20710529 - FILOSOFIA DEL DIRITTO

The course of Philosophy of Law is part of the program in Philosophical Sciences (MA level) and is included among the complementary training activities. Upon completion of the course, students will have acquired in-depth knowledge on the relationship between law and morals, through the analysis of some of the most relevant fields of legal philosophy: philosophy of criminal law, theory of values, theory of rights, bioethics and biolaw. Students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge both in a theoretical and in a practical perspective. Students are expected to acquire the following skills:
- Advanced skill to distinguish the acquired notions and to apply them to the examination of problems;
- Advanced critical thinking on some of the fields of philosophy of law (both theoretical and practical);
- Advanced language and argumentation skills in relation to the course topics.
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Programme

The teaching program will focus on the relationship between law and morals. After an introductory part aimed at presenting the basic terms of this classic theme, some of its most relevant aspects will be explored through the analysis of the following areas of legal philosophy reflection:
I. Theory of values (equality, freedom)
II. Rights theory (structure, classification, justification and interpretation of individual rights)
III. Philosophy of criminal law (theory of crime)
IV. Legal paternalism (relationship between dignity and autonomy of the individual).

Core Documentation

Introductory part:
- H.L.A. Hart, Il positivismo e la separazione fra diritto e morale, in Il positivismo giuridico contemporaneo. Una antologia, (eds.) A. Schiavello, V. Velluzzi, Giappichelli, Torino, 2005, pp. 48-89;
- G. Pino, Diritto e morale, in Che cosa è il diritto. Ontologie e concezioni del giuridico, (eds.) G. Bongiovanni, G. Pino, C. Roversi, Giappichelli, Torino, 2016, pp. 3-30.
Part I:
- L. Ferrajoli, L’eguaglianza e i suoi nemici, in Teoria e pratica dell’eguaglianza. Prospettive di analisi critica, a cura di F. Mastromartino, L’Asino d’oro Edizioni, Roma, 2018, pp. 197-223.
Part II:
- G. Pino, Il costituzionalismo dei diritti. Struttura e limiti del costituzionalismo contemporaneo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017, capp. III (La grammatica dei diritti), pp. 141-163.
Part III:
- L. Ferrajoli, Quando proibire?, in Id., Il paradigma garantista. Filosofia e critica del diritto penale, 2a ed., Editoriale scientifica, Napoli, 2016, parte seconda, cap. II, pp. 91-108; P. Tincani, In difesa del principio del danno, in N. Riva (ed.), L'antipaternalismo liberale e la sfida della vulnerabilità, Carocci, Roma, 2020, pp. 13-32.
Per la parte IV:
- M. Sandel, Quello che i soldi non possono comprare. I limiti morali del mercato, Feltrinelli, Milano, 2012, Introduzione (Mercati e morale) e cap. 3 (Come i mercati allontanano la morale), rispettivamente pp. 11-22 e pp. 95-130.
- F. Mastromartino, Esiste un diritto generale all'obiezione di coscienza, in "Diritto e questioni pubbliche", 1, 2018, pp. 159-181.

Type of delivery of the course

The course includes: - Lectures; - Discussions with students on the topics covered; - Seminars with external guests.

Type of evaluation

Verification of learning is through an oral examination. In the oral examination, students should demonstrate mastery of the topics covered in the recommended texts, the ability to distinguish the notions learned and apply them to the analysis of problems, and terminological rigor in the exposition of the contents of the examination program.