Summer School on Law and Logic

For further information on the venue of the conference (Badia Fiesolana), please see the EUI website.

Every day of the course, except for the final day, will have four sessions, lasting 1:30h each. Between each session, there will be a 30-minute break. The table below shows the start and end times of each session, specified in Florence time (CEST).

First morning session: Begins 9:00 AM - Ends 10:30 AM

Second morning session: Begins 11:00 AM - Ends 12:30 PM

Lunch: Begins 12:30 PM - Ends 14:00 PM

First afternoon session: Begins 14:00 PM - Ends 15:30 PM

Second afternoon session: Begins 16:00 PM - Ends 17:30 PM

On the final day of the summer school, Saturday, there will be a special schedule in order to present certificates of attendance and to accommodate those who will be leaving early. The two afternoon sessions will be replaced by a single closing session, meaning activities end at 15:30 CEST on Saturday.

First morning session: Begins 9:00 AM - Ends 10:30 AM

Second morning session: Begins 11:00 AM - Ends 12:30 PM

Lunch: Begins 12:30 PM - Ends 14:00 PM

Closing session - Certificates of Attendance:  Begins 14:00 PM - Ends 15:30 PM

The readings for the Summer School will be shared with the selected participants before the school begins.

Each lecture day will be composed of four 90-minute sessions, with 30-minute breaks between sessions and a 90-minute lunch break after the second session. All times below are presented in Florence time (CEST).

[The programme is subject to change]

Day 1 

• 08:30-09:00 Registration

• 09:00-10:30 Session 1.1.1: Introduction: Perceptions of cooperation and clash of logic and law – opening thoughts about the utilities of logic for law – Basic definitions and methods of the Logocratic Method 
• 11:00-12:30 Session 1.1.2: Logic and Argumentation 
• 14:00-15:30 Session 1.2.1: Introduction to propositional logic: Part 1 
• 16:00-17:30 Session 1.2.2: Introduction to propositional logic: Part 2 (Juliano Maranhão)

Day 2

• 09:00-10:30 Session 2.1.1: Review of basic concepts and exercises on propositional logic: Part 1 
• 11:00-12:30 Session 2.1.2: Review of basic concepts and exercises on propositional logic: Part 2 
• 14:00-15:30 Session 2.2.1: Representing legal rules and legal arguments in propositional logic (common law) 
• 16:00-17:30 Session 2.2.2: Representing legal rules and legal arguments in propositional logic (civil law)

Day 3 

• 09:00-10:30 Session 3.1.1: From propositional to predicate logic: grammar and basic structure 
• 11:00-12:30 Session 3.1.2: From propositional to predicate logic: semantics and relations 
• 14:00-15:30 Session 3.2.1: Modelling the law in predicate logic 
• 16:00-17:30 Session 3.2.2: Revision of basic concepts and exercises on predicate logic
• Evening: Social Dinner

Day 4 

• 09:00-10:30 Session 4.1.1: Argumentation and argument schemes 
• 11:00-12:30 Session 4.1.2: Formalising argumentation / Burdens of proof and presumptions
• 14:00-15:30 Session 4.1.3: Case-based reasoning (factors and dimensions): Part 1
• 16:00-17:30 Session 4.1.4: Case-based reasoning (factors and dimensions): Part 2

Day 5 

• 09:00-10:30 Session 5.1.1: Case-based reasoning (analogy): Part 1 
• 11:00-12:30 Session 5.1.2: Deontic logic: Part 1, Introduction 
• 14:00-15:30 Session 5.2.1: Deontic logic: Part 2, Hohfeld's analysis 
• 16:00-17:30 Session 5.2.2: Deontic logic: Part 3, Advanced deontic logic

Day 6 

• 09:00-10:30 Session 6.1.1: Case-based reasoning (analogy): Part 2 
• 11:00-12:30 Session 6.1.2: Induction: generalisation and specification Inference to the best explanation / Abduction 
• 14:00-15:30 Session 6.2.1: Closing session: Presentation of Certificates of Attendance

Selected candidates will be sent a link to complete online registration for the course and to pay the registration fee corresponding to their modality of participation.

• In-person fee: 650 euros
• Online fee: 450 euros

The registration fee includes access to all Summer School sessions and online events, as well as e-learning materials. Meals and coffee breaks will be provided during the day. Accommodation, travel, and other daily expenses are not included in the registration fee.

For further information on the AI and Law Summer School, you can contact lawsummerschools@eui.eu

We encourage candidates from the countries targeted by the EUI Widening Europe Programme to apply.

You may be eligible for some of your course costs to be paid through the EUI’s Widening Europe Programme if (i) you are a national of one of the following countries AND (ii) you are affiliated with an academic institution and/or research institute in one of the following countries.

Within the European Union:
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

Outside the European Union:
Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Moldova, and Ukraine.

Please indicate this in your application form.

Fee waivers are awarded based on the quality of the application, following a ranking system, and are subject to the availability of funds.

Please note that funding is exclusively applicable for in-person participation.

If you have additional questions please email us at:
lawsummerschools@eui.eu