Course program
The program is organized as follows:
Part I: general and contextual concepts
- difference between law and law
- idea of the just, law and freedom
Part II: deepening of the course topics
- the principle of equality, algorithms and law
- justice, legality, equity, robot liability
- algorithm and law
- human rights crisis and artificial intelligence
Part III: critical analysis
- the "machine of justice"
- legality and power of algorithms
Integrations and variations of the program will be communicated to students through notices on the bulletin board of the Institute of Philosophy of Law and online on the e-learning platform.
At the end of the course, students deliver a paper that will be published on the e-learning platform and in the Philosophy of Law Studies Series.
Learning outcomes expected from teaching:
Knowledge and understanding of texts with the possibility of developing original ideas in a context of discussion and research.
Ability to correlate theory and practice, integrate acquired knowledge and manage complexity, as well as make judgments based on limited or incomplete information, including reflection on the legal responsibilities connected with the application of their knowledge and judgments. Ability to communicate conclusions clearly, motivating the underlying rationale. Acquisition of elements that allow you to study independently.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the concepts of general theory of law.
Books
B. Romano, Civiltà dei dati. Libertà giuridica e violenza, Torino, 2021
The handouts of the book and other useful materials, will gradually be made available in English also on the e-learning platform of the Cyber and Computer Law course
Teaching mode
The program of the teaching is articulated in these sections:
I part: introduction to the fundamentals (15 hours)
- difference between law and justice
- the concept of justice, law, freedom
II part: detailed study of the main topics (60 hours)
- the equality principle, alghortithms and law
- justice, law, equity, robots and responsibility
- human rights crisis
III part: critical analysis (45 hours)
- the "justice machine"
- rights, dialogue e calculation
- legal power and the algorithms
Any variation occuring during the teaching course will be comunicated to the students through the notice-board located in the Philosophy of law department, and on e-learning platform.
At the end of the course the students deliver a paper that will be published on the e-learning platform and in the Collana di Studi di Filosofia del diritto.
Learning outcomes expected from teaching:
Knowledge and understanding of texts with the possibility of developing original ideas in a context of discussion and research.
Ability to correlate theory and practice, integrate the acquired knowledge and manage complexity, as well as make judgments based on limited or incomplete information, including reflection on the legal responsibilities associated with the application of their knowledge and judgments. Ability to communicate the conclusions clearly, motivating the underlying rationale. Acquisition of elements that enable students to study independently.
Frequency
Lectures, study groups, seminars.
During the course, in addition to the lectures, a series of initiatives is activated to assess students' participation in the issues addressed. In this regard, study groups are organized in which the exchange between teachers and learners is essential to the research of the topics to be treated in the seminars.
Exam mode
The exam is structured according to a progressive evaluation that is acquired during the semester, through interactive scheduling interviews that integrate the lectures of frontal teaching.
Groups are formed, called to report on the issues addressed during the course, each participant can intervene several times on freely chosen issues. The groups, if they want, can draw up a written essay on one of the themes dealt with during the course. The progressive evaluation ends with the final exam. Three questions are asked to the student (one for each text).
Communications take place via the e-learning platform, where the papers prepared by the students are published and all the teaching material useful for the preparation of the exam and the interviews.
Bibliography
Studying both of the following books is required for taking the exam and also work as analisys tools during the semester of the course.
Lesson mode
The program of the teaching is articulated in these sections:
I part: introduction to the fundamentals (15 hours)
- difference between law and justice
- the concept of justice, law, freedom
II part: detailed study of the main topics (60 hours)
- the equality principle, alghortithms and law
- justice, law, equity, robots and responsibility
- human rights crisis
III part: critical analysis (45 hours)
- the "justice machine"
- rights, dialogue e calculation
- legal power and the algorithms
Any variation occuring during the teaching course will be comunicated to the students through the notice-board located in the Philosophy of law department, and on e-learning platform.
At the end of the course the students deliver a paper that will be published on the e-learning platform and in the Collana di Studi di Filosofia del diritto.
Learning outcomes expected from teaching:
Knowledge and understanding of texts with the possibility of developing original ideas in a context of discussion and research.
Ability to correlate theory and practice, integrate the acquired knowledge and manage complexity, as well as make judgments based on limited or incomplete information, including reflection on the legal responsibilities associated with the application of their knowledge and judgments. Ability to communicate the conclusions clearly, motivating the underlying rationale. Acquisition of elements that enable students to study independently.
