Corsi di Studio del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza

Law and Cultural Diversity (Modulo giuridico)

Law and Cultural Diversity (Legal form)

Anno accademico 2025/2026

Sommario insegnamento

• Obiettivi formativi
• Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi
• Programma
• Modalità di insegnamento
• Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
• Attività di supporto
• Strumenti didattici
• Scheda del corso

Obiettivi formativi

Building upon the anthropological foundations presented in the first module, this second part of the course deepens the legal analysis of how human societies have historically organized themselves. It places particular emphasis on the influence that oral and written traditions have exerted in shaping legal systems. The module explores the diverse sources of law, considering their multiplicity and historical variability, while also addressing the question of legitimacy and how norms acquire authority across different contexts. Furthermore, it examines the relativity of legal structures in relation to time and space, highlighting how cultural frameworks condition the development and interpretation of law. Through this approach, students are encouraged to reflect on law not as a fixed set of rules, but as a dynamic cultural construct shaped by human experience.

Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi

The second module of the programme is designed to deepen students’ knowledge and understanding of law as a culturally embedded phenomenon, shaped by the diversity of human civilisations. By analysing legal systems through the lens of anthropology, students will learn to apply their knowledge and understanding to interpret the complexity of legal frameworks in multicultural and globalised societies.

Through the study of oral and written legal traditions and the variability of legal sources, students will be encouraged to form independent judgments, especially when confronted with legal solutions that differ from the Western model. The module promotes a non-judgmental and critical attitude, fostering reflection on the legitimacy and relativity of norms across time and space.

Students will also develop communication skills by articulating legal concepts clearly and effectively, both in academic contexts and in intercultural dialogue. Finally, the module supports learning skills by encouraging autonomous study and the ability to engage with unfamiliar legal systems.

Programma

The programme of the legal module will be devoted to an in-depth study of four macro themes:

1. The great epochs of law

2. The basis of human legal relations

3. Law, thought, speech and muteness 

4. Groups and persons, Property, Conflicts

Modalità di insegnamento

Lectures and group discussion. 

Please note that the classes will not be recorded or live streamed

Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

Attending students can prepare for the legal form examination by using the notes taken in class. Some additional material may be shared in class. The examination will take the form of a written paper.

Non-attending students are required to prepare for the Legal Form examination by reading Law as Culture by Lawrence Rosen. The assessment will take the form of an oral exam.

Attività di supporto

The instructor is available to students for clarifications or other educational needs. In particular, students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD) are encouraged to report any specific requirements, so that appropriate arrangements for class participation and exams may be defined, in accordance with the University’s guidelines and as detailed on the webpages dedicated to inclusion services: https://www.unito.it/servizi/inclusione-ed-esigenze-specifiche.

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