Syllabus law morality and justice - 62070 Last update 18-07-2016 HU Credits: 3 Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master) Responsible Department: executive llm. Academic year: 0 Semester: 1st Semester Teaching Languages: Hebrew Campus: Mt. Scopus Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Ori Herstein Coordinator Email: Ori.Herstein@mail.huji.ac.il Coordinator Office Hours: Teaching Staff: Dr. Ori Herstein page 1 / 5
Course/Module description: General course in the philosophy of law touching on topics in moral and political philosophy bearing on the law Course/Module aims: Knowledge and appreciation of philosophical issues pertaining to the law Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: Understand the philosophical texts studied and acquire knowledge in the philosophical issues we will discuss. Understanding of the analytical method. Attendance requirements(%): Mandatory Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lecture combined with class discussion Course/Module Content: The list of topics is longer than what we will cover, as our focus will try and fit the students' interests and adjust for the directions we take in class discussion. 1. Is there a duty to obey the law? 2. Legitimate authority 3. Dissent 4. The systematic nature of law 5. Legal interpretation and the nature of law 6. The rule of law 7. Natural law, a modern approach 8. Liberty: negative and positive liberty 9. Liberty: autonomy 10. Liberty: republicanism 11: Liberty: nudging 12. Equality 13. Distributive justice (continuing form the introductory course) 14. Justice: corrective and retributory 15. Privacy 16. Global justice 17. Immigration 18. Precedent page 2 / 5
19. Personal Identity 20. Sexual harassment 21. Death Penalty 22. Privatisation 23. Why vote in elections? Required Reading: The reading list will form based on the topics chosen in class. In any case, the majority of the reading will be in English. Below is a demonstrative list. שיעור 1: אוטונומיה וסמכות John Wolff, The Conflict Between Authority and Autonomy in Authority, (Joseph Raz ed. Blackwell, 1990). שיעור 2: החובה לציית לחוק (מכיון שהוא חוק) אפלטון, קריטון Joseph Raz, 'The Obligation to Obey the Law' in The Authority of Law (Oxford 1979). שיעור 3: סרבנות מצפון דני סטטמן, 'הרהורים ביקורתיים על הפטור משירות צבאי מטעמי מצפון,' עיוני משפט ל"א חוברת 3, 669. דוד אנוך, 'הרהורים ביקורתיים על הפטור משירות צבאי מטמי מצפון,' עיוני משפט ל"א חוברת 3, 709. דני דטטמן, 'הרהורים ביקורתיים על הפטור משירות צבאי מטעמי מצפון,' עיוני משפט ל"א חוברת 3, 741. שיעור 4: זכויות אדם John Tasioulas, 'Human Rights' in Rutledge Companion to Philosophy of Law (Marmour, ed. Rutledge, 2012). שיעור 5: הזכות להרע Ori Herstein, 'Defending the Right to Do Wrong', 31(3) Law and Philosophy (2012) שיעור 6: שוויון Kurt Vonnegut, 'Harrison Bergson' in Welcome to the Monkey House (1968). ברוכים הבאים אל בית-הקוף : קורט וונגוט, (מאנגלית- כרמלה דגן) Derek Parfit, 'Equality and Priority,' 10:3 Ratio 202-221 (1997). Listen to: Tim Scanlon on Inequality (does equality have intrinsic value? not clear it page 3 / 5
does!) at: http://philosophybites.com/2014/01/tm-scanlon-on-whats-wrong-withinequality.html שיעור 7: צדק גלובלי Tom Nagel, 'The Problem of Global Justice', 33.2 Philosophy and Public Affairs (2005) pp. 113-122, 126-134, 136. שיעור 8: אכיפת מוסר על ידי המדינה Arthur Ripstein, Beyond the Harm Principe, 34 Philosophy and Public Affairs (2006). Colin Bird, 'Harm versus Sovereignty: A Reply to Ripstein', 35 Philosophy and Public Affairs (2007). שיעור Nudging:9 Autonomy and Jeremy Waldron, 'It's All For Your Own Good', New York Review of Books (Oct. 9 2014). שיעור 10: חופש ביטוי Sheana Shiffrin, A Thinker-Based Approach to Freedom of Speech in Free Speech Matters: On Lying, Morality and the Law (2014). שיעור 11: הפרטה Alon Harel, 'The Case Against Privatization' in Why Law Matters (2014). שיעור 12: אמירה/עשייה: ביטוי שנאה ופורנוגרפיה Rae Langton, 'Beyond Belief: Pragmatics' in Hate Speech and Pornography in Speech Harm (Maitra & McGowan, 2012). שיעור 13: משפט ואמונה John Gardner, 'Law as Leap of Faith' in Law as Leap of Faith Essays on Law in General (2012). Additional Reading Material: Course/Module evaluation: End of year written/oral examination 100 % Presentation 0 % Participation in Tutorials 0 % Project work 0 % Assignments 0 % Reports 0 % Research project 0 % Quizzes 0 % page 4 / 5
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