Law and Religion: Cases and Solutions

The course, which is recommended for students who have acquired the fundamental notions of Law and Religion, proposes an in-depth study of some specific issues (e.g. marriage and family law, prohibition of discrimination on the basis of belief, teaching of religion, conscientious objection, religious symbols, ecclesiastical bodies, advertising and religion, places of worship, criminal protection of religious sentiment etc.) starting from the analysis of the most significant cases that have emerged in legal practice, through a critical examination, with a seminar approach, of the solutions put forward in case law

1) Knowledge and ability to understand.
An education in general culture and general legal culture is required through which to develop an understanding of the specific legal notions of Law and Religion. Knowledge of the system of sources and of the fundamental notions of Italian Law and Religion is also required.

2) Application skills.
Acquisition of the indispensable tools for the use of the legal concepts learnt, in relation to the various cases that may arise, with the ability to address and solve problems even on new or unusual themes that arise in the field of Law and Religion, also in an interdisciplinary perspective.

3) Autonomy of judgement.
Acquisition of conscious autonomy of judgement with regard to the understanding and interpretation of normative sources and jurisprudence, as well as the identification of the preferable solutions in individual cases, in relation to Law and Religion.

4) Communication skills.
Acquisition of the general and specific vocabulary and technical-juridical language of Law and Religion, of expositive; acquisition of communicative and argumentative skills typical of the legal profession, such as to be able to talk easily with both specialists and non-specialists.

5) Learning capacity.
Acquisition of the ability to adapt knowledge in relation to the variability of the regulatory and jurisprudential framework, typical of the legal sector in general and of Law and Religion in particular.