Teaching code

4S002938

Academic staff

Enrico Andreoli, Anna Parrilli

Coordinator

Enrico Andreoli

Credits

9

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

IUS/21 - COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW

Period

I semestre (Area Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 23, 2024 al Dec 21, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course explains the functioning of the main instruments of public law and EU law in a comparative perspective. It provides information on the different legal traditions of the world, on their influence on constitutional structures, as well as on the regulation of economic activities through the lens of the comparative methodology. The course provides students with skills such as understanding, assessing and processing the regulatory framework in which they will operate in their professional trajectory. The comparative analysis of phenomena helps understand global trends and design better solutions for specific (legal) problems.

Prerequisites and basic notions

No specific prior knowledge required.

Program

The teaching provides the student with the necessary tools for understanding the most relevant institutions of public law in a comparative perspective through the examination of state legal systems and the European legal system.
The programme covers the following topics:
1. introduction to the legal phenomenon and fundamentals of public law;
2. method in legal comparison;
3. legal traditions and legal families;
4. sources of law;
5. constitutional cycles and constitutional dynamics;
6. foundations of European Union law (sources of law and institutions);
7. forms of state and government;
8. constitutional justice and constitutional protection.

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Didactic methods

The course comprises 54 hours of classroom lectures; attendance is strongly recommended.
Incoming Erasmus students are invited to contact the professor in charge of the teaching (enrico.andreoli@univr.it) for the precise definition of the teaching methods dedicated to them.

Learning assessment procedures

The assessment of the expected learning outcomes differs for attending and non-attending students in the manner specified below; students who attend 80% of the lectures (43/54 hours) are considered to be attending.
1. For attending students: a written test with multiple-choice and open-ended questions, lasting one and a half hours, the syllabus of which is made up of the topics covered during the classroom lessons.
For attending students, an intermediate written test is to be held in the same way as the final test.
2. For non-attending students: oral test, the syllabus of which is made up of the examination bibliography indicated in the appropriate section.
For any information, non-attending students may refer to the professor in charge of the teaching (enrico.andreoli@univr.it).
3. Incoming Erasmus students are invited to contact the professor in charge of the teaching (enrico.andreoli@univr.it) for a precise definition of the examination arrangements for them (consisting of a paper discussion).

Evaluation criteria

The evaluation criteria include the ascertainment of:
1. the depth and breadth of knowledge gained;
2. the ownership of language;
3. the analytical and argumentative ability;
4. the ability to critically reflect on and link the topics covered in the teaching programme.
The evaluation of the final examination (both written and oral) is expressed in thirtieths.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final grade is made up on the basis of the verification of the criteria mentioned.

Exam language

Italiano; per gli studenti Erasmus incoming è prevista la possibilità di effettuare la prova d'esame loro dedicata (discussione di un paper) in lingua inglese o spagnola. / Italian; incoming Erasmus students will have the opportunity to take their exam (discussion of a paper) in English or Spanish.

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