Progetti di ricerca

European Legal Rhetorical Studies and History. Speech an discourse in the social construction of justice (EuRheSHis) The EuRheSHis project (a) focuses on the role of verbal expression and the science (rhetoric) that studies its conditions of effectiveness in European legal education… Leggi tutto from both historical and current perspectives; (b) introduces the fundamentals of classical rhetoric and shows how and why they are a common European heritage; (c) emphasises the ethical foundation of classical rhetoric (conflict management through discussion) and its importance as a tool for building justice and democracy in Europe. EuRheSHis envisages a multi-level teaching programme: (A) a 42-hour course aimed at university students, based on the transmission of the theoretical notions of classical rhetoric and the concrete production of speeches [JM Teaching course]; (B) three seminars aimed at legal practitioners an civil servants on topics of specific professional interest (rhetoric of judicial discourse; rhetoric of negotiation acts; rhetoric of regulatory and administrative acts) [JM Professional Lectures]; (C) Open-access user-friendy tools aimed at high-school students to disseminate an communicate the basics of rhetoric, its ethical values and its connection to the founding values of the EU [→ JM Open-access Tools]. EuRheSHis also aim to encourage the creation of a European network of specialists in the field of legal rhetoric and history. In doing so, EuRheSHis aspires: (i) to spread knowledge about the cultural roots of the European Union; (ii) to train future jurists in the discursive construction of justice; (iii) to develop the ability to deconstruct public discourses, as a means of defence against the dangers of manipulation and distortion of information; (iv) and to educate in conscious European citizenship.