The aim of this course is to provide the students with the critical tools needed to understand a series of legal institutions, through the comparative study of constitutional systems.
Furthermore the course develops the students better understanding of globalizing processes, focusing on the protection of fundamental rights.
Furthermore the course develops the students better understanding of globalizing processes, focusing on the protection of fundamental rights.
teacher profile teaching materials
The course will be divided into two parts:
General part:
The object and the method
Legal production and sources systems
The great models of comparative law: civil law and common law
The forms of state and government
The main experiences of democratic constitutionalism:
• Italy
• Austria
• Belgium
• France
• Germany
• UK
• United States
• Spain
• Portugal
• Switzerland
Special part:
Political parties and democracy
Constitutional principles and fundamental rights in multicultural societies
Students that will attend the lectures must study:
1) G. Morbidelli - L. Pegoraro -A. Rinella - M. Volpi, Diritto pubblico comparato, Giappichelli, Torino, 2016.
2) S. Bonfiglio, I partiti e la democrazia. Una rilettura dell’art. 49 della Costituzione, il Mulino, Bologna 2013.
3) S. Bonfiglio, Costituzionalismo meticcio. Oltre il colonialismo dei diritti umani, Giappichelli, Torino 2016.
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Programme
SyllabusThe course will be divided into two parts:
General part:
The object and the method
Legal production and sources systems
The great models of comparative law: civil law and common law
The forms of state and government
The main experiences of democratic constitutionalism:
• Italy
• Austria
• Belgium
• France
• Germany
• UK
• United States
• Spain
• Portugal
• Switzerland
Special part:
Political parties and democracy
Constitutional principles and fundamental rights in multicultural societies
Core Documentation
BibliographyStudents that will attend the lectures must study:
1) G. Morbidelli - L. Pegoraro -A. Rinella - M. Volpi, Diritto pubblico comparato, Giappichelli, Torino, 2016.
2) S. Bonfiglio, I partiti e la democrazia. Una rilettura dell’art. 49 della Costituzione, il Mulino, Bologna 2013.
3) S. Bonfiglio, Costituzionalismo meticcio. Oltre il colonialismo dei diritti umani, Giappichelli, Torino 2016.
Type of delivery of the course
The course will be mainly based on frontal lessons and combined with online sessions, aimed at further exploring constitutional matters with Professors from the main Italian and foreign universities. During the course there will be at least three group exercises.Attendance
Attendance is not compulsory but highly recommended.Type of evaluation
Students progress will be assessed through an oral examination. Three questions will test knowledge on main constitutional systems. Furthermore, at least two questions will concern the special section of the exam programme and will assess reflection and evaluation skills.