Course teached as: - DIRITTO COSTITUZIONALE (GENERALE) 5-years Single Cycle Degree in LAW
Teaching Language - Last names A-D
Italian
Course Content - Last names A-D
Knowledge of the of the Italian constitutional system, with particular regard to the sources of law, development of state and government, constitutional review and constitutional judgment, the structure and functions of the constitutional bodies, territorial autonomies and national law. Particular attention will be paid to constitutional guarantees, judicial power and the protection of fundamental rights.
P.Caretti, U. De Siervo, Diritto costituzionale e pubblico, Giappichelli, Torino, ultima edizione.
L'apprendimento della materia presuppone, oltre allo studio del manuale, la lettura della Costituzione e delle leggi più significative illustrate dal manuale.
Learning Objectives - Last names A-D
Knowledge: Knowledge of the sources of Italian law and development of government; constitutional review and revision; structure and functions of constitutional bodies and public administration: central, regional and local; judicial power; the territorial autonomies; the fundamental rights and their instruments of protection; relationship with the European Union system.
Capacity: Ability to address the main issues of the public-constitutional level, starting from a correct identification of the relevant legislation.
Skills: Sensibility for the role that the constitutional perspective plays not only as a fundamental disciplinary dimension but also as a necessary instrument for the interpretation, especially with reference to fundamental freedoms and the guarantee of the rights of persons. Sensitivity to the constitutional values of the 1948 Charter and their enduring character of our Republic. Awareness of the importance of the control of constitutionality and, more generally, of the role of judicial power in a civil law system. Development of an indipendent judgment and ability to apply the acquired knowledge.
Prerequisites - Last names A-D
None
Teaching Methods - Last names A-D
Teaching through lectures, exercises and conferences.
Further information - Last names A-D
None
Type of Assessment - Last names A-D
During the course the teacher will use innovative forms of teaching in order to control the progress of learning.
Profit exam: The exam can include an intermediate written exam. However, the profit check will include an oral exam.
Course program - Last names A-D
The course will essentially cover the following topics: the basic notions of law, with particular reference to sources of Italian and European Union law; the evolution of the form of state and government in Italy from the Albertine Statute to the Republican Constitution; constitutional review; the structure and functions of the constitutional bodies (electoral body, Parliament, Government, President of the Republic, Constitutional Court) and of constitutional relief bodies; the structure and functions of the Public Administration (both central and peripherical of the State, regional and local); the structure and functions of judicial power (with reference to ordinary and administrative justice); the structure and functions of the system of territorial autonomies; the fundamental rights and their instruments of protection; relationship with the European Union system. Particular attention will be given to the issues of constitutional guarantees, judicial power, fundamental rights.