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Syllabus

EN IT

Prerequisites


none

Program

First week
1.Issues of method in legal studies
2.Legal Systems: Civil Law and Common Law
3.Origins and features of the Nation State

Second week
4.Federalism and regionalism
5.The Constitutional State: sources of law
6.Patterns of constitutional review of the legislation

Third week
7. Domestic and International Public Law
8. Legal orders relationships: a) the European Union legal system
9. Legal orders relationships: b) the European Convention of Human Rights

Fourth week
10. Legal orders relationships: c) International Constitutionalism
11. Forms of government
12. Parliaments

Ffith week
13. Governments
14. Public Administration: a) rule of law
15. Public Administration: b) administrative proceedings c) remedies

Sixth week
16. Rights and freedoms
17. Rights and freedoms
18. Multilevel protection

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.

Attendance Rules

Students are encouraged to actively participate in class, preparing lectures in advance, and discussing cases and materials in class debates.