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Syllabus

EN IT

Prerequisites

None

Program

1. Issues of methods in legal studies; concept of law
2. Two families of Legal Systems: Civil Law and Common Law
3. Origins and features of the modern Nation-State
WEEK TWO:
1. Domestic and International Public Law
2. Sources of Law
3. Federalism and regionalism
WEEK THREE:
1. Legal orders relationships: a) the European Union legal system
2. Legal orders relationships: b) the European Convention of Human Rights
3. Legal orders relationships: c) the Global arena
WEEK FOUR:
1. (cont'd:) Legal orders relationships: d) transnational patterns
2. Public law and political power: forms of government – separation of powers
3. Public law and political power: the Constitutional State
WEEK FIVE:
1. The role of the judiciary: patterns of constitutional review of the legislation
2. The role of the judiciary:
3. The role of the judiciary: protection of fundamental rights and freedoms (I)
WEEK SIX:
1. (cont'd) Protection of fundamental rights and freedoms (II): proportionality and balancing
2. Administrative law and administrative agencies: a) rule of law
3. Administrative law and administrative agencies: b) administrative proceedings; the regulatory State

Books

1. Textbook: Andrea Buratti, Western Constitutionalism, 3rd edition, Giappichelli-Springer, 2023, ISBN 9791221101683
2. Required materials and readings as discussed in class, uploaded in the course's website and as pointed out in the annual Syllabus

Bibliography



Masterman - Schutze, The Oxford Companion to comparative Constitutional Law, Cambridge 2019
M. Loughlin, Foundations of Public Law, Oxford University Press, 2010

Teaching methods

36 hours divided into 18 classes, two hours' each, during the first semester, thrice a week.
Lectures, presentation of cases and materials and debate in class.

Exam Rules

Learning outcomes are assessed through a written test (50% weight), and an oral final exam (50% weight); the final grade is the outcome of their average. The written test consists of a test with 30 questions with closed answers (4 answers for each question), one mark for every correct answer, no penalisation for wrong answers. Minimum pass grade is 18/30.
Students who passed the written exam will be allowed to take the oral exam immediately after or in the course of any call of the same session.
The criteria for grading the oral part of the exam are as follows:
o 18-20: barely sufficient knowledge and comprehension of topics, possibly with flaws; sufficient level of analysis synthesis and autonomous judgment
o 21-23: Standard knowledge and comprehension of topics; correct analysis and synthesis, logically coherent reasoning
o 24-26: Fairly good knowledge and comprehension of topics; good analytical and synthetical abilities, logically rigorous reasoning.
o 27-29: Full knowledge and comprehension of topics; remarkable analytical and synthetical abilities. Good judgmental autonomy.
o 30-30L: Very good level of knowledge and comprehension of topics. Outstanding capabilities of analysis and synthesis and of autonomous judgment. Ability for reasoning in a personal way.