The course aims to provide knowledge of the main thinking currents of Philosophy of Law, conceptual tools of Jurisprudence and Sociology of Law, and some elements of Legal Computer Science.

The program provides three parts.

• First part. Classical currents of the Philosophy of Law. Introduction
• Second part. The main concepts of the Jurisprudence
• Third part. Crisis of legal positivism, Sociology of Law and new frontiers of Philosophy of Law with a focus on some elements of Legal Computer Science

knowledge and understanding

applying knowledge and understanding

making judgements

communication skills

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

A seminar of Legal Computer Science is planned. It will be scheduled at the beginning of the course and announced through the blended-learning platform.

Materials from lectures and others materials to support individual study will be free avalaible in the blended-learning platform.

Teaching

Lectures, Working class

Attendance

Frequency. Active participation.

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 (second edition) pp. 1-132

C. Faralli (a cura di), Argomenti di teoria del diritto, Giappichelli, Torino, 2016

V. Ferrari, Prima Lezione di Sociologia del diritto, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2013

G. Sartor, "Nozione e settori dell’informatica giuridica", in G. Peruginelli e M. Ragona (a cura di), L’informatica giuridica in Italia. Cinquant’anni di studi, ricerche ed esperienze, Napoli ESI 2014, pp. 59-73 (available in blended-learning)

Optional texts

• C. Faralli, La filosofia del diritto contemporanea, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2005
• P. Grossi, Prima lezione di diritto, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2017

Assessment

Expected learning outcomes will be evaluated through two written tests and an eventual oral interview. Tests will be carried out with the involvement of all members of the examination committee.
The first mid-term test consists of three open-ended questions, will take place at the end of the second part of the program, over the topics discussed. The second intermediate test will have the same structure as the first but will take place at the end of the lessons on the rest of the program.
The outcomes will be returned within 15 days. Anyone who will not pass the intermediate tests or will not satisfied with the obtained assessment, can access to oral interview.

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”.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

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 (second edition) pp. 1-132

C. Faralli (a cura di), Argomenti di teoria del diritto, Giappichelli, Torino, 2016

V. Ferrari, Prima Lezione di Sociologia del diritto, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2013

G. Sartor, "Nozione e settori dell’informatica giuridica", in G. Peruginelli e M. Ragona (a cura di), L’informatica giuridica in Italia. Cinquant’anni di studi, ricerche ed esperienze, Napoli ESI 2014, pp. 59-73 (available in blended-learning)

Optional texts

• C. Faralli, La filosofia del diritto contemporanea, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2005
• P. Grossi, Prima lezione di diritto, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2017

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”.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

The student can request to sit the final test in English with an alternative bibliography.