International and european relations

Professor
Academic discipline: Diritto romano e diritti dell'antichità (IUS/18)
Field: A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity: Student's choice

42 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

hub: PARMA

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Learning objectives

Through the examination of the prominent moments in European law evolution, the course aims to provide an overview of contemporary law notions, thoughts and institutions.

Prerequisites

written and spoken English, basic knowledge of European history

Course unit content

Contents:
The aim of the course is to identify the main features into the developing of the European law, through an examination of some keynote, private and public, law institutes. The analysis will follow the historical evolution of the following topics, along a cross-cultural comparison between the western “secular-grounded” legal tradition and eastern legal experiences of religious Laws:

1. Religious and Secular Law. Bridging across Law and Ethics. Natural and Positive law.
2. Religious Legal Traditions (Foundations of Jewish, Hindu and Islamic Law)
2. Secular Law and Public institutions. The institutional framework inherited from Rome. The
medieval experience and its evolution. Modern and contemporary models of state organization.
3. The relationship between individual and the 'State'. Individual rights into the ancient and medieval world. Social contract's theory.

Full programme

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Bibliography

H.P. Glenn, Legal Traditions of the World, Oxford University Press, last edition, on the following chapters: Civil Law, Common Law, Islamic Law, Talmudic Law.

Teaching methods

Analysis and explanation of texts and documents, discussion.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination. Possible written exercise agreed with attending students and reserved to them.

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