LEGAL LANGUAGE - HISTORY, USAGE AND COMMUNICATION
Stampa
Enrollment year
2008/2009
Academic year
2009/2010
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
IUS/20 (PHILOSOPHY OF LAW)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
Course
LEGAL SERVICES STUDIES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Year of study
Period
1st semester (28/09/2009 - 09/12/2009)
ECTS
3
Lesson hours
30 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
ORAL TEST
Teacher
MANTOVANI DARIO GIUSEPPE (titolare) - 3 ECTS
Prerequisites
Constitutional Law, Private Law Institutions I
Learning outcomes
The course aims to develop the ability to understand and use Italian legal terminology and to expand participants’ communication and analytical skills.
Course contents
The course aims to develop students'' ability to understand and use Italian legal terminology and to expand their communication and analytical skills. Lectures will focus on the peculiarities of Italian legal language, starting from the Civil Code. The course will be divided into three parts: lexicon, definitions and legal language.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Reccomended or required readings
The examination will be on the topics discussed in class and on the materials handed out. The reading of the book "Il linguaggio giuridico. Prospettive interdisciplinari", a cura di G. Garzone e F. Santulli, Milano, Giuffrè, 2008, is optional. Particular attention will be given to D. Mantovani''s essay on lexicon (pages 17-54), G. Garzone''s essay on the language of regulation (pages 57-69), and finally to D. Antelmi''s essay about definitions (pages 89-117).
Assessment methods
Oral Examination
Further information
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030