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Course unit
ITALIAN AND COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
SPO2042983, A.A. 2012/13
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2011/12
ECTS: details
Type |
Scientific-Disciplinary Sector |
Credits allocated |
Educational activities in elective or integrative disciplines |
IUS/21 |
Comparative Public Law |
9.0 |
Course unit organization
Period |
Second semester |
Year |
2nd Year |
Teaching method |
frontal |
Type of hours |
Credits |
Teaching hours |
Hours of Individual study |
Shifts |
Lecture |
9.0 |
65 |
160.0 |
No turn |
Examination board
Examination board not defined
Syllabus
Prerequisites: |
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Target skills and knowledge:: |
This course's aims are:
· to make students familiar with the basic aspects of contemporary constitutionalism in Western democracies;
· to show them that, by revealing how other systems address similar problems, comparative constitutional law gives us a better purchase on our own legal system and legal culture;
· to push them to evaluate the foundations of individual legal systems. |
Course unit contents: |
See below |
Planned learning activities: |
Part one
- What is Comparative Constitutional Law?
Part two
- Sources of Law in different Legal Traditions
- Constitutional Justice
Part three
- Analysis of some National Legal Systems (Switzerland, Canada, United States etc.).
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Textbooks: |
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G. Morbidelli, L Pegoraro, A. Reposo, M. Volpi, Diritto pubblico comparato.
Torino: Giappichelli, 2012.
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L. Pegoraro (a cura di), Glossario di Diritto pubblico comparato.
Roma: Carocci, 2009.
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A SCELTA, A SCELTA.
Bologna: il Mulino, --.
Un libro a scelta della collana "Si governano così" della casa editrice il Mulino
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Additional notes about suggested reading::
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Please, choose Si governano così on the field Collana in the form you find in the following page: http://www.mulino.it/edizioni/volumi/catalogo_volumi.php |
Teaching methods: |
The program includes lessons for 63 classes (45-minutes) and some seminars. As an optional students can work on extension activities |
Assessment criteria: |
The exam consists of an oral test. Part of the test will focus on the legal system chosen by the student for a close examination. |
Further information: |
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