autumn 2017 JUR-8002 Jurisprudence - 6 ECTS

Type of course

Philosophy of Science in Law is one of six courses that make up the compulsory component of the PhD programme.

Course content

The course covers relevant and general scientific and legal science topics and issues.

Recommended prerequisites

JUR-8001 Examination of the Role and Ethics of the Law, JUR-8008 Examination of the Role and Ethics of the Law. Introduction to the Scandinavian model.

Objectives of the course

Upon completion of the course the student should have an understanding of basic scientific concepts and traditions, of legal science as a scientific subject and tradition, and of various legal science traditions. The individual student should be capable of formulating research questions of relevance to the individual doctoral project with the aid of the academic content. The course should also help train the student to participate in academic discussions, nationally and internationally.

Language of instruction and examination

English

Teaching methods

The teaching consists of a combination of lectures and discussions in a seminar format.

Assessment

The course has no formal examination. This must be viewed in the context of the students, after having completed all courses in the programme, submitting one or more pieces of work that will be assessed for a PhD degree in legal science by an assessment committee appointed by the faculty.

 

Coursework requirements:

Attending and actively participating in the lectures/seminars are compulsory for students. Active participation means that all students must try to link the various subjects discussed to their own projects, and give an account of this.

Each student is also expected to present articles for discussion in the seminars in line with the guidelines for reading seminars.


Recommended reading/syllabus

Curriculum alternative 2 (English texts):

Davies, Margaret, Asking the law question. The dissolution of legal theory, 3rd edition, 2008:

  • Chapter 1 Asking the Law Question (what is it?)
  • Chapter 2 Classical Common Law Theory
  • Chapter 3 Natural Law and Positivism
  • Chapter 4 Legal science
  • Chapter 5 Critical Legal Studies: The Beginnings of a dissolution
  • Chapter 8 Postmodernism and Deconstruction

Boundary-work in Legal Scholarship, by Eva-Maria Svensson, i Exploiting the Limits of Law, Ashgate 2007, s.17-49.

Toward Feminist Jurisprudence, by Catherine MacKinnon, i Feminist Jurisprudence, Patricia Smith (ed.), Oxford University Press 1993, s. 610-619

Kap.10 Legal science i Critical Legal Positivism, by Kaarlo Tuori, Ashgate 2002, s. 283-322

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  • About the course
  • Campus: Tromsø |
  • ECTS: 6
  • Course code: JUR-8002