This module aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between crime and justice on the one hand, and how this relationship is tied to current issues and recent transformations in the socio-political global environment on the other. This aim is pursued through a critical interdisciplinary study of law in society, which thoroughly examines the pursuit of justice through law together with the role of law as an instrument of social order.
The first part of the course explores the main theoretical and methodological reflections around the main theme of the course, developing the conceptual basis for the critical analysis that will be undertaken in the course as a whole. The second part of the course then focuses on the analysis of specific case studies, through which the methodological framework previously developed will be applied. In this part, students choose specific case studies to explore in their course assessments. The course end with a discussion of conclusions and reflections, and with student presentations of their case studies.