Philosophy of Law and Legal Information Technology

Philosophy of law: At the end of the course, the student will be familiar with the main issues of legal theory, and learned adequate argumentative skills at a conceptual level and also acquired skills necessary for a deeper understanding of the philosophical dimension of the main regulatory problems in law.

Legal informatics: At the end of the course the student who has successfully learned the subject will have an in-depth knowledge of the course topics, with the acquisition of a reasoning method suitable for dealing with more specific and complex IT-legal issues than the institutional notions.

Philosophy of law: - Knowledge of the fundamental concepts of legal theory, acquaintance with the main theories of law and of with the state of the art with respect to ongoing academic debate; - Ability to rework the topics covered in the lessons and to apply theoretical knowledge to concrete situations; - Use of appropriate language in the presentation of problems and in the argumentation for or against a certain choice.

Legal informatics: - 1. Knowledge and understanding The course aims to provide students of sociology of law and philosophy of law with a correct approach to the use of technologies by the jurist ("Legal informatics"), with particular attention to practical use computer and networking for professional purposes, in court, in the typical activity of a law firm or notary, for the corporate lawyer and an understanding of IT-legal issues. Attention will also be devoted to IT-legal issues related to philosophical and sociological problems. 2. Application of knowledge and understanding The acquired notions will be of immediate theoretical and practical use to improve the relationship between the user and the technologies used, and will allow a more accurate understanding of all aspects of a constantly evolving field, especially from a sociological and philosophical point of view. 3. Formulation of judgments The Course will provide students with the ability to choose at any time the correct use of the technologies and the environment in which they will operate, with independent evaluation approaches (and not necessarily linked to the product or software "most used" ") And with constant practical attention to a use of technologies that is useful in the future professional context. 4. Communication skills The course will give students the opportunity to present complex technological and IT-legal issues with language properties and with clarity. 5. Learning skills The course aims to provide students with a concrete improvement in their IT-legal skills with a very rapid learning curve and with the possibility of immediately using the notions learned, even outside the university context.