Department of Legal Theory - Scientific activities

Scientific activities

Our main profile falls within the area of state and legal theory, as we teach it first as a so called preparatory course, such as law sociology, and finally as a synthetic law concept (analysis of relations of the positive legal law layer, natural law and historical-sociological elements). The department has research competences in the fields of state- and legal sciences, social theory, legal theory, constitutional law and sociology of law. Further research topics are the criteria of critical sociological cognition, the principles underlying the constitution and conception of formal-material constitution in the Italian constitutional law, and changes in the definition of sovereignty because of the effects of globalization and regionalization. During the teaching of philosophy and ethics the department realizes the integration of scientific research and education. Our department endeavours to build up such a thematic structure of courses, which gives opportunity to harmonize the validity demands of philosophy and science. Explanation of basic legal problems (law, and definitions of state and politics) and the basics of natural law that are necessary for future studies.