Anthropology of Law: Old and New Approaches

The course aims to introduce students to the field of anthropology of law. Firstly fundamental concepts and methodology will be analysed; secondly, on such bases, specific items and questions concerning the relations between cultures, rights and law in contemporary societies, as one of the main field of research in anthropology of law.

Each daily seminar is conducted in an interactive way, with a presentation of the issue by the professor and an active participation to the discussion by the students.