Checking date: 28/06/2021


Course: 2021/2022

Sociology of Law
(15114)
Master in Advanced Studies in Human Rights (Plan: 290 - Estudio: 67)
EPD


Coordinating teacher: LEMA AÑON, CARLOS

Department assigned to the subject: International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 2.0 ECTS

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Objectives
Students should gain basic competences, knowledge and skills in sociology of law. Given the conceptual nature of this course, students should know the different approaches and theories of legal sociology and should be capable of assess them in a critical way. The course provides the analytical foundations to study human rights from a socio-legal perspective, and to connect them with other social phenomena. Students should deal with wide range of bibliography, methods and strategies of investigation.
Skills and learning outcomes
Description of contents: programme
1. What is legal sociology? A Historical approach. 2. What is legal sociology? A conceptual approach. 3. Sociology of Human Rights: An introduction 4. Critical Sociology of Human Rights 5. Sociological research of Human Rights.
Learning activities and methodology
Learning activities - Theoretical sessions: 8 h. - Practical sessions: 4 h. Methodology: - Professor's explanations on basic concepts and general indications for reading. - Critical reading of recommended texts - Discussion of cases - Elaboration of papers.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 0
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 100
Calendar of Continuous assessment
Basic Bibliography
  • AAVV. Derecho y sociedad. Tirant lo Blanch. 2001
  • ARNAUD, A. y M. J. FARIÑAS. Sistemas Jurídicos: Elementos para un análisis sociológico. BOE. 2006
  • AYMERICH OJEA, Ignacio. Sociología de los derechos humanos. Un modelo weberiano contrastado con investigaciones empíricas. Tirant lo Blanch. 2001
  • FERRARI, V.,. Acción jurídica y sistema normativo. Introducción a la sociología del derecho. Dykinson. 2000
  • SOUSA SANTOS, B.,. Sociología jurídica crítica. Para un nuevo sentido común en el derecho. Trotta. 2008
  • TREVES, Renato. La sociología del Derecho. Orígenes, investigaciones, problemas,. Ariel. 1998

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.