Teaching code

4S009822

Teacher

Pietro Schirò

Coordinator

Pietro Schirò

Credits

6

Language

English

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

IUS/19 - HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL AND MODERN LAW

Period

2° periodo lezioni (2B) dal Apr 3, 2024 al May 23, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course is included in the learning area on Food, fashion and cultural heritage. The course illustrates the emergence of the need, which has existed since the modern age, to identify and protect a set of tangible and intangible assets in which the civil community recognises a founding and central element of its cultural identity, a plurality of cultural elements belonging to the common tradition of a people and of which the law itself is an integral part. Taking into consideration a broad historical period, ranging from the recovery of the various traditions of numerous Italian cities, carried out for example by Muratori in the 18th century, to the contemporary movements claiming the original cultural heritage of the natives of America or Australia. The role of the law will be highlighted and the ways in which it has hindered or favoured the development of these cultural legacies, and above all, the salient stages of the evolution of Italian and international legislation and case-law on these issues will be studied, with a focus on the constitutional principles involved in the affirmation of ancient traditions.
By the end of the course, students will have acquired basic fundamental knowledge about the emergence of the concept of cultural heritage, its progressive spread and the ways and forms through which law has contributed to this historical evolution.
Students will also acquire the ability to use the historical knowledge they have acquired to face and solve practical problems typical of the professional context in which they will operate. Students will also be able to verify the practical consequences of the theoretical framework and to set, in written and oral form (and also through group work, written exercises and the method of Problem Based Solving - PBS), the solution to concrete issues, using the appropriate and specific disciplinary vocabulary, adopting the correct lines of reasoning and argumentation, and formulating autonomous judgments. The teaching method used is functional to the continuous learning and updating of acquired knowledge.

Prerequisites and basic notions

To successfully attend the course, the student should possess the basics of public law (with particular regard to constitutional law) and an adequate historical perspective (with particular regard to modern and contemporary history). The fundamental concepts will however be resumed during the course.

Program

1. Law and Cultural Heritage: difficult definitions.
2. The value of cultural property and its protection. (Legal systems compared: Europe, Africa, Asia. The Effects of Colonialism on Cultural Heritage).
3. Art in modern constitutionalism.
4. Collecting, showing, protecting. The birth of museums and legislation for protection.
5. The protection of cultural heritage during the revolutions.
6. The Restaurazione (Pre-unification Italian legislation, hints at European legislation in the early 19th century. Antonio Canova and the Restoration. Art as an instrument of power).
7. Law as Cultural Heritage.
8. The Unification of Italy.
9. The advent of positivism. Cultural Heritage between the two centuries
10. Cultural Heritage and War.
11. Fascism and the identity of the Italians.
12. The Dark Side of Cultural Heritage: National Identity as a Factor of Exclusion (Nationalisms in Europe; from the Race Manifesto to the Racial Laws).
13. The Italian Constitution and the protection of cultural heritage.
14. The work of UNESCO.
15. European Institutions and Cultural Heritage.
16. Cultural Heritage a Historical Comparison. Understanding Conflicts: Russia and Ukraine; Israel and Palestine.

Readings
Students attending the lectures will have to study their lecture notes and the reading materials that will be given during the Course.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

The teacher will use: a) frontal lessons, in chronological order; b) thematic insights on topics of particular historical-legal interest: students will be presented with case studies to be analyzed individually or in groups and then discussed in the classroom, in order to stimulate their research, reflection, comparison and exposition skills. For students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (DSA), written handouts will be distributed and, upon request, lessons will be video recorded.

Learning assessment procedures

The exam will take place through an oral question of about 20 minutes, dealing with the topics of the course. The modalities of the test will not differ between attending and non-attending students and between students enrolled at the University of Verona and Erasmus students. There are no intermediate tests. For students with disabilities or specific learning disabilities (SLD) it is possible to use the handouts previously distributed during the exam. Students with Covid can agree on the use of the telematic method with the teacher.

Evaluation criteria

Knowledge of the fundamentals; level of detail; critical reasoning skills; quality of exposure; mastery of a specialized vocabulary. The vote will be expressed out of thirty.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The exam is not divided into modules, so the entire grade depends on the final exam.

Exam language

English / Italiano

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