The course aims at illustrating, through a critical approach, the long journey of European and Western legal history between the Late Antique and the Modern Period. Starting from a description of the social, political and economic context, the legal institutions will be analyzed in their historical dimension, focusing the attention on legislation, on jurisprudence, and on the effects they had on case law.
The main educational goals are:
1) To make students aware of the complexity of legal phenomena, which cannot be isolated from the social, political and economic context.
2) To verify the assumption according to which law is a product of history.
3) To invite students to problematize the study of legal disciplines.
The main educational goals are:
1) To make students aware of the complexity of legal phenomena, which cannot be isolated from the social, political and economic context.
2) To verify the assumption according to which law is a product of history.
3) To invite students to problematize the study of legal disciplines.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
Tamar Herzog, A Short History of European Law. The Last Two and a Half Millennia, Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 2018, cap. I-XIII.
Tempi del diritto, a cura di Elio Tavilla, Torino, Giappichelli, 2025, cap. I-II.
Mutuazione: 20101271 STORIA DEL DIRITTO MEDIOEVALE E MODERNO in Scienze dei servizi giuridici L-14 R DI PAOLO SILVIA
Programme
The course aims to illustrate the creation of law in Europe by tracing in parallel the history of continental law and common law in England and North America, starting from the common root of Roman law and arriving at the end of the 19th century and the beginnings of modern European law.Core Documentation
Tamar Herzog, Breve storia del diritto in Europa. Dal diritto romano al diritto europeo, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2024, cap. I-XIII.Tamar Herzog, A Short History of European Law. The Last Two and a Half Millennia, Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 2018, cap. I-XIII.
Tempi del diritto, a cura di Elio Tavilla, Torino, Giappichelli, 2025, cap. I-II.
Attendance
During lectures, students attending the course are encouraged to formulate questions and express critical opinions.Type of evaluation
The evaluation will be based on a final written exam (open-ended questions) aimed to verify the complete knowledge of the program. teacher profile teaching materials
Tamar Herzog, A Short History of European Law. The Last Two and a Half Millennia, Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 2018, cap. I-XIII.
Tempi del diritto, a cura di Elio Tavilla, Torino, Giappichelli, 2025, cap. I-II.
Programme
The course aims to illustrate the creation of law in Europe by tracing in parallel the history of continental law and common law in England and North America, starting from the common root of Roman law and arriving at the end of the 19th century and the beginnings of modern European law.Core Documentation
Tamar Herzog, Breve storia del diritto in Europa. Dal diritto romano al diritto europeo, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2024, cap. I-XIII.Tamar Herzog, A Short History of European Law. The Last Two and a Half Millennia, Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 2018, cap. I-XIII.
Tempi del diritto, a cura di Elio Tavilla, Torino, Giappichelli, 2025, cap. I-II.
Attendance
During lectures, students attending the course are encouraged to formulate questions and express critical opinions.Type of evaluation
The evaluation will be based on a final written exam (open-ended questions) aimed to verify the complete knowledge of the program.