Comparative and European Law and Religion

1) Knowledge and comprehension. A formation of general culture and general juridical culture is required in order to develop an understanding of the specific juridical notions of Ecclesiastical Law; among these, in particular, those of secularism, religious denomination, freedom of conscience, religious pluralism.
2) Application abilities. Acquisition of the indispensable tools for the use of the concepts and juridical institutes learned, according to the various cases that may arise, with the ability to face and solve problems also on new or non-customary issues, which arise in the field of Ecclesiastical Law, in an interdisciplinary perspective.
3) Autonomy of judgment. Acquisition of conscious autonomy of judgment with regard to the understanding and interpretation of the normative sources and the jurisprudence, as well as the identification of the preferable solutions in individual cases, in relation to Ecclesiastical Law.
4) Communication skills. Acquisition of the vocabulary and of the general and specific technical-juridical language of Ecclesiastical Law, of expository, communicative and argumentative capacities proper to the legal professions, such as to be able to easily communicate with both specialists and non-specialist subjects.
5) Ability to learn. Acquisition of skills to adapt their knowledge in relation to the variability of the legal and jurisprudential framework, typical of the legal sector in general and of Ecclesiastical Law in particular.

Al termine del corso lo studente che abbia proficuamente frequentato le lezioni e appreso la materia sarà in grado di ragionare in modo critico e autonomo, in prospettiva comparatistica e con l'utilizzo specifico del diritto europeo e internazionale, a partire da fattispecie concrete nelle quali rilevino la libertà religiosa, la libertà di coscienza e il principio di non discriminazione in materia religiosa.