PHILOSOPHY AND METHODOLOGY OF LAW II

Course Information
TitleΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΘΟΔΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ II / PHILOSOPHY AND METHODOLOGY OF LAW II
CodeΘΔΝΣΒ02
FacultyLaw
SchoolLaw
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600016835

Programme of Study: Theory of Law and Interdisciplinary Legal Studies

Registered students: 28
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSElective Courses217.5

Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours2
Class ID
600289290
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Attendance and performance in this course presuppose basic legal knowledge that students acquire during their undergraduate studies in law or, at least, in the context of their undergraduate studies in subjects with a normative dimension (e.g. moral philosophy, political theory, theology, etc.).
Learning Outcomes
The course aims to consolidate and sharpen students' ability to understand the continuity and coherence between philosophical conceptions of law with specific methodologies and techniques in understanding and applying the law in individual cases and to apply specific techniques and methods of practical reasoning in law, ethics, politics, especially through reduction to abstract practical principles.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • 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 course is divided into two parts: a) on the one hand, it highlights the methodological consequences of developments in the philosophy of law from the 19th century to the present and to demonstrate the superiority of systematic telological interpretation and b) on the other hand, it presents exemplary issues of the application of these methods in various institutional fields, such as the application of social ethics in law, the protection of the environment, the freedom of art, etc.
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
The course and exams are conducted via the online zoom platform in case face-to-face teaching is not possible. Electronic communication via the e-learning application is used to communicate with students and to provide them with literature and course material.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures
Seminars
Reading Assigment
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities
Written assigments
Exams
Total
Student Assessment
Description
Active participation in the lesson with questions and comments. Writing a remarkable paper with qualitative characteristics and successfully answering the exam in critical questions.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=13179
Last Update
15-03-2024