Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Giurisprudenza - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
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Principles of economics
Roman Law Institutions
History of Medieval and Modern Law
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
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4° Year activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
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One course to be chosen among the following5° Year activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
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Principles of economics
Roman Law Institutions
History of Medieval and Modern Law
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Five courses to be chosen among the followingLegend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Logic, Argumentation, and Law (2021/2022)
Teaching code
4S003574
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Also offered in courses:
- Legal English of the course Bachelors' degree in Legal services for innovation
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
IUS/20 - PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
Period
2° periodo lezioni (2B) dal Apr 4, 2022 al May 20, 2022.
Learning outcomes
The aim of this module consists in introducing key elements of the current debate on law and legal adjudication.
The main questions that will be considered in the module are as follows:
- What do we mean by “law”?
- Can law, politics and morality be kept separate?
- Is legal adjudication partly or entirely a deductive process?
- Can legal adjudication be regarded as a descriptive activity of the standards issued by law-makers or rather the processes of deciding concrete cases impact on the contents of a legal system?
- Does legal adjudication differ in any substantial way from law-making? Is legal adjudication a rule-constrained activity?
Accordingly, by completing this module, students will have gained in-depth understanding of the nature, features and essential dimensions of law and adjudication
Program
Module structure
The module consists in 36 one-hour sessions spread over 6 weeks.
The main topics that will be covered during the sessions are the following ones:
1. Law and Legal Adjudication – A General Introduction
Part I: The Practice of Law
2. Rules
3. Precedents
4. Legal Authority
Part II: The Theory of Law
5. Legal Positivism
6. Non-Positivism
Reading materials
We will not be using one particular textbook for this module. Instead, we will make use of a wide range of literature. However, two texts that will be used in a number of sessions and may be of special interest to students are:
- F. Schauer, Thinking like a Lawyer, Harvard University Press, 2009.
- E. Feteris, Fundamentals of Legal Argumentation: A Survey of Theories on the Justification of Judicial Decision, Dordrecht, Springer, 2017
Format of classes
It is essential that everyone in the class will get a chance to be involved as much as possible.
With a view of pursuing this objective a number of different learning strategies will be employed in the course. These will include:
• frontal lecturing;
• student presentations;
• informal debates;
• structured debates, where students will be asked to speak either for, or against, a particular motion
Bibliography
Examination Methods
This module will be assessed on the basis of an oral examination
