GENERAL THEORY OF LAW

Frontal classes supported by slides.

Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

Learning assessment may also be carried out on line, should the conditions require it.

This course deals with Hartian and post-Hartian legal positivism. Within this framework, different versions of the theory of legal science and issues related to theory of norm and legal order will be discussed in detail. A particular attention will be devoted to legal hermeneutics and to theories of legal argumentation.

For students that will not attend the lectures:

A) H. HART, Il concetto di diritto, Einaudi, Torino, 2002, pp. 1-181

and

B) D. CANALE, G. TUZET, La giustificazione della decisione giudiziale, Giappichelli, Torino 2019, pp. 3-151.

For students attending the lectures:

The textbook information will be given during the first lecture.