Complementary Course: Law and Social Vulnerability. Children's Law Clinic
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with the theoretical and methodological tools to deepen the relationship between law and vulnerability, with special regard to children, by promoting a form of legal education, characterized by the collaboration between legal practitioners and social reality, thus giving particular space to law in action.
Through participants' active involvement , the course will foster the understanding of the social dimension of legal issues and the awareness of the social role of the legal profession, not only in terms of professionalism but also of soft skills such as active listening, non-judgment, while providing students with the opportunity to experiment the importance of guaranteeing access to justice for even the most fragile subjects.
Through participants' active involvement , the course will foster the understanding of the social dimension of legal issues and the awareness of the social role of the legal profession, not only in terms of professionalism but also of soft skills such as active listening, non-judgment, while providing students with the opportunity to experiment the importance of guaranteeing access to justice for even the most fragile subjects.
Expected learning outcomes
- Knowledge and understanding of the relationship between law and social vulnerability
- Ability to reason in an interdisciplinary key
- Team building skills
- Communication and listening skills
- Raising awareness of social justice issues
- Ability to reason in an interdisciplinary key
- Team building skills
- Communication and listening skills
- Raising awareness of social justice issues
Lesson period: Second semester
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
Second semester
Course syllabus
The course is divided into two parts. The first part will consist of methodological (on the clinical-legal method), theoretical (on the concept of vulnerability), and legal (on the children's law).
The second part, of a practical nature, focuses on the rights of minors. The students, with the collaboration of lawyers and other legal practitioners, will work on concrete cases and participate in activities promoted by Save the Children in Milan.
The second part, of a practical nature, focuses on the rights of minors. The students, with the collaboration of lawyers and other legal practitioners, will work on concrete cases and participate in activities promoted by Save the Children in Milan.
Prerequisites for admission
The course is aimed at 20 third, fourth and fifth-year students who have taken at least one Procedure exam.
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons, class discussion, practical activities
Teaching Resources
The material will be provided during the course.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Attendance of the course is mandatory. The final evaluation, expressed as 'approved' / 'not approved', will take place on the basis of active participation and a short report at the end of the course.
Educational website(s)
Professor(s)
Reception:
Meetings with students take place in person on Tuesday at 10 and in other times and days always by appointment via email
Dipartimento 'Cesare Beccaria', MTeams