Course Details

Intercultural law

LE0428

Course
Intercultural law
Code
LE0428
Academic Year
2024/2025
Curriculum Year
2024/2025
Degree Programme
PHILOSOPHY AND COMMUNICATION
Curriculum
000 - 000-GENERICO
Course coordinator
-
Lecturers
Credits
6
Lecture Hours
30
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
IUS/11 - Canon and Ecclesiastic Law
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
1
Teaching period
Secondo Semestre
Campus
VERCELLI
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
Examine from the narrative profiles of case law the main problematic issues from a social-political perspective of plural societies
Reference Texts
for those not attending: Ilenia Ruggiu, Il giudice antropologo. Costituzione e tecniche di composizione dei conflitti multuculturali, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2019

For those attending the material for the exam will be indicated during the course
Learning Outcomes
Reflect on the values
(i) human dignity and human rights; (ii) cultural diversity; (ii) democracy; (iv) justice; (v) equity; (vi) equality
and the primacy of law.

Acquire knowledge and understanding of:
(i) self-criticism
(ii) criticism of
language and communication
(iv) criticism of the
world: politics, law, human rights, culture
and cultures, religions, history, media, economics,
environment, sustainable development
Prerequisites
none
Teaching Methods
lectures supplemented by classroom discussion on material previously uploaded onto the DIR platform

Guest lecturers

Use of multimedia material
Additional Information
Account is taken of the needs of students with special educational needs (BES) or with specific learning disorders (DSA)
Assessment Methods
In the classroom through the degree of participation in the discussion of individual cases

at the examination through the assessment of acquired knowledge by means of a written paper, the forms of which will be indicated in class
Detailed Syllabus
he course will follow a path/travel through stories marked by case law or historical/political events.
Each case will correspond to a key word around which the lesson will be built

1) Credibility. How to tell and how to listen to a story in order to obtain refugee status

2) Mediation. What techniques to adopt in a public space to ensure cultural and religious pluralism

3) Disguise. Whether or not it is right to hide or pretend to be something else. Is it integration or discrimination?

4) Teaching. What and how to teach in times of cultural pluralism

5) Land. Land as a factor of contention and conflict
Expected Learning Outcomes
1) Knowledge of the main issues of plural societies

2) Knowledge of the
fundamentals of conflict mediation techniques in multicultural societies

3) Pedagogically have at least
perceived, even if not fully
assimilated, the transversal competences
necessary in plural societies
Last update:09-09-2026 00:14:31