law

From the jurist's perspective, the Course deals with the major issues attributable to demographic and social changes induced by globalization and the migratory phenomenon, identifying in the intercultural approach the viable way to pursue integration between indigenous populations and subjects carrying 'other' cultures, respecting public order and the pluralism of democratic and liberal societies. - Part I (30 hours): Globalization, multiculturalism and interculturality; cultures and religions; immigration and citizenship; security and participation; subjectivity and belonging; religious legal assets and the public sphere; interreligious dialogue as a laboratory of interculturality; - Part II (16 hours): Pathways to legal integration in a pluralist system, with particular attention to the religious factor; the legal 'translation' of diversity as a resource; participation and co-responsibility as a function of social cohesion and the common good; recognition and inclusion of the other and protection of human rights from an intercultural perspective; the environmental issue and co-responsibility towards the 'common home'; - Part III (26 hours): Adaptations of the legal system from an intercultural perspective through practice, administrative action, jurisprudence. The intercultural approach to the resolution of possible conflicts. The professional opportunities offered to the jurist by the intercultural law approach. During the lessons, case law of particular interest will be examined and examples will be presented that are useful for deepening the intercultural perspective. In particular, the teaching program and the course aim to introduce the Student: - to the analysis of the issues raised by the coexistence of 'other' cultures on the national territory, with particular attention to the religious phenomenon; - the identification of suitable legal solutions to facilitate integration between people and communities with different legal, cultural and religious traditions; - the adoption of a problem solving approach to legal issues raised by the encounter between different cultures and faiths.

no specific prerequisites are required

Mario RICCA OLTRE BABELE. Codici per una democrazia interculturale Edizioni Dedalo, Bari, latest edition

In the presentation of the topics, the aim will be to encourage students to open up to a constructive, critical and dialogic argumentative approach to the analysis of the interactions taking place in the national and supranational context between different legal, cultural and religious heritages. In this way it will be possible to facilitate an observation open to grasping its many aspects, as well as the maturation of a reasonable, pragmatic and personalized reading of the phenomena and problems under study. In the presentation of the program the objective is to solicit the attention of the Students, favoring the formulation of questions, the interaction and the development of a critical and dialogic argumentative approach to the analysis of the interaction between law and religion, and more specifically between positive secular law and the cultural and normative heritages of religious legal systems

Course attendance is not mandatory

The exam is oral: its objective is to verify the knowledge and understanding of the program and the development of a critical and argumentative approach to the proposed themes. Partial teaching tests and seminar activities will be provided, which may also be useful for evaluation purposes.

In the context of the Cours, or at the request of interested non-attending Students, further bibliographic indications will be given to help develop and deepen specific interests

In the presentation of the topics, the aim will be to encourage students to open up to a constructive, critical and dialogic argumentative approach to the analysis of the interactions taking place in the national and supranational context between different legal, cultural and religious heritages. In this way it will be possible to facilitate an observation open to grasping its many aspects, as well as the maturation of a reasonable, pragmatic and personalized reading of the phenomena and problems under study. In the presentation of the program the objective is to solicit the attention of the Students, favoring the formulation of questions, the interaction and the development of a critical and dialogic argumentative approach to the analysis of the interaction between law and religion, and more specifically between positive secular law and the cultural and normative heritages of religious legal systems