Face-to-face , second term, 30 hours of theory.

The course is taught in French.

- To introduce students to the tradition of natural law
- To examine a series of philosophical criticisms aimed at natural law
- To study the range and the current criteria of the legitimation of the main contemporary concepts drawn from natural law: the notion of human rights

For the Bachelor in Information and Communication :

For the Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology :

For the Bachelor in Political Sciences: General :

None

Part One - THE TRADITION OF NATURAL LAW
Chapter I - Traditional Natural Law
Preliminaries - the Criticism of Justice by the Sophists
Section I - The Natural Order of the Ideal City According to Plato
Section II - Natural Justice According to Aristotle
Section II - Stoicism
Chapter II - Modern Natural Law
Preliminaries - the Legitimisation of the Modern State: Problems and Perspectives
Section I - Hobbes
Section II - Locke
Part Two - NATURAL LAW: PROBLEMS AND CRITICISMS
Single chapter - Philosophical Criticisms
Section I - The Kantian Theory of Law
Section II - from Empiricism to Utilitarianism
Section III - Historicism
Section IV - Marxism
Section V - Nietzsche
Part Three - BEYOND NATURAL LAW : DETERMINATION AND JUSTIFICATION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
Chapter I - The Discursive Theory of Rights
Chapter II - Fundamental Rights and Democracy
Chapter III - The Justification of the Legitimacy of Rights

Lectures

Oral examination, based on a question drawn at random by each student.

The bibliography is included in the detailed course outline.