PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
OVERVIEW
The course will introduce students to the basic matters of a philosophical study of law, adopting the tools and perspective of analytical jurisprudence.
AIMS AND CONTENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
From XIX century legislative state to XX constitutional democratic state. Formalism and anti-formalism. Legal Positivism and Natural Law theory. Analysis of normative language. Analysis of basic legal concepts (“law”, “right”, “legal system”, “legal norm”, “legal sanction”). Models and forms of legal reasoning. Legal interpretation. Relations between positive law and morals
AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course aims at providing students with a set of notions and methods of analysis that should make them capable of a mastering and critical approach to legal issues.
SYLLABUS/CONTENT
1. Philosophy of Justice
2. Natural Law theory
3. Philosophy of positive law
4. Philosophy of law for a constitutional state
5. Theory of doctrinal study of law
6. Legal Epistemology
RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY
1) P. Chiassoni, Da Bentham a Kelsen. Sei capitoli per una storia della filosofia analitica del diritto, Torino, Giappichelli, 2016, in the parts that will be announced on Aulaweb.
2) B. Celano, I diritti nello stato costituzionale, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2013, limitedly to Introduction and chaps. 1, 3 and 4..
3) L. Ferrajoli, La democrazia costituzionale, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2016, totally
TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD
Ricevimento: By appointment (write to: pierluigi.chiassoni@unige.it)
Exam Board
PIERLUIGI CHIASSONI (President)
GIOVANNI BATTISTA RATTI
ALESSANDRO ATTILIO NEGRONI (Substitute)
PAOLO COMANDUCCI (Substitute)
PEDRO JAVIER CABALLERO ELBERSCI (Substitute)
DIEGO DEI VECCHI (Substitute)
LESSONS
LESSONS START
I semester from September 14th to December 4th 2020
II semester from February 15th to May 7th 2021
EXAMS
Exam description
For students attending classes, the exam shall consist in a written proof (answering to five open-questions upon ten, in a one-hour time) and in an (optional) oral examination
For students not attending classes, the exam shall consist in answering to five open-questions in 35 minutes times and in an oral examination following the written one.
Exam schedule
Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
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11/05/2021 | 09:30 | GENOVA | Scritto + Orale | |
25/05/2021 | 09:30 | GENOVA | Scritto + Orale | |
22/06/2021 | 09:30 | GENOVA | Scritto + Orale | |
08/07/2021 | 09:30 | GENOVA | Scritto + Orale | |
10/09/2021 | 09:30 | GENOVA | Scritto + Orale |