Ateneo - UPO

The course will examine the main topics of general legal theory, legal epistemology, legal hermeneutics, legal rhetoric and economic epistemology of law.
Students with DSA or disabilities are requested to inform the lecturer at the beginning of the course in order to agree on a personal learning path adapted to their needs, even beyond the compensatory and dispensatory measures provided for the exam.

The course distinguishes between attending and non-attending student
Written exam:
1) B. Montanari, a cura di, Luoghi della filosofia del diritto, Giappichelli, ult.ed., Torino 2012,( limited to the articles by B. Montanari, Capire l’oggi; G. Siniscalchi, Forma e materia del diritto; A. Incampo, Politica e processo; A. Costanzo, Interpretazione e logica giudiziaria; M. Tallacchini, Diritto e Scienza; A. Andronico, Governance; P. Heritier, Liturgie giuridiche. Il fondamento estetico, sacrale comunicativo del diritto positivo) and the chapter by P. Silvestri, Economia. Il codice giuridico del mondo, in Dimensioni del diritto, a cura di A. Andronico, T. Greco, F. Macioce, Giappchelli, Torino 2019, pp. 399-426;
2) L. Fuller, Il caso degli speleologi di Lon Fuller e alcuni nuovi punti di vista, a cura di A. Porciello, Rubbettino, Soveria Mannelli, 2012;.
3) Class notes;
Oral exam:
4) F.A. von Hayek, Studi di filosofia, politica, economia, Rubbettino, Soveria Mannelli 1998 (limited to the parts specified during lectures)
5) P. Heritier, Homo Homini Homo. vol. 1 Lo schermo delle norme, Mimesis, Milano 2022; P. Heritier, Estetica giuridica, vol. 1. Dalla globalizzazione alla secolarizzazione; vol. 2, A partire da Legendre. Il fondamento finzionale del diritto positivo, Giappichelli, Torino 2012.

Not attending students:
Written exam:
1) B. Montanari, a cura di, Luoghi della filosofia del diritto, Giappichelli, ult.ed., Torino 2012, (limited to the chapters by B. Montanari, Capire l’oggi; G. Siniscalchi, Forma e materia del diritto; A. Incampo, Politica e processo; A. Costanzo, Interpretazione e logica giudiziaria; M. Tallacchini, Diritto e Scienza; A. Andronico, Governance; P. Heritier, Liturgie giuridiche. Il fondamento estetico, sacrale comunicativo del diritto positivo) and the chapter by P. Silvestri, Economia. Il codice giuridico del mondo, in Dimensioni del diritto, a cura di A. Andronico, T. Greco, F. Macioce, Giappchelli, Torino 2019, pp. 399-426;
2) L. Fuller, Il diritto alla ricerca di se stesso, Rubbettino, Soveria Mannelli, 2015;
3) L. Fuller, Il caso degli speleologi di Lon Fuller e alcuni nuovi punti di vista, a cura di A. Porciello, Rubbettino, Soveria Mannelli, 2012;

Oral exam:
4) F.A. von Hayek, Studi di filosofia, politica, economia, Rubbettino, Soveria Mannelli 1998 (limited to part 1 Filosofia, and part 2 Politica);
5) P. Heritier, Estetica giuridica, vol. 1. Dalla globalizzazione alla secolarizzazione; vol. 2, A partire da Legendre. Il fondamento finzionale del diritto positivo, Giappichelli, Torino 2012.

Knowledge and understanding skills.
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to understand the interrelationships among law, politics and economics contemporary complex societies.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students will be enabled to master the main techniques of legal interpretation in their interaction with political and economic systems.
Autonomy of judgment
Students will be led to develop critical competence concerning the ongoing process of globalization and the crisis of democracies in a global context (concerning political communication, marketing, social networks).
Communication skills
Students will be expected to demonstrate mastery of:
(a) the ability to argue in oral form the content learned
(b) the ability to construct critical connections between topics.
Learning skills
Students will also be made capable of knowing how to carry out a simple written text on legal content using a rhetorical method.

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Alongside traditional classes, the course preview seminar and workshop.
The participation in the Summer School in Law and Humanities to be held in Nice-Cannes in July 2024 will be equivalent to the legal informatics course. Further information will be provided by the lecturer upon request.

The exam is both written and oral.

The written examination is designed primarily to assess the acquisition of the basic concepts of the general theory of law and an appropriate level of written expression.
The oral examination is aimed at ascertaining the acquisition of critical (not merely mnemonic) reading skills of the philosophical-legal contents of the course.

Best students can present a critical oral analysis related to courses's topics.

There will be scheduled checkpoints to ascertain understanding of the course content during the class period.

1) Part I (general theory of law and legal and economic epistemology)

Beginning with the general theoretical content articles in the textbook, the course will include an introduction to the basic concepts of general legal theory and philosophy of law, such as the notions of norm, validity, legitimacy, efficacy, system, interpretation, and the main legal theoretical currents, such as positivism, realism, institutionalism, natural law, decisionism, neo-constitutionalism, and economic analysis of law.
2) Part II (Critical thinking)
This part will briefly provide basic theoretical tools that appear relevant to the critical understanding of the evolution of the legal phenomenon in contemporary complex society, particularly in relation to economic knowledge. Outlines will be provided in relation to the following problem areas: legal epistemology and the relationship between law, science and economics; hermeneutics and legal aesthetics in relation to contemporary theory of democracy and the political and normative use of the image in the media; theories of justice and the foundation of law.

Also for the purpose of study organization and in preparation for the written and oral examinations, students will be provided with basic notions of forensic rhetoric and drafting of legal texts and acts.

The course will also focus on basic concepts of forensic rhetoric and legal writing. This will also help students to better organize their study methods and prepare the oral and written exam.

The main objectives of the course are:

- distinguish a legal norm from a moral, economic or factual one;

- understand in a non-superficial and dogmatic way the legislative and jurisprudential production process of rules;

- distinguish normative and factual dimensions of judicial reasoning;

- learning the basic concepts of the general theory of law;

- developing a critical approach towards philosophical-legal problems;

- developing a written and oral expression skills appropriate to university education.