Talking Justice: an Introduction to Legal Language from a Cultural Perspective
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
This professional skills workshop aims to develop and strengthen specific cross-cutting skills. The abilities learned will help students through their education and enable them to acquire an initial toolkit of skills for a given professional field. These also include the general interpersonal and communication skills that are required for the world of work.
Expected learning outcomes
The professional skills workshop uses interactive and participative teaching methods to develop specific knowledge and skills in selected professional fields. This didactic approach aims to strengthen teamworking, knowledge sharing and problem-solving abilities, while also helping students to practically apply the skills and knowledge they have gained previously within a specific practical setting.
The workshop is open to a limited number of participants, enabling the organisation and monitoring of individual and group work so as to create the best possible opportunities for students to apply their knowledge and understanding gained.
Participants will gain an awareness of the workshop's underlying themes, giving them a grounding from which to form their own personal opinion on the topic at hand.
The workshop is open to a limited number of participants, enabling the organisation and monitoring of individual and group work so as to create the best possible opportunities for students to apply their knowledge and understanding gained.
Participants will gain an awareness of the workshop's underlying themes, giving them a grounding from which to form their own personal opinion on the topic at hand.
Lesson period: First week
Assessment methods: Giudizio di approvazione
Assessment result: superato/non superato
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First week
Course syllabus
- Introduction to the complexity of legal language as a technical specialist and cultural language.
- The manifestations of law among the sources and formants in legal systems: legislation, jurisprudence, doctrine, and main acts of private autonomy.
- Contemporary challenges and evolution of legal language: accessibility and digitization; simplification of acts and legitimization of Justice.
- Introduction to the language of judicial measures: the judgment.
- Introduction to the language of acts of private autonomy: the contract.
Timetable
17.02.2025 h 10.30-14.30 classroom T6
18.02.2025 h 10.30-14.30 classroom T6
19.02.2025 h 10.30-14.30 classroom T6
20.02.2025 h 10.30-14.30 classroom T6
21.02.2025 h 10.30-14.30 classroom T6
- The manifestations of law among the sources and formants in legal systems: legislation, jurisprudence, doctrine, and main acts of private autonomy.
- Contemporary challenges and evolution of legal language: accessibility and digitization; simplification of acts and legitimization of Justice.
- Introduction to the language of judicial measures: the judgment.
- Introduction to the language of acts of private autonomy: the contract.
Timetable
17.02.2025 h 10.30-14.30 classroom T6
18.02.2025 h 10.30-14.30 classroom T6
19.02.2025 h 10.30-14.30 classroom T6
20.02.2025 h 10.30-14.30 classroom T6
21.02.2025 h 10.30-14.30 classroom T6
Prerequisites for admission
There are no specific prerequisites.
Teaching methods
The course includes theoretical lectures alternating with meetings on practical and interactive profiles, which involve the active participation of students, called to confront teachers and other students based on the material previously made available, as well as through exercises/simulations on specific texts. During the lessons, it is possible to participate from colleagues who are experts in the course themes subjects.
Teaching Resources
The reference material will be made available by the teacher on the Ariel site of the course.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The workshop will consist of five (5) in-person sessions, each lasting four (4) hours. Attendance is mandatory for at least 16 hours out of 20.
Active participation class and in exercises, group activities and the writing of papers, presentations, and/or discussions in seminars aimed in general at ascertaining the learning of the topics envisaged in the program as well as the achievement of the teaching objectives and, in particular, aimed at verifying:
- Knowledge of the issues studied;
- The ability to analyze and contextualize;
- Accuracy in the use of correct terminology;
- The capacity for critical reflection.
Active participation class and in exercises, group activities and the writing of papers, presentations, and/or discussions in seminars aimed in general at ascertaining the learning of the topics envisaged in the program as well as the achievement of the teaching objectives and, in particular, aimed at verifying:
- Knowledge of the issues studied;
- The ability to analyze and contextualize;
- Accuracy in the use of correct terminology;
- The capacity for critical reflection.
- University credits: 3
Professional training laboratories: 20 hours
Professor:
Posenato Naiara
Shifts:
Turno
Professor:
Posenato NaiaraProfessor(s)
Reception:
For in-person attendance, please contact [email protected] .
Department of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Mediations - - Piazza Indro Montanelli, 1 Sesto San Giovanni Room 1048