The course analyses: the notion of legal system, the State and its elements; representative democracy and the forms of direct democracy; the sources of law; the constitutional bodies; the notion of judicial review; the comparative method; the notion of constitution and the constitutional dynamics; the systems of government; the notion, recognition and enforcement of fundamental rights. An insight into some of the most interesting contemporary jurisdictions will be provided.
FOR THOSE WHO ATTEND THE CLASSES:
- your own notes
- A. Barbera, C. Fusaro, Corso di Diritto Pubblico, decima edizione, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2018: capitoli I, II, V (paragrafi 1-13 e 20), VI, VIII (paragrafi 1-4; 10; 11; 13), IX, X, XI, XV (paragrafi 1-9 e 14)
- G. Morbidelli, L. Pegoraro, A. Rinella, M. Volpi, Diritto Pubblico Comparato, quinta edizione, Torino, Giappichelli, 2016, capitoli I (paragrafi 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), V, VII
- G. Cerrina Feroni, T.E. Frosini, S. Torre, Codice delle Costituzioni, vol I, Padova, CEDAM, 2015.
FOR THOSE THAT DO NOT ATTEND THE CLASSES
- A. Barbera, C. Fusaro, Corso di Diritto Pubblico, decima edizione, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2018: cap. I, II, V, VI, VIII, IX, X, XI, XV
- G. Morbidelli, L. Pegoraro, A. Rinella, M. Volpi, Diritto Pubblico Comparato, quinta edizione, Torino, Giappichelli, 2016, cap. I (para. 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), V, VII
- G. Cerrina Feroni, T.E. Frosini, S. Torre, Codice delle Costituzioni, vol I, Padova, CEDAM, 2015.
Learning Objectives
The course is designed to provide students the basic knowledge of public law conceived as an instrument to regulate a polity and as an instrument of dialogue and guarantee in contemporary divided and/or plural societies.
Specific skills of legal research, analysis and comparative methods will be developed during the course, as to encourage students to critically discuss present and past jurisdictions.
At the end of the course, those who will have attended it fruitfully should be able to find all the sources and materials needed to discuss constitutional issues, they should master the basic methodological tools and the fundamentals of the discipline to compare different constitutional experiences , and to be able to express structured and informed opinions.
Prerequisites
None
Teaching Methods
Lectures. A series of conferences which complements ordinary curricular lectures, devoted to to crucial topics of contemporary constitutional debate, will be offered to the students.
Type of Assessment
-written exam consisting in five open questions (WITHOUT access to your notes and/or reference books) on the course's topics. The exam lasts 1hrs and 30 minutes.
The evaluation of the exam will be based on: students' knowledge of the topics, students' critical analysis and synthesis, clarity of exposition and appropriate use of specific legal language.
In specific cases, with the PREVIOUS agreement with the lecturers, the exam can be oral.
THERE ARE NO MID-TERM EVALUATIONS
Course program
The detailed syllabus for students attending the course will be provided during the first classes or via email (upon request)