5.00 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Bailleux Antoine; Brachotte Sandrine (compensates Bailleux Antoine);
Language
English
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| At the end of the class, students should have acquired: - a general knowledge of the main schools of thought and of the major issues in the field of legal theory; - the ability to connect this theoretical knowledge to practical cases drawn from recent legal developments; - the ability to develop, based on this practice-fed theoretical education, a critical reflection upon the law, its evolution, its premises and the expectations that it is vested with. |
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Content
COURSE OUTLINE 2023-2024
Introduction
I. Law as a Neutral Order (“the legal order”)
1. Law as a rational system
a. The scientific ambition (rationality and objectivity) – Discovering the law
b. The systemic project - Designing the law
2. The lawyer, a scientist and a State’s servant
a. The “doctrine”, a scientific knowledge
b. The lawyer (avocat), a judicial auxiliary serving the system
II. The Legal Imposture
1. Law as Power, Inequality, and Disorder
a. Law as power and inequality
b. Law as disorder
2. The lawyer, an actor of (counter-)power
a. From the Panama papers…
b. …passing by Transnational Human Rights Litigation…
c. … to the barefoot lawyer (Chen Guangcheng)
III. Law as a Social Phenomenon
1. Law as a socially constructed practice
a. Law as a practice
b. Law as a social construct
2. The lawyer, her « genius » and her training
a. The "legal genius": the myth and the craftsman
b. What training, then?
Epilogue: “le dernier jugement”
Introduction
I. Law as a Neutral Order (“the legal order”)
1. Law as a rational system
a. The scientific ambition (rationality and objectivity) – Discovering the law
b. The systemic project - Designing the law
2. The lawyer, a scientist and a State’s servant
a. The “doctrine”, a scientific knowledge
b. The lawyer (avocat), a judicial auxiliary serving the system
II. The Legal Imposture
1. Law as Power, Inequality, and Disorder
a. Law as power and inequality
b. Law as disorder
2. The lawyer, an actor of (counter-)power
a. From the Panama papers…
b. …passing by Transnational Human Rights Litigation…
c. … to the barefoot lawyer (Chen Guangcheng)
III. Law as a Social Phenomenon
1. Law as a socially constructed practice
a. Law as a practice
b. Law as a social construct
2. The lawyer, her « genius » and her training
a. The "legal genius": the myth and the craftsman
b. What training, then?
Epilogue: “le dernier jugement”
Teaching methods
Lecture course
Evaluation methods
Written exam aimed at appraising both the students’ knowledge and his/her ability to carry out a critical reflection.
Faculty or entity
DRTB
