OVERVIEW

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course focuses on all the most important issues of public law, dealing with the constitutional law profiles and the principal institutes of administrative law.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

To gain knowledge of fundamentals of Italian constitutional law, also from the historical perspective and that of legal scholars. To learn legal terms and interpretative methods which are typically used in Public Law. To develop critical thinking skills of legal texts and constitutional rulings.

TEACHING METHODS

The course will consist of frontal lessons (48 hours) and seminars in which the most controversial aspects of public law will be analysed and discussed.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Part I:

Legal norm and legal system - Sources of law - Criteria for the resolution of normative antinomies - Interpretation - Repeal - Reserve of law, principle of rule of law - Constitution - Constitutional judicial review - "Ordinary Acts" - Legislative decrees - Decrees-law - Regulations of executive - Sources of local authorities - State: concept and constituent elements - Forms of State - Forms of government, in part. parliamentary form of government

Part II

Fundamental principles of the Constitution - Civil relations, in part. personal freedom, domicile, meeting, association - Ethico-social relationships: family discipline, right to health, right to education - Economic relations, in part. right to work, freedom of trade union, right to strike, freedom of private economic initiative, property right - Political relations, in part. voting rights and constitutional duties, in part. tributary duty - Representative democracy / direct democracy, in part. abrogative referendum

Part III

Constitutional organization - Parliament: bicameralism, electoral systems of the Chamber and the Senate, internal organization and functioning, legislative function, address function, in part. the budget maneuver, control function - President of the Republic: election, presidential acts, presidential responsibility - Government: structure and procedure of formation, competences, governmental responsibility, in part. the fiduciary relationship with the Chambers - Auxiliary Bodies, in part. Court of Auditors - Judiciary: constitutional principles, superior council of the judiciary, ordinary judges / special judges, in part. administrative judges - Local authorities: Regions, in part. statutes and organs, organization of provinces, metropolitan cities and municipalities, regional legislative autonomy, administrative and financial autonomy of regions and sub-regional authorities - constitutional court: structure and skills in general, judgment on the constitutionality of laws, judgment on conflicts of attribution between powers of the State and between State and Regions - European Union: EU institutions, EU sources, EU policies in part. the protection of competition, the relationship between the EU and the Italian legal system, in part. during the years of the economic-financial crisis

Part IV

Elements of administrative law - Constitutional principles on public administration - Administrative organization, in part. the independent administrative authorities - Administrative activity: silence of the administrative document, administrative procedure, access to administrative documents, defects in the administrative act - Self-protection powers of the p.a. - Administrative and jurisdictional appeals - Public assets, in part. State concessions - Public contracts

The program will be the one resulting from the recommended volume and lessons.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

- The professors will communicate the title of the main book at the beginning of the lessons;

- Italian Constitution (download from www.quirinale.it also available in foreigner languages other than italian);

- Students have to consult Aulaweb for all information and materials.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

SIMONA RODRIQUEZ (President)

FRANCESCO CAMPODONICO

CRISTINA OTTONELLO

SIMONE PITTO

FABIO TIRIO

ALESSIA TRANFO

PATRIZIA VIPIANA

PIERA VIPIANA

MARIA ANGELA ORLANDI (President)

ARIANNA PITINO (President)

PATRIZIA VIPIANA

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Second semester.

Check on aulaweb for the right time schedule and first lesson. 

Class schedule

INSTITUTIONS OF PUBLIC LAW D

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Due to COVID-19 Emergency the exam is ORAL through the platform TEAM.

Exams' dates and enrollement procedures remain unchanged.

Please refer to Aulaweb course 2019-20 for more details.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Professors will verify mostly the knowledge of the fundamental apsects of public law and the correct use of juridical language.  

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

During the summer session everybody who fails the exam will not be able to take it again in the next scheduled appeal.