Ecclesiastical Law

This Course aims to provide students with the basic notions of Ecclesiastical Law, namely, the branch of law which concerns, among other things, the religious factor and the relationships between State and religious denominations.
The purpose of the Course is to refine participants' mastery of general and specific technical-juridical language of Ecclesiastical Law and to improve their ability to interpret legal sources and jurisprudence, also by applying knowledge and methods already acquired during the degree course to the specific and peculiar problems of Ecclesiastical Law.
Lastly, it should be noted that Ecclesiastical Law is a matter of examination for the qualification to practice as a lawyer.

1) Knowledge and comprehension.
Comprehension 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.