communicate the acquired knowledge in a clear, essential and scientifically correct shape (Communication);

e) demonstrate ability to develop their own learning with autonomy and critical sense. This ability will be encouraged during the entire course by the teacher and will be evaluated on examination (Learning skills).

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

The teaching material and specific communications from the lecturer can be found, together with other supporting activities, inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Lectures, Working class, Flipped learning.

Attendance

Frequency. Active participation (minimum 46 h). 

Individual study is scheduled for at least 171 hours, equivalent to 19 hours per CFU. Eventual absences of lessons will have to be retrieved with an integration of individual study.

Course books

Required texts:

C. Faralli, Le grandi correnti della filosofia del diritto, Giappichelli, Torino, 2014 (seconda edizione) pp. 1-132

T. Greco, Diritto e legame sociale, Giappichelli, Torino 2012. 

Odissea, traduzione di A. Privitera, Mondadori, Milano

Other texts to comment the Odissey will be provided by blended

Assessment

Attending students have access to an intermediate check that will take place at the end of the course. It will be a written test, structured in multiple choice answer and in an open questions. Test will be carried out with the involvement of all members of the examination committee. For those wishing to make use of the assessment obtained for the final exam, a brief oral interview is planned to examine the grade obtained and eventually improve it.

The outcomes will be returned within 15 days. 

The expected learning results will be evaluated by means of an oral exam, based on three questions or more. The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:

• less than 18/30: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.
• 18-20: competence level sufficient. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.
• 21-23: competence level satisfactory. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding” and in “applied knowledge and understanding”.
• 24-26: competence level good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding” and “making judgments”.
• 27-29: competence level very good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “communication skills”.
• 30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “learning skills”.

Disabilità e DSA

Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.

A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.

Teaching

Non-attending students are required to complete all the parts scheduled through the individual study.

Attendance

The study of the required texts must be thorough and aim at achieving the expected learning outcomes.

The expected individual study is at least 225 hours, or 25 hours per CFU.

Course books

Required texts:

C. Faralli, Le grandi correnti della filosofia del diritto, Giappichelli, Torino, 2014 (seconda edizione) pp. 1-132

T. Greco, Diritto e legame sociale, Giappichelli, Torino 2012. 

Odissea, traduzione di A. Privitera, Mondadori, Milano

Other texts to comment the Odissey will be provided by blended

not required texts (voluntary) :

• F. Jullien, Contro la comparazione. Lo 'scarto' e il 'tra'. Un altro accesso all'alterità, Mimemis, Milano 2014.

Assessment

Expected learning outcomes will be evaluated through oral interviews. Except for exceptional cases, the oral test provides three questions, each of which will be checked to see if the candidate has achieved the expected learning outcomes.

The expected learning results will be evaluated by means of an oral exam, based on three questions or more. The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:

• less than 18/30: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.
• 18-20: competence level sufficient. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.
• 21-23: competence level satisfactory. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding” and in “applied knowledge and understanding”.
• 24-26: competence level good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding” and “making judgments”.
• 27-29: competence level very good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “communication skills”.
• 30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “learning skills”.

Disabilità e DSA

Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.

A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.

The student can request to sit the final exam in English or in French with an alternative bibliography.