The course aims to equip students with the essential competencies to understand, from both a theoretical and practical standpoint, the subject of fundamental rights protection. It particularly intends to analyse the core principles underpinning these rights, their interrelations, as well as the conditions of both domestic and supranational protection systems.
teacher profile teaching materials
- Fundamental rights from a historical perspective
- Theories and methods of protection of fundamental rights
- Fundamental rights protection in contemporary constitutionalism: the internationalization of systems
- European constitutional law
Part II. Protection of Fundamental Rights in the Italian Constitutional System
- Rights protection within the context of the Statuto Albertino
- The experience of fascism and the denial of political rights
- Fundamental rights in the Italian Constitution
- Fundamental principles
- Constitutional freedoms
- Constitutional rights
- Limits to the exercise of fundamental rights
- Judicial securities for rights protection within the ECHR and EU legal systems
Part III. Protection of the Rights of Vulnerable People
- Constitutional grounds for vulnerability
- Rights of vulnerable persons in the jurisprudence of supranational courts
- The weight of vulnerability in the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court
- Protection of vulnerabilities: prerogatives of Courts and discretion of the Legislator
F. Politi, Libertà costituzionali e diritti fondamentali. Casi e materiali. Un itinerario giurisprudenziale, Torino, Giappichelli, 2024;
Or
P. Caretti, G. Tarli Barbieri, I diritti fondamentali. Libertà e Diritti sociali, Torino, Giappichelli, 2022.
Special Part:
P. Scarlatti, La protezione costituzionale della vulnerabilità, in progress of publication
Students should also be in full possession of the fundamental texts of Italian and European constitutional law.
Programme
Part I. Introduction to the theory of Fundamental Rights- Fundamental rights from a historical perspective
- Theories and methods of protection of fundamental rights
- Fundamental rights protection in contemporary constitutionalism: the internationalization of systems
- European constitutional law
Part II. Protection of Fundamental Rights in the Italian Constitutional System
- Rights protection within the context of the Statuto Albertino
- The experience of fascism and the denial of political rights
- Fundamental rights in the Italian Constitution
- Fundamental principles
- Constitutional freedoms
- Constitutional rights
- Limits to the exercise of fundamental rights
- Judicial securities for rights protection within the ECHR and EU legal systems
Part III. Protection of the Rights of Vulnerable People
- Constitutional grounds for vulnerability
- Rights of vulnerable persons in the jurisprudence of supranational courts
- The weight of vulnerability in the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court
- Protection of vulnerabilities: prerogatives of Courts and discretion of the Legislator
Core Documentation
General Part:F. Politi, Libertà costituzionali e diritti fondamentali. Casi e materiali. Un itinerario giurisprudenziale, Torino, Giappichelli, 2024;
Or
P. Caretti, G. Tarli Barbieri, I diritti fondamentali. Libertà e Diritti sociali, Torino, Giappichelli, 2022.
Special Part:
P. Scarlatti, La protezione costituzionale della vulnerabilità, in progress of publication
Students should also be in full possession of the fundamental texts of Italian and European constitutional law.
Reference Bibliography
Further reference texts will be indicated by the professor during the lessons.Attendance
Attendance at the course, although optional, is strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
A final oral examination s expected in order to verify the knowledge acquired. Regarding specific learning disorders 'SLD', concept maps shall be sent to the professor at least ten days before the exam, shall be strictly keyword-based and shall be limited in number.