Allow foreign students to:

• Understand the problems underlying the transition from an authoritarian regime to a fully democratic one from the point of view of the legal system.
  
  
• Analyze the hazards and challenges of democratic rebuilding in a given historical, political and cultural context, different to theirs.

• This course will focus on the transformation of Argentine legal thinking from the colonial period tothe twentieth century.

Structure, total hours and modality. During the course we will analyze the legal thinking that inspired the independence movement, the failed constitutional attempts and the Constitution of 1853-60 as thenecessary background to understanding Argentine legal culture. The second part of the course will concentrate on the legal theory of the democratic restoration of 1983, as formulated by Carlos Nino, the human rights movement, and the reforms in Civil law, Family law, Constitutional Law and International Law.

The course will have a total of 30 hours, distributed along the 4 weeks in morning periods. Lectures and seminars can be taught in English or in Spanish, depending on the language level of the students. In addition, an elementary, intermediate or advanced Spanish language module will be taught to students interested in enhancing their Spanish skills for a total of 60 hours.

Schedule: a typical week

Credit equivalencies

• Spanish: 60 hours total = 4 credits
• Argentine legal and philosophical thinking Course: 30 hours total = 2 credits

Lectures will focus on theoretical as well as historical aspects of the main themes in the syllabus; seminars will consist of discussion of the relevant texts and documents related to topics previously agreed.

Students’ active participation in discussions and workshops are important requirements for receiving full credit. Accreditation: Self-scheduled examination or paper option.

Allow foreign students to:

• Understand the problems underlying the transition from an authoritarian regime to a fully democratic one from the point of view of the legal system.
  
  
• Analyze the hazards and challenges of democratic rebuilding in a given historical, political and cultural context, different to theirs.
  
  
• Explore the changes in the legal system through the discussion of the actual documents.

• This course will focus on the transformation of Argentine legal thinking from the colonial period tothe twentieth century.

Structure, total hours and modality. During the course we will analyze the legal thinking that inspired the independence movement, the failed constitutional attempts and the Constitution of 1853-60 as thenecessary background to understanding Argentine legal culture. The second part of the course will concentrate on the legal theory of the democratic restoration of 1983, as formulated by Carlos Nino, the human rights movement, and the reforms in Civil law, Family law, Constitutional Law and International Law.

The course will have a total of 45 hours, distributed along the semester, in morning periods. Lectures and seminars, can be taught in English or in Spanish, depending on the language level of the students. In addition, an elementary, intermediate or advanced Spanish language module will be taught to students interested in enhancing their Spanish skills for a total of 120 hours.

Schedule: a typical week

Credit equivalencies

• Spanish: 120 hours total = 8 credits
• Argentine legal and philosophical thinking Course: 45 hours total = 3 credits

Lectures will focus on theoretical as well as historical aspects of the main themes in the syllabus; seminars will consist of discussion of the relevant texts and documents related to topics previously agreed.

Students’ active participation in discussions and workshops are important requirements for receiving full credit. Accreditation: Self-scheduled examination or paper option.