WESTERN LEGAL THOUGHT-II
- Course
- ILAW208 - WESTERN LEGAL THOUGHT-II
- Department
- International Law - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 4
- ECTS
- 6
- T+P+L
- 3 + 2 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
Western Legal Thought-II presents a study of developments in European legal thought from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Beginning with the seventeenth century, the course traces the emergence of social contract theories and considers the advent of modern perceptions on international law. Moving onto the eighteenth century, the course focuses upon new constitutional themes such as the rule of law, and early forms of European civil codes. By the nineteenth century, the course’s focus shifts onto respective theoretical contributions of Hegel and Marx to legal theory taking, also, into account historical, sociological, and anthropological approaches to jurisprudence. The course concludes with an overview of twentieth century developments in international human rights mechanisms and critical legal movements.
WESTERN LEGAL THOUGHT-II
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm | Midterm | 40 |
| Final | Final | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to Law and Political Theory |
| Week 2 | Modernity and Social Contract Theories |
| Week 3 | The Market System & Karl Marx's Critique |
| Week 4 | Law and the Political: State, Sovereignty, Law |
| Week 5 | Weber & Durkheim: Law, Society, and the Individual |
| Week 6 | The Rule of Law & Globalisation |
| Week 7 | Revision |
| Week 8 | Theories of Justice |
| Week 9 | Approaches to Global Justice |
| Week 10 | Foucault: Power and Discipline |
| Week 11 | Derrida: Law & Deconstruction |
| Week 12 | Habermas: Juridification |
| Week 13 | Tutorial |
| Week 14 | Revision |
| Week 15 | - |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Veitch S., Christodoulidis E., Goldoni M., Jurisprudence: Themes and Concepts, 3rd Ed., Routledge, 2018.
Learning Outcomes
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