The course aims to make students able to:
A) point out and investigate the Italian and European systems of Law and Religion, their historical development, sources and social relevance and connections between religion and politics;
B) recognize the main features of Western legislations, which enforces religious freedom;
C) make their own ideas about religious pluralism and its specific issues;
D) understand the importance of “religious diplomacy” in preventing conflicts and peace-making methodologies.
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Lectures and discussion of case law. Debate will be encouraged and suggestions from students are welcomed.
Oral exam overall the syllabus (about 3 questions).
Answers will be evaluated having regard to:
- coherence between answer and question;
- exhaustiveness of the answer;
- property of language;
- clearness of the answer.
Score will be expressed in thirtieths. Sufficiency is 18/30.
Further information in class.
Everyday there are situations in which contemporary societies based on democracy and pluralism must face issues springing out of the coexistence of different values. Such diversities – that sometimes harmonize in a positive way, but sometimes conflict with each other – are often an output of citizens' religious identities and of the social structures in which they gather. We can easily find the juridical consequences of this matter.
Legal systems marked by different traditions give different responses to the challenges arising from religious pluralism, both within their own society and in the outward projection, in the case of confessional States as well as in the case of countries that promote religious freedom as a value to be affirmed at international level.
The course will examine the main models of relationship between State and religion, in their historical roots and today’s developments; the legal institutes that preside over the protection of religious freedom; the role of intercultural and interreligious dialogue in pluralist societies; that of 'religious diplomacy' in the current panorama of international relations.
In order to enhance dialogue and students’ participation in class, personal detailed studies on specific topics will be encouraged and evaluated during the final exam.
Attending class is highly recommended and an intermediate test will be held for attending students. According to subjects taught in class, a proper reference bibliography will be indicated by the teacher.
Non-attending students shall refer to the textbooks and reading lists.
