Course Description
Chapter I - The concept of Law.
1. The social nature of Man.
2. The social and natural order.
3. The Law as part of the whole social order.
4. Comparison between the Law and other normative orders: the religion, the ethic and social behavior.
5. The aims or values of Law.
6. The Law as rule and the law as power: objective and subjective law.
Chapter II - The Fields of Law.
1 . Comparison between Public and Private Law. Criterions.
2. The division of the Public Law.
3. The subdivision of Private Law.
4. The new juridical subjects.
Chapter III - The Rule of Law.
1. Characteristics.
2. Structure.
3. Classification.
4. The Codification and legislative techniques.
Chapter IV - Protection of Law and protection of rights.
1. Introduction: the State organization for sanctioning and the protection of Law.
2. Means of juridical protection.
3. Administrative protection and citizens protection.
4. Judicial protection.
Chapter V - Sources of Law.
1. Definition.
2. The source
Intended Learning Outcomes
CILO-1: Identify and describe the differences between different normative orders.
CILO-2: Explain the different aims or values of the legal order.
CILO-3: Understand the different sources of law and how they operate.
CILO-4: Identify the diverse elements of interpretation and apply them in practice.
CILO-5: Explain how different interpretative results can be achieved.
CILO-6: Solve case studies supporting their answers by reference to the law and doctrine.