Course teached as: B019396 - GIUSTIZIA COSTITUZIONALE COMPARATA 5-years Single Cycle Degree in LAW
Teaching Language
Italian.
Course Content
The course aims at offering to the students an overview of the systems of constitutional justice both in their historical development and their present functioning.
Some specific systems will be taken into consideration. The system considered will be analyzed through case law related to some common
issues.
Students regularly attending classes will take the exam studying class notes and handouts
Non attending students:
A) A. Pizzorusso, Giustizia costituzionale (comp.), in Enciclopedia del diritto, Annali I, Milano, Giuffrè, 2007, pp. 669-715;
B) L. Mezzetti (a cura di), Sistemi e modelli di giustizia costituzionale, Padova, Cedam, 2009, pp. 99-289 e 623-683;
C) V. Varano - V. Barsotti, La tradizione giuridica occidentale, Volume II, Argomenti per un confronto civil law - common law, Giappichelli, Torino 2003, pp. 4-16.
Learning Objectives
Knowledge
Knowledge related to the varius systems of constitutional justice. Analysy of Constitutional court's case law.
Abilities
Ability referred to analyzing the most relevant questions and problems concerning the most important systems of constitutional justice.
Results to be obtained
Critical comprehension of the most relevant models of constitutional justice.
Prerequisites
The students must have passed the exams in: Private Law (Diritto privato I); Constitutional Law (Diritto costituzionale generale); Comparative Legal System (Sistemi giuridici comparati), recommended but not required.
Teaching Methods
48 hours of seminars.
Further information
Considering that the course is in form of a seminar and considering also the specificity of the course, the instructors will evaluate the capacity and
attitude of the students before their enrollment.
Type of Assessment
Students regularly attending classes are expected to present an oral work during classes and will also take a final oral exam.
Other students will take an oral exam.
Course program
The course aims at offering to the students an overview of the systems of constitutional justice both in their historical development and their
present functioning.
Some specific countries will be taken into consideration belonging to the diffuse model (such as USA and Canada) and to the concentrate model (such as Austria, Germany, Spain, France).
The system considered will be analyzed in their theoretical scheme and also through the reading of case law related to some common issues.