Unit RELIGION AND HUMAN RIGHTS
- Course
- Philosophy and ethics of relationships
- Study-unit Code
- A001655
- Curriculum
- World religions and philosophy
- Teacher
- Silvia Angeletti
- Teachers
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- Silvia Angeletti
- Hours
- 54 ore - Silvia Angeletti
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2019
- Offered
- 2020/21
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline classiche, storiche, antropologiche e politico-sociali
- Academic discipline
- M-STO/06
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian will be the language of the teaching as well as of the final exam. Formal classes in English can be attended at the Law Department, following the course named Law and Religion (First Term).
- Contents
- This course will focus on the relationship between secular law and religion and it will explore the principle patterns of regulating this relationship in a comparative perspective. Issues considered in class will include the concepts of secularism and religion, how the law protects and limits freedom of religion, judicial responses to conflicts between freedom of religion and other fundamental rights. Classes will cover a broad range of topical issues. Considering specific students’ interests, a main focus shall be the protection of religious freedom in the Italian legal system.
- Reference texts
- P. Consorti, Diritto e religione. Basi e prospettive, Laterza, 2020
Alternatively:
2) D. Menozzi, Chiesa e diritti umani, Il Mulino, 2012
Learning resources and additional lecture materials (including slides) will be advised on Unistudium. Students are expected to check Unistudium regurarly, to keep up to date with materials and learning resources throughout the course.
Students not attending formal classes are invited to contact the teacher for learning resources. - Educational objectives
- Learning Outcomes:
Acquire an appreciation of the relationships between law and religion in international, European and national legal systems.
Examine the main issues arising in context of contemporary relationships between religion, law, society and the state.
Evaluate religious accommodations and balancing criteria in judicial responses to conflicts between religion and other human rights
Undertake research of a specific issue examining the relationships between law and religion - Prerequisites
- No prerequisites are required.
- Teaching methods
- 9 x 6 hours weekly classes. Term one. Students will be required to have read materials where requested, to be prepared to actively engage in class discussion and to participate in students’ presentations.
- Other information
- For any further information on the course activities and assessment, please contact: silvia.angeletti@unipg.it
Office hours shall be regularly updated at: www.giurisprudenza.unipg.it/personale/silvia.angeletti - Learning verification modality
- Assessment: Oral exam
The oral exam will be based on one of the bibliographic references advised. The oral exam is designed to assess the students’ knowledge and understanding of the issues discussed in class, therefore, it will be also based on a selection of learning resources and additional material advised on Unistudium. Active participation in class and presentations will be considered for the purpose of the final oral exam.
Students currently undertaking particular research, may decide for an alternative, manageable program, that must be approved by the teacher.
Students willing to attend English classes of Law and Religion shall see the Syllabus of Law and Religion course for assessment criteria.
For academic support for students with disabilities, please visit the online page: http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa - Extended program
- Specific topics are subject to change:
Key concepts (religion, secularization)
Freedom of religion / freedom of belief
Comparative analysis of religion regulations in Europe
New religious movements and minority religions
Religion in public spaces (dress code, symbols)
Religion in the public/private divide (non-discrimination, religion in the workplace)
Religion, family and the State
Best interests of the child and family convictions
Balancing FoRB and other rights: judicial responses to conflicts
Blasphemy and free speech
Religion and social integration
Religion as a peacebuilding actor