SOCIOLOGY OF LAW I
| Title | ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ I / SOCIOLOGY OF LAW I |
| Code | ΘΔΝΣΑ03 |
| Faculty | Law |
| School | Law |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016831 |
Programme of Study: Theory of Law and Interdisciplinary Legal Studies
Registered students: 27
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 600245324
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600245324
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After completing their first semester of graduate study in the interdisciplinary scientific field of Sociology of Law, the students should be able to:
* Apply basic sociological concepts and principles to different branches of substantive law (e.g. Family Law, Criminal Law, Commercial Law, International Law and Competition Law)
* Comprehend how legal institutions influence (and how in turn they exert an influence on) the political, economic and cultural structures
* To have conquered a basic level of knowledge in conducting academic research
* Τo formulate research hypotheses with clarity and place these hypotheses within concrete methodological frameworks, which lead to the refinement and in-depth grasp of sociological knowledge
* To develop basic skills in research and writing, through the step-by-step preparation and completion of a research paper based on bibliographic and electronic sources
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The sources of Law ~ Pluralism. Positive Law and Natural Law. A critical approach of legal state-positivism. Law as a social phenomenon, Legal Science as a social science and legal realism. Theories of social contract. The three types of legal thought: law as decision, law as rule, law as organization. The three axioms on which Sociology of Law is predicated: law exceeds its state-positivistic formal sources, legal rules do not comprise the totality of social norms, law surpasses the conscience of social actors. A comprehensive-systemic definition of law and the multiple connecting bridges between legal theory (and dogmatic legal science) and legal practice. Sociological Schools of thought (dialectics, structural-functionalism, Marxism and Conflict Theory, Max Weber's "Verstehende Soziologie", systems theory, socio-semiotics, socio-cybernetics). Application of the fundamental concepts of Sociology of Law to specific branches of Law.
Keywords
Sociology of Law, Legal Sociology, Law and Society
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 80 | 3.2 | |||
| Written assigments | 77 | 3.1 | |||
| Exams | 30 | 1.2 | |||
| Total | 187 | 7.5 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Nικ. Ιντζεσίλογλου, Κοινωνιολογία του δικαίου Έκδοση: 2η/2011 Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 12552406 ISBN: 9789604458028 Τύπος: Σύγγραμμα Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΣΑΚΚΟΥΛΑ ΕΕ
2. Aσπ. Τσαούση, Θεσμοί, Δίκαιο και Κοινωνία: Κρίσιμες Διατομές υπό το Φως μιας Βιωματικής Θεώρησης (Αθήνα, Εκδ. Παπαζήση 2018), Κωδικός βιβλίου στον ΕΥΔΟΞΟ: 77116452, ISBN: 978-960-02-3406-0
3. Ασπ. Τσαούση, Δίκαιο και Συνεργατικότητα: Μία Nέα Προσέγγιση στην Κοινωνιολογία του Δικαίου, Αθήνα, Εκδ. Παπαζήση 2013. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον ΕΥΔΟΞΟ: 33114225. ISBN 978-960-02-2902-8
4. Θαν. Παπαχρίστου, Κοινωνιολογία του Δικαίου, εκδ. Αντ.Ν.Σάκκουλα ΕΕ Αθήνα. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον ΕΥΔΟΞΟ: 50660605.
Additional bibliography for study
* A.-J. Arnaud, Dictionnaire encyclopédique de théorie et de Sociologie du Droit (Paris-Bruxelles, 1988)
* A.-J. Arnaud, Introduction à l’analyse sociologique des systèmes juridiques (Bruxelles: Bruylant , 1998)
* Larry Cata Backer, Harmonizing Law in an Era of Globalization: Convergence, Divergence and Resistance (Carolina Academic Press 2007)
* Ulrich Beck, World at Risk (Paperback, Polity 2008)
* Reza Banakar and Max Travers (eds.), Law and Social Theory (2nd ed. Hart Publishing 2013)
* Gráinne de Búrca, Claire Kilpatrick and Joanne Scott (eds.), Critical Legal Perspectives on Global Governance (Liber Amicorum David M Trubek) (Hart Publishing 2013)
* Jean Carbonnier, Sociologie Juridique, (Paris: PUF, 1978)
* Roger Cotterrell, The Sociology of Law: An Introduction (Paperback, Oxford University Press, 2d edition 2005)
* M. Deflem, Sociology of Law. Visions of a Scholarly Tradition (Cambridge University Press 2008)
* Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Law after Modernity (Hart Publishing 2013)
* V. Ferrari, Λειτουργίες του Δικαίου, (Θεσσαλονίκη, Eκδ. Σάκκουλα, 1992)
* V. Ferrari, Developing Sociology of Law. A worldwide documentary enquiry (Milano: Dott. A. Giuffré editore, 1990)
* Γεώργιος Μιχαηλίδης-Νουάρος, Ζωντανό και Φυσικό Δίκαιο, (Αθήνα, Αφοί Σάκκουλα, 1982)
* Richard Nobles and David Schiff, Observing Law through Systems Theory (Legal Theory Today) (Hart Publishing 2013)
*A. Javier Trevino, The Sociology of Law: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives (Law & Society) (Transaction Publishers 2008)
* Reinhold Zippelius, Θεμελιώδεις έννοιες της Κοινωνιολογίας του Δικαίου (Αθήνα-Θεσσαλονίκη, Eκδ. Σάκκουλα, 2008)
Last Update
08-11-2023
