Corsi di Studio del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza

Students will first deepen their understanding of the major approaches and methodologies of legal comparison, gaining a solid grasp of the historical development and theoretical underpinnings of comparative study. They will explore and contrast theories and doctrines of comparative jurisprudence developed in different traditions

Building on this foundation, participants will learn to critically analyze legal approches drawn from multiple jurisdictions, honing their ability to identify points of convergence and divergence and to uncover the cultural and historical forces that shape each system.

Throughout the course, participation and oral communication by students will be essential.

 

 

 

Knowledge of the methods of Comparative Law applied to micro and macro-comparison.
Capacity to use Comparative Law methodologies to cope with different systemic issues.
Comprehension of the formation of different legal traditions at a micro and macro-comparison level.

Critical thinking, cultural fluency, and research autonomy, enabling to undertake independent scholarly projects on the most sensitive and intricate aspects of law in an increasingly interconnected world.

 

1. Comparative Jurisprudence in the Common Law World
2. Comparative Jurisprudence in the Civil Law World
3. Comparison Involves History
4. Comparative Law in Context
5. Comparative Law and Empire
6. Comparative Law and the Taxonomic Approach
7. Economic Efficiency and Plunder
8. Comparative Law and Ideology
9. Comparative Law and Ideology: Codification
10. Comparative Law and the African Specificity: Somalia
11. Comparative Law and the New Hegemony. China and beyond the law

Face-to-face lectures.

All materials and assignments will be included in a Syllabus regularly implemented and uploaded on Moodle.

Students attending the course must study the materials and get involved in the lectures regularly.

It is imperative that students wishing to attend the course enrol in the teaching platform (Moodle) prior to the beginning of the course, to have full access to materials and communications.

Preparation of a research paper on one of the topics that will be provided by professors during the course.
The paper will be written by students in presence during the exam sessions.

Texts and materials will be provided by the professors and uploaded regularly on Moodle.