Learning objectives
The aim of the course is to provide the students with the knowledge of legal philosophy from the beginning of the modern age to the present, making the students aware of the progress of legal thought in its relationship with historical transformations.
Prerequisites
To pass any IUS 20 exam, students must have passed Philosophy of law.
Course unit content
<p>Natural law theory; Law between history and reason; Common Law and Jurisprudence; Legal Positivism and General Theory of Law; Formalism; Normativism; Decisionism; Institutionalism; Legal Realism; Neo-constitutionalism; Law and Morality; the "Age of Rights". Legal hermeneutics and legal reasoning; Sociology of law (basic); Legal ethics (basic). <br />
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Bibliography
Attending students: <br />
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1) M. BARBERIS, Breve storia della filosofia del diritto, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2004 <br />
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2) F. D’AGOSTINO, Lezioni di Teoria del Diritto, Torino, Giappichelli, 2006, capp. II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XI (pp. 19-101, 123-137) <br />
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Non attending students: <br />
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1a) M. BARBERIS, Breve storia della filosofia del diritto, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2004; <br />
1b) S. CASTIGNONE, Introduzione alla filosofia del diritto, Roma-Bari, Laterza, ed. 2009 o 2008; <br />
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2a) F. D’AGOSTINO, Lezioni di Teoria del Diritto, Torino, Giappichelli, 2006, capp. II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XI (pp. 19-101, 123-137) <br />
2b) A.G. CONTE, P. Di LUCIA, L. FERRAJOLI, M. JORI, Filosofia del diritto, Milano, Raffaello Cortina, 2002, pp. 45-71, 131-176, 249-267, 305-313 (E. Ehrlich, G. Del Vecchio, Ch. Perelman, G. Radbruch, G. Capograssi, K. Olivecrona, R. Treves). <br />
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Teaching methods
Oral lesson and oral exam
