Module 1: Origins and history of the concept of the Rule of Law

Augustine of Hippo (426). De Civitate Dei the City of God Books III and IV, Patrick Gerard Walsh, Oxbow Books (2007), ch. 4

Austin, J (1885). Lectures on Jurisprudence. Or the Philosophy of Positive Law: Analysis of Lectures 1-6; Lecture 6, first part

Austin, J (1885). Lectures on Jurisprudence. Or the Philosophy of Positive Law: Lecture 6, second part

Beccaria, C (1764). Dei delitti e delle pene. Mursia: Milano (1973): Chs 1, 2, 3

Beccaria, C (1764). Dei delitti e delle pene. Mursia: Milano (1973): Chs 4, 5, 6, 7

Burke, E., Reflections on the Revolution in France

Dicey, AV (2013). The Law of the Constitution, The Oxford Edition, Vol. 1, J. W. Allison (ed.). Oxford University Press: Oxford: Part II, Chs 4, 12 (3^rd Edition)

Dicey, AV (2013). The Law of the Constitution, The Oxford Edition, Vol. 1, J. W. Allison (ed.). Oxford University Press: Oxford: Part I, Lecture 1, 2

Montesquieu, CL (1749). The Spirit of the Laws, Thomas Nugent (trans.), New York: MacMillan, 1949: Vol 1, books 1, 2, 3, 4

Montesquieu, CL (1749). The Spirit of the Laws, Thomas Nugent (trans.), New York: MacMillan, 1949: Vol. 1, books 8, 11

Montesquieu, CL(1749). The Spirit of the Laws, Thomas Nugent (trans.), New York: MacMillan, 1949: Vol. 1, books 5, 6, 7,

Sieyès, E (2014) The Essential Political Writings, Oliver W. Lembcke, Florian Weber (eds), Brill: Leiden, Boston. Chs 2, 3, 4

Sieyès, E (2014) The Essential Political Writings, Oliver W. Lembcke, Florian Weber (eds), Brill: Leiden, Boston. Chs 5, 6, 7

The Federalist Papers, 10, 14, 51 (Madison)

The Federalist Papers, 70, 78, 84 (Hamilton)

Wollstonecraft, M. (1792). A Vindication of the Rights of Woman with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, Chs 1, 2, 5

Wollstonecraft, M. (1792). A Vindication of the Rights of Woman with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, Chs 6, 7, 8

Module 2: The Materials and Methods of Law: Norms, their Relations, and Interpretation

Alchurron & Bulygin (1976). On The Concept of a Legal Order. In: Bulygin E, Paulson SL et al (eds) Essays in Legal Philosophy. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2015

Alexy, R. (2021). Constitutional Rights, Proportionality, and Argumentation. In: JR Sieckmann, Proportionality, Balancing, and Rights. Springer: Cham

Amaya, A. (2018). Coherence and Systematization in Law. In: Handbook of Legal Reasoning and Argumentation. Bongiovanni, G., Postema, G., Rotolo, A., Sartor, G., Valentini, C. & Walton, D. (Eds), p. 637-672

Atienza M., Ruiz Manero J. (1996). Las piezas del Derecho. Teoría de los enunciados jurídicos. Ariel: Barcelona, Chs 1 and 2

Austin, John, (1885). Lectures on Jurisprudence. Or the Philosophy of Positive Law: Lectures 1, 2

Bulygin E. (1976). On The Rule of Recognition. In: Bulygin E, Paulson SL et al (eds) Essays in legal philosophy. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2015

Chiassoni, P. (2019). Interpretation Without Truth. Springer: Switzerland; Ch 2

Chiassoni, P. (2019). Interpretation Without Truth. Springer: Switzerland; Chs 3, 7

Guastini, R (2013) Juristenrecht. Inventing rights, obligations, and powers. In: Ferrer Beltrán J, Moreso JJ, Papayannis DM (eds) Neutrality and theory of law. Springer, Dordrecht

Guastini, R (2014). La sintassi del diritto. Giappichelli: Torino. Chs. 4, 5 and 6

Hart H.L.A. (1955). Are There Any Natural Rights?. The Philosophical Review, 64, 1955, 165 ff.

Hart, H.L.A. (1961). The Concept of Law. Clarendon Press: Oxford, Ch. 5

Hart, H.L.A. (1961). The Concept of Law. Clarendon Press: Oxford, Ch. 6

Hart, HLA (1961). The Concept of Law. Clarendon Press: Oxford, Chs. 4 and 7

Hohfeld W.N. (2010). Fundamental Legal Conceptions as Applied in Judicial Reasoning. Lawbook Exchange

Kelsen, H (1967). Pure Theory of Law. University of California Press: Berkeley and Los Angeles, Ch. 1 (parr. 1, 2, 3, 4 esp.)

Kelsen, H. (1967). Pure Theory of Law. University of California Press: Berkeley and Los Angeles, Ch. 5, first part

Kelsen, H. (1967). Pure Theory of Law. University of California Press: Berkeley and Los Angeles, Ch. 5, second part

Kramer M.H. (2008). Rights in Legal and Political Philosophy. In: Whittington, K.E., Kelemen R.D., Caldeira G.E. (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Law and Politics. Oxford University Press, 414 ff.

Llewellyn, K. (1950). Remarks on the Theory of Appellate Decision and the Rules or Canons about How Statutes Are to Be Construed. Vanderbilt Law Review 3: 395

MacCormick D.N. (1976). Children’s Rights: A Test-Case for Theories of Rights. Archiv für Rechts und Sozialphilosophie, LXII: 305 ff.

MacCormick, N. (2005). Rhetoric and the Rule of Law. A Theory of Legal Reasoning. Oxford University Press: Oxford, Ch. 2

Navarro, P. (2015). Normative Systems and Legal Positivism: Eugenio Bulygin and the Philosophy of Law. In: Bulygin E, Paulson SL et al (eds) Essays in Legal Philosophy. Oxford University Press, Oxford

Pino G. (2013). Diritti soggettivi. In: Pino G., Schiavello A., Villa V. (eds.), Filosofia del diritto. Introduzione critica al pensiero giuridico e al diritto positivo, Giappichelli, 221 ff.

Poggi F. (2013). Concetti giuridici fondamentali. Lezioni di teoria generale del diritto. ETS, Ch. 1, parr. 1 and 2

Poggi, F. (2013). The Myth of Literal Meaning in Legal Interpretation. Analisi e diritto 2013, pp. 313- 335

Ratti, G.B. & Rodriguez, J. (2022). Estructura y coherencia de los sistemas jurídicos. Marcial Pons: Madrid, chs. 2, 3

Raz, J. (1986). The Morality of Freedom. Oxford University Press, Ch. 7

Redondo, C. (1999). Norms and Reasons for Action. In: Reasons for Action and the Law. Springer, Dordrecht

Schauer, F. (1991). Playing by the Rules: A Philosophical Examination of Rule-Based Decision Making in Law and in Life. Clarendon Press: Oxford, Chs. 2 and 3

Module 3: The Rule of Law and Philosophical Conceptions of Law

Adorno, Th (1950). The Authoritarian Personality

Alexy, Robert (2009). The Argument from Injustice. A Reply to Legal Positivism. Oxford University Press: Oxford, Part II, ch. 3

Atienza, M. & Ruiz Manero, J. (2006). Dejemos atras el positivismo juridico. In: R. Pascua, J Antonio, & M. Angel (Eds), El Positivismo juridico a examen. Universidad de Salamanca: Salamanca

Aquinas, T. Summa Theologiae, Treatise on Law (QQ 90-108): of the essence of law; of the various kinds of law

Aquinas, T. Summa Theologiae, Treatise on Law (QQ 90-108): of the natural law; of the human law

Barberis, M. (2016). Possono governare, le leggi? Il dilemma del Rule of Law. In Pino, G. & Villa, V. (a cura di), Rule of Law. L’ideale della legalità. Il Mulino;

Bell, D. Jr. (1976). Serving Two Masters. Integration Ideals and Clients’ Interests in School Desegregation Litigation. Yale Law Journal 85(4): 470

Bobbio, N (1960-1996). Il Positivismo giuridico. Lezioni di Filosofia del diritto. Giappichelli: Torino. Capp. 32, 33 e 61

Celano, B. (2012). Normative Legal Positivism, Neutrality and the Rule of Law. In: Ferrer Beltrán J, Moreso JJ, Papayannis DM (eds) Neutrality and theory of law. Springer, Dordrecht

Dworkin, R. (1977). Taking Rights Seriously. Harvard University Press: Cambridge. Ch. 3

Finnis, J. (1980). Natural Law and Natural Rights. Oxford University Press: Oxford, Ch. 6

Fuller, L. (1964) The Morality of Law. Yale University Press: New Haven, Ch. 2

Hart, HLA (1958). Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals. Harvard Law Review 71 (4): 593 – 629;

Hobbes, T. (1651). Leviathan: Chs XVII, XVIII

Hobbes, T. (1651). Leviathan: Chs XX, XXI

Kennedy, D. (1986). Freedom and Constraint in Adjudication: A Critical Phenomenology. Journal of Legal Education 36: 518

Locke, J (1689). Second Treatise on Government: 22-24 (of Slavery); 25-51 (of Property)

Locke, J (1689). Second Treatise on Government:123-131 (of the Ends of Political Society and Government); 132-133 (of the Forms of a Common Wealth); 134 – 142 (Of the extent of the legislative powers)

Mattei, U. & L. Nader (2008). Plunder. When the Rule of Law is Illegal. Wiley-Blackwell, ch. 1

Moreso, J.J. (2001). In Defense of Inclusive Legal Positivism. In: Chiassoni, P. (ed.) The Legal Ought. Gappichelli: Torino

Neumann, Franz L. (1986). The Rule of Law : Political Theory and the Legal System in Modern Society. Berg: Leamington, Introduction, Ch. 1

Nussbaum, M. C. (1992). Human Functioning and Social Justice: In Defense of Aristotelian Essentialism. Political Theory, 20(2), 202-246.

Pozzolo, S. (2001). Neocostituzionalismo e positivismo giuridico. Giappichelli: Torino, Chs 3, 4

Radbruch, G. (1946). Gesetzliches Unrecht und Bergesetzliches Recht

Ross, A. (1961) Validity and the Conflict between Legal Positivism and Natural Law. In: Paulson SL, Litschewski Paulson B (eds) Normativity and norms. Critical perspectives on Kelsenian themes. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1998

West, R. (1988). Jurisprudence and Gender. University of Chicago Law Review 55(1): 1 – 72

Module 4: The Procedural Dimensions of the Rule of Law: Due Process and the Role of Judges in the Legal Process

Accatino, D. (2020). Legal Evidence Theory: Are We All Rationalists Now? Revus (40): 85 – 101

Calamandrei P (2008)[1940] Fede nel diritto

Comanducci, P. (2010). Alcuni problemi concettuali relativi all’applicazione del diritto. Diritto e Questioni Pubbliche 10: 120 – 134

Damaška, M. (1986). The Faces of Justice and State Authority. A Comparative Approach to the Legal Process. Yale University Press: New Haven, Introduction

Damaška, M. (1986). The Faces of Justice and State Authority. A Comparative Approach to the Legal Process. Yale University Press: New Haven, Ch 1

Damaška, M. (1986). The Faces of Justice and State Authority. A Comparative Approach to the Legal Process. Yale University Press: New Haven, Ch 3

Ferrajoli, L. (1989). Diritto e Ragione: Teoria del garantismo penale. Laterza: Bari, Chs. I.1, I.2, II.6, III.9, IV.13, IV.15, IV.16

Ferrajoli, L. (1989). Diritto e Ragione: Teoria del garantismo penale. Laterza: Bari, Chs. V.18, V.19, V.20, VI.24, VI.25

Ferrer, J. (2007). La valoración racional de la prueba. Marcial Pons: Madrid, Chs 2, 3

Galanter, M. (1983). The Radiating Effects of Courts. In: K. Boyum and L. Mather (eds.), Empirical Theories about Courts. Longmans: New York, pp. 117-42.

Genn H. (2009). Introduction: What Is Civil Justice For? In: Judging Civil Justice. The Hamlyn Lectures. Cambridge University Press; 2009:1-26

Genn H. (2009). Judges and Civil Justice. In: Judging Civil Justice. The Hamlyn Lectures. Cambridge University Press; 2009:126-180.

Taruffo, M. (1990). Modelli di prova e di procedimento probatorio. Rivista di Diritto Processuale, XLV(2), 420-447.

Twining, W. (1982). The Rationalist Tradition of Evidence Scholarship. E. Campbell & L. Waller (Eds.), Well and Truly Tried (pp. 211-249). The Law Book Company: Sidney.

Waldron, J. (2011). The Rule of Law and the Importance of Procedure. Nomos 50:3-31.

Wróblewski, J. (1992). The Judicial Application of Law. Springer: Dordrecht, Chs 3, 4, 5