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Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
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1° periodo lezioni - GEM | Oct 1, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 |
2° periodo lezioni - GEM (febbraio/aprile) | Feb 12, 2025 | Apr 17, 2025 |
2° periodo lezioni - GEM (aprile/maggio) | Apr 23, 2025 | May 10, 2025 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione invernale - GEM - 2 appelli | Jan 8, 2025 | Feb 11, 2025 |
Sessione estiva - GEM - 2 appelli | May 12, 2025 | Jul 19, 2025 |
Sessione autunnale - GEM - 2 appelli | Aug 27, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione invernale - GEM - dicembre 2024 | Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 17, 2024 |
Sessione straordinaria - GEM - aprile 2025 | Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 1, 2025 |
Sessione estiva - GEM - luglio 2025 | Jul 16, 2025 | Jul 16, 2025 |
Period | From | To |
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Festa di Ognissanti | Nov 1, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 |
Festa dell'Immacolata | Dec 8, 2024 | Dec 8, 2024 |
Vacanze di Natale | Dec 23, 2024 | Jan 6, 2025 |
Vacanze di Pasqua | Apr 18, 2025 | Apr 22, 2025 |
Festa della Liberazione | Apr 25, 2025 | Apr 25, 2025 |
Festa del Lavoro | May 1, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
Festa del Santo Patrono | May 21, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2025 | Jun 2, 2025 |
Vacanze estive | Aug 11, 2025 | Aug 16, 2025 |
Exam calendar
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Academic staff
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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2° Year It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Comparative constitutional traditions and governance of change (2024/2025)
Teaching code
4S009843
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
IUS/21 - COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW
Period
1° periodo lezioni - GEM dal Oct 1, 2024 al Dec 20, 2024.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
Knowledge and capacity to understand At the end of the course, students should: - have a solid knowledge of both method and fundamentals of comparative legal methodology; - have a good knowledge of the distinction between legal traditions and legal systems; - Understand the lexicon of comparative legal methodology. - have a basic knowledge of the non-legal variables affecting legal change (economics, geography, climate change); - assess how emergencies, risk management/containment, and climate change affect the realm of the law. Knowledge and capacity to apply understanding At the end of the course, students should be able to: - reflect on legal systems/traditions; - use the lexicon of comparative legal methodology - interpret non-legal variables, even ecological ones, affecting legal change; - apply the comparative legal method. Independent judgment At the end of the course, students will acquire be able to: - critically analyze non-Western legal traditions; - critically assess the several issues arising in a globalised world, where economic, legal, climate-change and political factors interact; - to examine public containment. Communication skills At the end of the course, students should be able to: - deliver presentations on legal change and legal system by using specific terms relating to comparative-law topics; - discuss non-Western conceptions of the law; Capacity to learn At the end of the course, students should be able to: - identify and analyze the way in which the theme of constitutional narrative is dealt with in the principal phenomena linked to globalization; - find the sources useful when it comes to developing an interdisciplinary comparative legal study.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Basic knowledge of the English language.
Program
The course will be divided into three parts:
1. Comparative method and constitutional legal traditions. resilience and sustainability of legal pluralism traditions: Common Law; Civil; Law; Mixed Jurisdictions; African Law; Islamic Law; Hindu Law; Hebrew Law; Far Eastern legal systems. Pacific and Russia (SDG 16).
2. Contexts of Legal change (GOAL 17). An introduction to legal geography.
3. The governance of legal change. Colonisation; Numerical comparative law; Inequalities (SDG 10); Terrorisms; Climate change and comparative law (SDG 13).
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Those attending the course will actively participate in it.
During the lectures, students will also discuss topics that have contributed to developing the role of legal traditions around the world .
Lectures will be held in presence.
The video recordings and any supplementary and supporting teaching materials will be made available to students who adhere to the PA 110 e lode protocol, and also, as envisaged by the University guidelines, to students who are in particular situations of fragility, with disabilities or suffering from learning disorders (following notification of and in coordination with the Inclusion Unit) .
Learning assessment procedures
Students that have regularly attended classes will take an oral exam.
During the course, they will be asked to deliver a review of the suggested reading and at least one presentation involving questions, case, and judgements dealt with during the course. The presentation will be assessed in order to determine the final mark.
Non-attending students
Non-attending students are required to take an oral exam. The exam will consist of an oral discussion, aims at verifying the knowledge of the fundamentals of comparative constitutional justice.
Erasmus students
Erasmus students that have regularly attended classes are granted the possibility to write an essay on a topic agreed by the teacher.
Evaluation criteria
Knowledge of the course topics is ascertained through review and presentation; the ability to critically analyze theoretical concepts, through the oral test. The final vote will be expressed out of 30.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The final grade is made up based on the verification of the mentioned criteria. In addition to the notions acquired, the grade is given by the ownership of the technical language used, the ability to connect between topics and institutes, and the analytical and argumentative ability. For attending students, active participation in lessons is also taken into account, which provides additional points.
Exam language
Italiano
Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs
This initiative contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN Agenda 2030. More information on sustainabilityType D and Type F activities
years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Italy in the world (2 cfu) | D |
Francesco Luigi Gatta
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Italy in the world (2 cfu) | D |
Francesco Luigi Gatta
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Italy in the world (1 cfu) | D | Not yet assigned |
Career prospects
Module/Programme news
News for students
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Student mentoring
Internships
Internships are aimed at enabling students to gain direct knowledge of the world of work and to acquire specific professional skills.
Internships are carried out under the responsibility of an individual lecturer, and can be carried out in professional firms, public administration bodies and companies recognised by the University of Verona.
Any CFU credits gained by doing internships will be recognised and recorded by the University in accordance with the relevant University regulations in force (Regolamento d’Ateneo per il riconoscimento dei crediti maturati negli stage universitari).
For further information on internships, please go to: https://www.univr.it/it/i-nostri-servizi/stage-e-tirocini.
Language skills
Graduation
List of thesis proposals
theses proposals | Research area |
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Analisi e riorganizzazione delle strutture comunitarie | Various topics |
La social network analysis applicata allo studio dei contesti colpiti da eventi catastrofici | Various topics |
L'intervento sociale in situazioni d'emergenza | Various topics |
Politiche d'intervento in condizioni d'emergenza | Various topics |
Terzo settore e gestione delle situazioni d'emergenza | Various topics |
Gestione carriere
Student login and resources
Modalità e sedi di frequenza
La frequenza non è obbligatoria.
Maggiori dettagli in merito all'obbligo di frequenza vengono riportati nel Regolamento del corso di studio disponibile alla voce Regolamenti nel menu Il Corso. Anche se il regolamento non prevede un obbligo specifico, verifica le indicazioni previste dal singolo docente per ciascun insegnamento o per eventuali laboratori e/o tirocinio.
È consentita l'iscrizione a tempo parziale. Per saperne di più consulta la pagina Possibilità di iscrizione Part time.
La sede di svolgimento delle lezioni e degli esami è il Palazzo e aule didattiche di giurisprudenza