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Philosophy of law 

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Course ID
JUR-4PHILL
Credits
7
Scheduled
Semester II
Level
MA
Teaching methods
The course will consist of two hours of seminar per week. Students must have read and prepared the compulsory reading for each week and participate on that basis. Preparation, attendance and participation are compulsory.
Final result of the students will be composed out of the following elements:
Attendance and participation: 10 %
Presentation and paper: 30 %
Examination: 60 %

 

Pre-requisites

FOREIGN EXCHANGE LAW STUDENTS: none

Contents
This course offers an introduction to contemporary philosophy of law. Themes such as Politics, Authority, Democracy, Liberty, Justice, Feminism, Multiculturalism and Global Justie will be discussed on the basis of a (small) handbook and primary texts (by authors such as Aristotle, Machiavelli, Rawls, Rousseau, Federalists, Okin, Miller and Singer)

 

Examination
Compulsory class-attendance plus preparation plus class presentations plus written examination.

 

Literature
  • D. Miller, Political Philosophy. A very Short Introduction, Oxford UP 2003.

Allocation of credits
7 EC = 196 h.
Staff

Lecturer:

  • Prof. dr. T.J.M. Mertens, TvA 6.0.2.09, tel. +31 24 3615705, email

Secretary:

  • Secretary TvA 6.02.01, tel. +31 24 3612186, e-mail: