law

The course’s aim is to highlight how the study of the juridical experience of the past can help to understand and outline the most significant moments and founding values of the European legal tradition in the medieval and modern age [The specific objectives are declined according to the so-called 5 Dublin descriptors, which can be divided into two different categories: KNOWLEDGE and SOFT SKILLS] (Knowledge) [Descriptor 1: (Knowledge and understanding): The student must demonstrate that he/she has acquired an overall comprehension of the subject that allows him/her to understand the essential lines of development. In particular, he/she must know and perceive the different phases of legal history related to the modern age as well as be able to distinguish the fundamental characteristics of the main doctrinal currents of medieval and modern legal thought. The student has to show a knowledge and a comprehensive understanding of the basic historical and legal principles that involve a knowledge of the historical evolution of the legal systems, both about the origin of the fundamental institutes and also about the historical process that led to the great nineteenth-century codifications] [Descriptor 2: (Applying knowledge and understanding): The course provides the appropriate tools to move through the main legal sources of the medieval, modern and contemporary age. It aims to encourage students to perceive the strong interpenetration between Italian legal history and the wider phenomenon in the history of European law. At the end of the lessons, the student must have the ability to contextualize and interpret the basic legal sectors beyond a thorough knowledge of the history of law, which allows him/her to understand and use the sources of law with appropriate ease.] [Descriptor 3 : (Making judgements) : Through an analysis of the main positions of the doctrine and jurisprudence, the student is allowed to develop an independent critical evaluation. Among the objectives of the course there is certainly to improve critical ability and independence of judgment of future jurists. The historical events show the different answers that in the past have been found to needs that sometimes may seem similar to those of today's world (such as the origins of the ius mercatorum, born to solve the needs of speedy transactions). The student must demonstrate to possess sufficient cultural tools to identify the problems inherent in Italian and European historical-juridical evolution, which allow him/her to reflect and express judgments on the consequences that such evolution entails] Soft skills [Descriptor 3 : (Making judgements) : Through an analysis of the main positions of the doctrine and jurisprudence, the student is allowed to develop an independent critical evaluation. Among the objectives of the course there is certainly to improve critical ability and independence of judgment of future jurists. The historical events show the different answers that in the past have been found to needs that sometimes may seem similar to those of today's world (such as the origins of the ius mercatorum, born to solve the needs of speedy transactions). The student must demonstrate to possess sufficient cultural tools to identify the problems inherent in Italian and European historical-juridical evolution, which allow him/her to reflect and express judgments on the consequences that such evolution entails] [Descriptor 4: (Communication): During the lessons, the teacher stimulates the students to participate by asking questions or to suggest themselves answers to the various questions posed during the lesson. The student must demonstrate the possession of adequate basic terminological skills necessary for the continuation of the study in increasingly complex forms, communicating the acquired knowledge in a clear and scientifically correct manner.] [Descriptor 5: (Lifelong learning skills): The learning ability is tested by the teacher through questions on the topics covered to try to suggest a greater depth of information explained orally or contained in the texts. The student is encouraged to make use of previous knowledge and to link it new elements, organizing the legal notions in a cultural reference framework composed of multidisciplinary aspects related, for example, to socio-economic factors, proceeding with independent judgment and integrating the preparation with personal and critical contributions, demonstrating a high degree of autonomy in the study of the subject.]