The course provides an advanced understanding of the constitutional structure of the European Union and the evolution of its foundational principles. Students develop the ability to analyse the relationship between EU law and national legal systems, the role of EU institutions, the protection of fundamental rights, and the functioning of the Union’s judicial review mechanisms. The course also strengthens critical skills for assessing European integration dynamics, multilevel governance challenges, and the constitutional issues arising from contemporary political developments.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
- Origins and development of integration
- The idea of a European Constitution and European constitutional law. The European constituent process
- The Lisbon Treaty in the light of multilevel constitutionalism. The strengthening of the European constitutional heritage and the constitutional traditions common to the Member States
- European citizenship, European representative democracy and the European political party system
- Contemporary challenges: Brexit, the debate on the accession of new member States and the future of integration
Part II - The institutional system of the European Union
- The European form of government: general principles
- The principle of conferral and the principle of sincere cooperation between Institutions and between Member States
- The European Parliament and the role of national Parliaments; the European “democratic deficit”
- The European Commission, the President of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
- The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European judicial system (structure and principles)
Part III - The sources of European law
- The system of sources of European Union law; primary and secondary laws
- European Union legislative acts: regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations, opinions and atypical acts
- European legislative procedures
- The relation between European Union law and national law
Part IV - European protection of fundamental rights
- Internal market and fundamental rights
- The Union's jurisdictions and rights protection
- The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- The European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
- European fundamental rights and domestic law; the “dialogue” between Courts
- P. SCARLATTI, "Temi di diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Editoriale Scientifica, 2023 (limited to one essay of your choice from Part One and one essay of your choice from Part Two).
The textbooks serve as the core reference for exam preparation.
Additional teaching materials - including statutory texts, case law, and academic articles - will be provided to supplement the textbooks with in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues.
These materials will be discussed during lectures and made available to students; for attending students, they form an integral part of the exam syllabus.
Fruizione: 21810482 DIRITTO COSTITUZIONALE EUROPEO in Amministrazioni e Politiche Pubbliche LM-63 R GIUBILEI ANDREA
Programme
Part I - General introduction. Constitutional principles of the European Union and European integration process- Origins and development of integration
- The idea of a European Constitution and European constitutional law. The European constituent process
- The Lisbon Treaty in the light of multilevel constitutionalism. The strengthening of the European constitutional heritage and the constitutional traditions common to the Member States
- European citizenship, European representative democracy and the European political party system
- Contemporary challenges: Brexit, the debate on the accession of new member States and the future of integration
Part II - The institutional system of the European Union
- The European form of government: general principles
- The principle of conferral and the principle of sincere cooperation between Institutions and between Member States
- The European Parliament and the role of national Parliaments; the European “democratic deficit”
- The European Commission, the President of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
- The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European judicial system (structure and principles)
Part III - The sources of European law
- The system of sources of European Union law; primary and secondary laws
- European Union legislative acts: regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations, opinions and atypical acts
- European legislative procedures
- The relation between European Union law and national law
Part IV - European protection of fundamental rights
- Internal market and fundamental rights
- The Union's jurisdictions and rights protection
- The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- The European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
- European fundamental rights and domestic law; the “dialogue” between Courts
Core Documentation
- F. POLITI, "Diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Giappichelli, 2023;- P. SCARLATTI, "Temi di diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Editoriale Scientifica, 2023 (limited to one essay of your choice from Part One and one essay of your choice from Part Two).
The textbooks serve as the core reference for exam preparation.
Additional teaching materials - including statutory texts, case law, and academic articles - will be provided to supplement the textbooks with in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues.
These materials will be discussed during lectures and made available to students; for attending students, they form an integral part of the exam syllabus.
Attendance
Although the mode of attendance is optional, it is still highly recommended.Type of evaluation
The exam consists of a single oral test, aimed at assessing the knowledge acquired on the topics covered in the course. teacher profile teaching materials
- Origins and development of integration
- The idea of a European Constitution and European constitutional law. The European constituent process
- The Lisbon Treaty in the light of multilevel constitutionalism. The strengthening of the European constitutional heritage and the constitutional traditions common to the Member States
- European citizenship, European representative democracy and the European political party system
- Contemporary challenges: Brexit, the debate on the accession of new member States and the future of integration
Part II - The institutional system of the European Union
- The European form of government: general principles
- The principle of conferral and the principle of sincere cooperation between Institutions and between Member States
- The European Parliament and the role of national Parliaments; the European “democratic deficit”
- The European Commission, the President of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
- The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European judicial system (structure and principles)
Part III - The sources of European law
- The system of sources of European Union law; primary and secondary laws
- European Union legislative acts: regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations, opinions and atypical acts
- European legislative procedures
- The relation between European Union law and national law
Part IV - European protection of fundamental rights
- Internal market and fundamental rights
- The Union's jurisdictions and rights protection
- The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- The European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
- European fundamental rights and domestic law; the “dialogue” between Courts
- P. SCARLATTI, "Temi di diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Editoriale Scientifica, 2023 (limited to one essay of your choice from Part One and one essay of your choice from Part Two).
The textbooks serve as the core reference for exam preparation.
Additional teaching materials - including statutory texts, case law, and academic articles - will be provided to supplement the textbooks with in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues.
These materials will be discussed during lectures and made available to students; for attending students, they form an integral part of the exam syllabus.
Programme
Part I - General introduction. Constitutional principles of the European Union and European integration process- Origins and development of integration
- The idea of a European Constitution and European constitutional law. The European constituent process
- The Lisbon Treaty in the light of multilevel constitutionalism. The strengthening of the European constitutional heritage and the constitutional traditions common to the Member States
- European citizenship, European representative democracy and the European political party system
- Contemporary challenges: Brexit, the debate on the accession of new member States and the future of integration
Part II - The institutional system of the European Union
- The European form of government: general principles
- The principle of conferral and the principle of sincere cooperation between Institutions and between Member States
- The European Parliament and the role of national Parliaments; the European “democratic deficit”
- The European Commission, the President of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
- The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European judicial system (structure and principles)
Part III - The sources of European law
- The system of sources of European Union law; primary and secondary laws
- European Union legislative acts: regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations, opinions and atypical acts
- European legislative procedures
- The relation between European Union law and national law
Part IV - European protection of fundamental rights
- Internal market and fundamental rights
- The Union's jurisdictions and rights protection
- The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- The European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
- European fundamental rights and domestic law; the “dialogue” between Courts
Core Documentation
- F. POLITI, "Diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Giappichelli, 2023;- P. SCARLATTI, "Temi di diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Editoriale Scientifica, 2023 (limited to one essay of your choice from Part One and one essay of your choice from Part Two).
The textbooks serve as the core reference for exam preparation.
Additional teaching materials - including statutory texts, case law, and academic articles - will be provided to supplement the textbooks with in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues.
These materials will be discussed during lectures and made available to students; for attending students, they form an integral part of the exam syllabus.
Attendance
Although the mode of attendance is optional, it is still highly recommended.Type of evaluation
The exam consists of a single oral test, aimed at assessing the knowledge acquired on the topics covered in the course. teacher profile teaching materials
- Origins and development of integration
- The idea of a European Constitution and European constitutional law. The European constituent process
- The Lisbon Treaty in the light of multilevel constitutionalism. The strengthening of the European constitutional heritage and the constitutional traditions common to the Member States
- European citizenship, European representative democracy and the European political party system
- Contemporary challenges: Brexit, the debate on the accession of new member States and the future of integration
Part II - The institutional system of the European Union
- The European form of government: general principles
- The principle of conferral and the principle of sincere cooperation between Institutions and between Member States
- The European Parliament and the role of national Parliaments; the European “democratic deficit”
- The European Commission, the President of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
- The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European judicial system (structure and principles)
Part III - The sources of European law
- The system of sources of European Union law; primary and secondary laws
- European Union legislative acts: regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations, opinions and atypical acts
- European legislative procedures
- The relation between European Union law and national law
Part IV - European protection of fundamental rights
- Internal market and fundamental rights
- The Union's jurisdictions and rights protection
- The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- The European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
- European fundamental rights and domestic law; the “dialogue” between Courts
- P. SCARLATTI, "Temi di diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Editoriale Scientifica, 2023 (limited to one essay of your choice from Part One and one essay of your choice from Part Two).
The textbooks serve as the core reference for exam preparation.
Additional teaching materials - including statutory texts, case law, and academic articles - will be provided to supplement the textbooks with in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues.
These materials will be discussed during lectures and made available to students; for attending students, they form an integral part of the exam syllabus.
Fruizione: 21810482 DIRITTO COSTITUZIONALE EUROPEO in Amministrazioni e Politiche Pubbliche LM-63 R GIUBILEI ANDREA
Programme
Part I - General introduction. Constitutional principles of the European Union and European integration process- Origins and development of integration
- The idea of a European Constitution and European constitutional law. The European constituent process
- The Lisbon Treaty in the light of multilevel constitutionalism. The strengthening of the European constitutional heritage and the constitutional traditions common to the Member States
- European citizenship, European representative democracy and the European political party system
- Contemporary challenges: Brexit, the debate on the accession of new member States and the future of integration
Part II - The institutional system of the European Union
- The European form of government: general principles
- The principle of conferral and the principle of sincere cooperation between Institutions and between Member States
- The European Parliament and the role of national Parliaments; the European “democratic deficit”
- The European Commission, the President of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
- The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European judicial system (structure and principles)
Part III - The sources of European law
- The system of sources of European Union law; primary and secondary laws
- European Union legislative acts: regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations, opinions and atypical acts
- European legislative procedures
- The relation between European Union law and national law
Part IV - European protection of fundamental rights
- Internal market and fundamental rights
- The Union's jurisdictions and rights protection
- The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- The European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
- European fundamental rights and domestic law; the “dialogue” between Courts
Core Documentation
- F. POLITI, "Diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Giappichelli, 2023;- P. SCARLATTI, "Temi di diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Editoriale Scientifica, 2023 (limited to one essay of your choice from Part One and one essay of your choice from Part Two).
The textbooks serve as the core reference for exam preparation.
Additional teaching materials - including statutory texts, case law, and academic articles - will be provided to supplement the textbooks with in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues.
These materials will be discussed during lectures and made available to students; for attending students, they form an integral part of the exam syllabus.
Attendance
Although the mode of attendance is optional, it is still highly recommended.Type of evaluation
The exam consists of a single oral test, aimed at assessing the knowledge acquired on the topics covered in the course. teacher profile teaching materials
- Origins and development of integration
- The idea of a European Constitution and European constitutional law. The European constituent process
- The Lisbon Treaty in the light of multilevel constitutionalism. The strengthening of the European constitutional heritage and the constitutional traditions common to the Member States
- European citizenship, European representative democracy and the European political party system
- Contemporary challenges: Brexit, the debate on the accession of new member States and the future of integration
Part II - The institutional system of the European Union
- The European form of government: general principles
- The principle of conferral and the principle of sincere cooperation between Institutions and between Member States
- The European Parliament and the role of national Parliaments; the European “democratic deficit”
- The European Commission, the President of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
- The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European judicial system (structure and principles)
Part III - The sources of European law
- The system of sources of European Union law; primary and secondary laws
- European Union legislative acts: regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations, opinions and atypical acts
- European legislative procedures
- The relation between European Union law and national law
Part IV - European protection of fundamental rights
- Internal market and fundamental rights
- The Union's jurisdictions and rights protection
- The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- The European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
- European fundamental rights and domestic law; the “dialogue” between Courts
- P. SCARLATTI, "Temi di diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Editoriale Scientifica, 2023 (limited to one essay of your choice from Part One and one essay of your choice from Part Two).
The textbooks serve as the core reference for exam preparation.
Additional teaching materials - including statutory texts, case law, and academic articles - will be provided to supplement the textbooks with in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues.
These materials will be discussed during lectures and made available to students; for attending students, they form an integral part of the exam syllabus.
Programme
Part I - General introduction. Constitutional principles of the European Union and European integration process- Origins and development of integration
- The idea of a European Constitution and European constitutional law. The European constituent process
- The Lisbon Treaty in the light of multilevel constitutionalism. The strengthening of the European constitutional heritage and the constitutional traditions common to the Member States
- European citizenship, European representative democracy and the European political party system
- Contemporary challenges: Brexit, the debate on the accession of new member States and the future of integration
Part II - The institutional system of the European Union
- The European form of government: general principles
- The principle of conferral and the principle of sincere cooperation between Institutions and between Member States
- The European Parliament and the role of national Parliaments; the European “democratic deficit”
- The European Commission, the President of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
- The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European judicial system (structure and principles)
Part III - The sources of European law
- The system of sources of European Union law; primary and secondary laws
- European Union legislative acts: regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations, opinions and atypical acts
- European legislative procedures
- The relation between European Union law and national law
Part IV - European protection of fundamental rights
- Internal market and fundamental rights
- The Union's jurisdictions and rights protection
- The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- The European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
- European fundamental rights and domestic law; the “dialogue” between Courts
Core Documentation
- F. POLITI, "Diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Giappichelli, 2023;- P. SCARLATTI, "Temi di diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Editoriale Scientifica, 2023 (limited to one essay of your choice from Part One and one essay of your choice from Part Two).
The textbooks serve as the core reference for exam preparation.
Additional teaching materials - including statutory texts, case law, and academic articles - will be provided to supplement the textbooks with in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues.
These materials will be discussed during lectures and made available to students; for attending students, they form an integral part of the exam syllabus.
Attendance
Although the mode of attendance is optional, it is still highly recommended.Type of evaluation
The exam consists of a single oral test, aimed at assessing the knowledge acquired on the topics covered in the course. teacher profile teaching materials
- Origins and development of integration
- The idea of a European Constitution and European constitutional law. The European constituent process
- The Lisbon Treaty in the light of multilevel constitutionalism. The strengthening of the European constitutional heritage and the constitutional traditions common to the Member States
- European citizenship, European representative democracy and the European political party system
- Contemporary challenges: Brexit, the debate on the accession of new member States and the future of integration
Part II - The institutional system of the European Union
- The European form of government: general principles
- The principle of conferral and the principle of sincere cooperation between Institutions and between Member States
- The European Parliament and the role of national Parliaments; the European “democratic deficit”
- The European Commission, the President of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
- The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European judicial system (structure and principles)
Part III - The sources of European law
- The system of sources of European Union law; primary and secondary laws
- European Union legislative acts: regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations, opinions and atypical acts
- European legislative procedures
- The relation between European Union law and national law
Part IV - European protection of fundamental rights
- Internal market and fundamental rights
- The Union's jurisdictions and rights protection
- The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- The European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
- European fundamental rights and domestic law; the “dialogue” between Courts
- P. SCARLATTI, "Temi di diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Editoriale Scientifica, 2023 (limited to one essay of your choice from Part One and one essay of your choice from Part Two).
The textbooks serve as the core reference for exam preparation.
Additional teaching materials - including statutory texts, case law, and academic articles - will be provided to supplement the textbooks with in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues.
These materials will be discussed during lectures and made available to students; for attending students, they form an integral part of the exam syllabus.
Fruizione: 21810482 DIRITTO COSTITUZIONALE EUROPEO in Amministrazioni e Politiche Pubbliche LM-63 R GIUBILEI ANDREA
Programme
Part I - General introduction. Constitutional principles of the European Union and European integration process- Origins and development of integration
- The idea of a European Constitution and European constitutional law. The European constituent process
- The Lisbon Treaty in the light of multilevel constitutionalism. The strengthening of the European constitutional heritage and the constitutional traditions common to the Member States
- European citizenship, European representative democracy and the European political party system
- Contemporary challenges: Brexit, the debate on the accession of new member States and the future of integration
Part II - The institutional system of the European Union
- The European form of government: general principles
- The principle of conferral and the principle of sincere cooperation between Institutions and between Member States
- The European Parliament and the role of national Parliaments; the European “democratic deficit”
- The European Commission, the President of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
- The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European judicial system (structure and principles)
Part III - The sources of European law
- The system of sources of European Union law; primary and secondary laws
- European Union legislative acts: regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations, opinions and atypical acts
- European legislative procedures
- The relation between European Union law and national law
Part IV - European protection of fundamental rights
- Internal market and fundamental rights
- The Union's jurisdictions and rights protection
- The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- The European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
- European fundamental rights and domestic law; the “dialogue” between Courts
Core Documentation
- F. POLITI, "Diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Giappichelli, 2023;- P. SCARLATTI, "Temi di diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Editoriale Scientifica, 2023 (limited to one essay of your choice from Part One and one essay of your choice from Part Two).
The textbooks serve as the core reference for exam preparation.
Additional teaching materials - including statutory texts, case law, and academic articles - will be provided to supplement the textbooks with in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues.
These materials will be discussed during lectures and made available to students; for attending students, they form an integral part of the exam syllabus.
Attendance
Although the mode of attendance is optional, it is still highly recommended.Type of evaluation
The exam consists of a single oral test, aimed at assessing the knowledge acquired on the topics covered in the course. teacher profile teaching materials
- Origins and development of integration
- The idea of a European Constitution and European constitutional law. The European constituent process
- The Lisbon Treaty in the light of multilevel constitutionalism. The strengthening of the European constitutional heritage and the constitutional traditions common to the Member States
- European citizenship, European representative democracy and the European political party system
- Contemporary challenges: Brexit, the debate on the accession of new member States and the future of integration
Part II - The institutional system of the European Union
- The European form of government: general principles
- The principle of conferral and the principle of sincere cooperation between Institutions and between Member States
- The European Parliament and the role of national Parliaments; the European “democratic deficit”
- The European Commission, the President of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
- The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European judicial system (structure and principles)
Part III - The sources of European law
- The system of sources of European Union law; primary and secondary laws
- European Union legislative acts: regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations, opinions and atypical acts
- European legislative procedures
- The relation between European Union law and national law
Part IV - European protection of fundamental rights
- Internal market and fundamental rights
- The Union's jurisdictions and rights protection
- The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- The European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
- European fundamental rights and domestic law; the “dialogue” between Courts
- P. SCARLATTI, "Temi di diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Editoriale Scientifica, 2023 (limited to one essay of your choice from Part One and one essay of your choice from Part Two).
The textbooks serve as the core reference for exam preparation.
Additional teaching materials - including statutory texts, case law, and academic articles - will be provided to supplement the textbooks with in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues.
These materials will be discussed during lectures and made available to students; for attending students, they form an integral part of the exam syllabus.
Programme
Part I - General introduction. Constitutional principles of the European Union and European integration process- Origins and development of integration
- The idea of a European Constitution and European constitutional law. The European constituent process
- The Lisbon Treaty in the light of multilevel constitutionalism. The strengthening of the European constitutional heritage and the constitutional traditions common to the Member States
- European citizenship, European representative democracy and the European political party system
- Contemporary challenges: Brexit, the debate on the accession of new member States and the future of integration
Part II - The institutional system of the European Union
- The European form of government: general principles
- The principle of conferral and the principle of sincere cooperation between Institutions and between Member States
- The European Parliament and the role of national Parliaments; the European “democratic deficit”
- The European Commission, the President of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
- The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European judicial system (structure and principles)
Part III - The sources of European law
- The system of sources of European Union law; primary and secondary laws
- European Union legislative acts: regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations, opinions and atypical acts
- European legislative procedures
- The relation between European Union law and national law
Part IV - European protection of fundamental rights
- Internal market and fundamental rights
- The Union's jurisdictions and rights protection
- The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- The European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
- European fundamental rights and domestic law; the “dialogue” between Courts
Core Documentation
- F. POLITI, "Diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Giappichelli, 2023;- P. SCARLATTI, "Temi di diritto costituzionale dell'Unione europea", Editoriale Scientifica, 2023 (limited to one essay of your choice from Part One and one essay of your choice from Part Two).
The textbooks serve as the core reference for exam preparation.
Additional teaching materials - including statutory texts, case law, and academic articles - will be provided to supplement the textbooks with in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues.
These materials will be discussed during lectures and made available to students; for attending students, they form an integral part of the exam syllabus.
Attendance
Although the mode of attendance is optional, it is still highly recommended.Type of evaluation
The exam consists of a single oral test, aimed at assessing the knowledge acquired on the topics covered in the course.