20101007 - PHILOSOPHY OF THE LAW

The course aims at the following learning objectives:
a) being familiar with the main authors and theories which have influenced contemporary legal culture; b) to acquire competences in relation to the main concepts of legal theory; c) to develop a critical approach to legal knowledge and culture.

Curriculum

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Mutuazione: 20101007 FILOSOFIA DEL DIRITTO in Scienze dei servizi giuridici L-14 R A - Z GONNELLA PATRIZIO

Programme

The course examines the conflict between law and justice, beginning with classic texts such as the tragedy of Antigone and Socrates’ Apology. It will then explore the emergence of modern criminal law during the Enlightenment, with an in-depth look at the works of Montesquieu and Beccaria and the principles of due process in criminal law, up to the essays of Luigi Ferrajoli. Finally, we will analyze the differences between legal positivism, natural law theory, and constitutionalism.

Core Documentation

1) Cecare Beccaria, Dei Delitti e delle pene, a cura di Gonnella-Marietti, seconda edizione con introduzione di Luigi Ferrajoli, 2024, Giappichelli.
2) Dario Ippolito, Lo spirito del garantismo. Montesquieu e il potere di punire, Donzelli, 2021.
3) Persio Tincani, Filosofia del diritto, Le Monnier Università, 2026
limited to the following parts
Part One (Chapter 1)
Part Two (Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7)
Part Three (Chapter 8)
Part Four (Chapters 10 and 11)
Part Five (Chapter 14)
Part Six (Chapter 22)


Attendance

Attendance is not required but is recommended. A specific exam format is available exclusively for students who attend class.

Type of evaluation

The exam will be partly written and partly oral for students who attend class. Active participation in class will be taken into account. The exam will be oral for students who do not attend class

teacher profile | teaching materials

Programme

The course examines the conflict between law and justice, beginning with classic texts such as the tragedy of Antigone and Socrates’ Apology. It will then explore the emergence of modern criminal law during the Enlightenment, with an in-depth look at the works of Montesquieu and Beccaria and the principles of due process in criminal law, up to the essays of Luigi Ferrajoli. Finally, we will analyze the differences between legal positivism, natural law theory, and constitutionalism.

Core Documentation

1) Cecare Beccaria, Dei Delitti e delle pene, a cura di Gonnella-Marietti, seconda edizione con introduzione di Luigi Ferrajoli, 2024, Giappichelli.
2) Dario Ippolito, Lo spirito del garantismo. Montesquieu e il potere di punire, Donzelli, 2021.
3) Persio Tincani, Filosofia del diritto, Le Monnier Università, 2026
limited to the following parts
Part One (Chapter 1)
Part Two (Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7)
Part Three (Chapter 8)
Part Four (Chapters 10 and 11)
Part Five (Chapter 14)
Part Six (Chapter 22)


Attendance

Attendance is not required but is recommended. A specific exam format is available exclusively for students who attend class.

Type of evaluation

The exam will be partly written and partly oral for students who attend class. Active participation in class will be taken into account. The exam will be oral for students who do not attend class