Teaching code

4S002938

Academic staff

Francesco Palermo, Enrico Andreoli

Coordinator

Francesco Palermo

Credits

9

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

IUS/21 - COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW

Period

I semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 26, 2022 al Dec 23, 2022.

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

There are no specific prerequisites.

Program

The course provides the student with the necessary tools for understanding the legal phenomenon, focusing in particular on the most relevant institutions of public and constitutional law of state and European Union systems.
The first part of the course is devoted to an introduction to the legal phenomenon; to the basics of public law; to the method in legal comparison; to legal families and traditions; to the sources of law.
The second part of the course focuses on constitutions and constitutional cycles; on the dynamics of constitutions, with particular reference to their formation and possible revision; on the forms of state and government; on territorial organization of power; on the foundations of European Union law (institutions and sources).
The third part focuses on constitutional justice, with particular regard to its classification into models and systems, as well as its relationship to the phenomenon of law production within the legal systems analyzed in Part One.

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Didactic methods

The teaching methods are distinguished between attending and non-attending students.
ATTENDING students:
Teaching consists of face-to-face lectures dedicated to conveying the basics of comparative and European public law, their basic categories and fundamental application tools. This is complemented by in-depth classroom exercises useful for the implementation of theoretical knowledge.
The program can be prepared on the following materials:
a) notes from lectures and materials made available by the Professor in the e-learning platform;
b) S. Bagni, M. Nicolini, "Giustizia costituzionale comparata", Wolters Kluwer-CEDAM, Milano, 2021 (Chh. I and II).
NON-ATTENDING Students:
The teaching methods consist of the Professor's support of up-to-date textbook study.
Specifically, students are required to bring the following syllabus to the examination:
a) L. Pegoraro, A. Rinella, "Sistemi costituzionali", Giappichelli, Torino, 2020 (excluding Chh. VI and IX);
b) S. Bagni, M. Nicolini, "Giustizia costituzionale comparata", Wolters Kluwer-CEDAM, Milano, 2021 (Chh. I and II);
c) R. Adam, A. Tizzano, "Lineamenti di diritto dell’Unione europea", Giappichelli, 2019 (limited to Part One).
ERASMUS students:
Students are invited to contact the Professor (enrico.andreoli@univr.it) for the precise definition of teaching arrangements.

Dual teaching is not provided: classes are exclusively in-person.
In case of certified Covid-19 positivity, students are invited to contact the Professor (enrico.andreoli@univr.it) to discuss possible ways to make up missed classes.

Learning assessment procedures

The assessment of learning outcomes includes:
a) for ATTENDING students: written test; a self-assessment test will be scheduled at the middle of the course;
b) for NON-ATTENDING students: oral test.
The tests for attending and non-attending students cover the respectively specified examination syllabus.
The written test, reserved for ATTENDING students, contains multiple-choice and open-ended questions and concerns the topics covered in class.
The oral test for NON-ATTENDING students covers the books indicated in the program for the same dedicated students.
ERASMUS students are invited to contact the Professor (enrico.andreoli@univr.it) for the precise definition of the examination arrangements.

Evaluation criteria

Each examination is intended to test:
a) the depth and breadth of knowledge gained;
b) the property of language;
c) the ability to connect knowledge in a systemic form;
d) analytical and argumentative ability.
Each test (written or oral) concludes with a proposed grade expressed in thirtieths.
The final grade is made up on the basis of the verification of the criteria mentioned (approximately 1/4 for each criterion). For ATTENDING students, active participation in lectures is also taken into account.

Exam language

Italiano. Gli studenti ERASMUS possono contattare il Docente per valutare la possibilità di utilizzare una lingua diversa.