The knowledge to be acquired concerns the system of local authorities following the constitutional reform of Title V of 2001, and recent legislative reforms.
L. Vandelli, Il sistema delle autonomie locali, Bologna, il Mulino, 2013, or F. Staderini - P. Caretti - P. MIlazzo, Diritto degli enti locali, XIV ediz. agg. Padova, Cedam, 2014; M. Carrà - W. Gasparri - C. Marzuoli, Diritto per il governo del territorio, Bologna, il Mulino, 2012, pp. 167-352. Additional information will be provided by the teacher during lessons
Learning Objectives
Capacity to find normative, jurisprudential and bibliographic material for purposes of the reconstruction of the regulations in force and of the identification and solution of legal issues posed by the organization and activity of local governments, so as to be able to perceive the differences and the elements of continuity, and to trace back the current evolution to the principles and general categories of constitutional and administrative law , as well as to outline the co-ordinates useful for following the reform processes underway.
Prerequisites
Readiness for the exam requires having knowledge of the fundamental notions of General Constitutional Law, Private Law I and General Administrative Law.
Teaching Methods
Traditional classroom lectures.
Further information
Sensitivity to the legal profiles of the current phase of regulation of local governments within the framework of their constitutional and administrative configuration, and to legal issues associated with local governments.
Type of Assessment
Attending students may, at their option, prepare the examination on the text of Staderini-Caretti-Milazzo and on lecture notes that will be available during the semester on the platform of the University Moodle.
Final exam: oral examination on the whole program.
Course program
The subject matter of the course is: a) the system of local authorities, with particular attention to the role of local governments within the current constitutional framework, and to the relevant organizational/functional profiles; b) the governance of the territory with reference to town and territorial planning procedures.