20110358 - Legal philosophy in a global perspective(Global legal studies)

The course is designed to provide students with the theoretical instruments necessary to confront contemporary debates on law and globalization.
Students will acquire familiarity with:
 theoretical approaches related to globalization and the transformation of legal systems, current paradigms of transnationalism and legal pluralism, struggles for recognition and justice
 familiarity with critical approaches to law and globalization from post-colonial and and feminist perspectives
 instruments to interpret contemporary debates on rights’ recognition, redistribution and global justice

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Programma

The following themes will be addressed during the course: the legal globalisation; critical international law and postcolonial theory; the feminist critique to globalization; different approaches to environmental justice.

During the course, the students will be encouraged to attend seminars organised with guest speakers and to actively take part in the lessons.


Course Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, students should be proficient in the following subject areas and skills:
 familiarity with the transformations that have occurred as a result of the shift from a state-centred paradigm of law to the current paradigm of global legal pluralism
 familiarity with the theoretical approaches related to globalization and the transformation of legal systems, transnationalism and struggles for recognition
 acquisition of instruments to interpret contemporary debates on rights’ recognition, redistribution and global justice


Testi Adottati

libri

Hans Kelsen, Peace through Law, Part I
Anthony Anghie, Imperialism, Sovreignty and the Macking of International Law
Enrica Rigo , Migration Asylum and Exploitation, A feminist Legal Perspective. Bristol University press

articoli
Kennedy, The Three Globalizazion of Law
Teubner, Global Bukowina: Legal Pluralism in the World Society
Chimni, Prolegomena to a class approach to international law
Otto, D. , Subalternity and international law: The problems of global community and the incommensurability of difference
Fraser, The contradiction of Capitalism and Care

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Bibliografia Di Riferimento

books Kelsen, Peace through Law, Part I and II Schmitt, The nomos of the Earth, Part I and part IV Papers/ articles Kennedy, The Three Globalizazion of Law Teubner, Global Bukowina: Legal Pluralism in the World Society De Vito, Critical enviromental Law Chimni, Prolegomena to a class approach to international law de Sousa Santos, Beyond Neoliberal Governance: the World Social Forum as subaltern cosmopolitan politics and legality Macmillan, Critical law and development Otto, D. , Subalternity and international law: The problems of global community and the incommensurability of difference Hilary Charlesworth, Christine Chinkin and Shelley Wright, Feminist Approaches to International Law Fraser, N. Contradictions of Capitalism and Care All readings will be uploaded on the e-learning platform

Modalità Erogazione

il corso si svolgerà in presenza

Modalità Frequenza

la frequnza è fortemente raccomandata

Modalità Valutazione

la prova finale è orale La valutazione degli studenti frequentanti include la partecipazione alle lezioni, un elaborato individuale e una prova scritta intermedia.