OVERVIEW

The teaching deals with the study of the Italian Constitution and fundamental principles of Administrative Law.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The learning outcomes are the knowledge of Italian Constitutional Law and fundamental principles of Italian Administrative Law.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The main learning outcomes of the Public Law course is to provide a thorough knowledge of Italian Constitutional Law and fundamental principles of Administrative Law.

The teaching provides the basic skills for the study of other legal subjects taught in the three-year degree Course in Administration and Political Sciences.

It is also linked to non-legal  teachings of the Course (see especially those taught in the first year such as History of Political Doctrines, Sociology and Contemporary History), contributing to the interdisciplinary education of students.

At the end of the teaching students will be able:

• to understand and comment on the Italian Constitution; 
• to recognize the Italian sources of law and their interaction with International and European Union sources of law; 
• to understand the relationships among the constitutional powers of the State; 
• to understand the relationships among jurisdictions; 
• to know the different levels of local and regional government of the Italian Republic; 
• to know the functioning of the Italian Public Administration; 
• to read and to distinguish the different types of judgments of the Constitutional Court; 
• to know the constitutional protection of Fundamental Rights. 

TEACHING METHODS

54 hours of lectures given by Professor Arianna Pitino.

If the Covid-19 Emergency is not overcome in February 2021, lessons are going to take place through the TEAMS platform or, whether possible, in the mixed form in presence/online.

Please check for updated information on Aulaweb.

Experts may be invited to deepen specific topics (judges, professors of other universities, members of Institutions and public bodies, etc. ...).

At the end of the lessons (April/May 2021) a tutor of Public Law will be available to students for extra-lessons and pre-exam tests.

All students are kindly recommended to register on Aulaweb since all informations, teaching materials and exam results will be uploaded there.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Public law (9 CFU) for Administration and Political Sciences students includes the study of the following topics:

• The concepts of Law and State;
• Constitution and sources of law; 
• Forms of State and Government; 
• Relations among State, European Union and International Legal System; 
• Rights and duties of citizens and people; 
• Italian Republic's Legal System: constitutional bodies and their functions; 
• Ordinary and special judges; 
• Constitutional Court and judicial review; 
• Regions and Local Authorities; 
• Principles, acts and procedure of Public Administration.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

1) Students who will attend 70% of lectures, will prepare the exam: a) on the lecture notes integrated by the book A. Barbera - C. Fusaro, Corso di diritto pubblico, Il Mulino, last ed. (2020)

2) Students who will not attend 70% of  lectures will prepare the exam: a) on the book A. Barbera - C. Fusaro, Corso di diritto pubblico, Il Mulino, last ed. (2020)

3) Students who do not have a good knowledge of the Italian language (Erasmus and other foreigners non-Italian native speakers who have not carried out any education cycle in Italy) will prepare the exam on the book 

T. Groppi - A. Simoncini, Introduzione al diritto pubblico e alle sue fonti, Giappichelli, last. ed. (in italian)

or

G.F. Ferrari, Introduction to Italian Public Law, Giuffrè, 2018.

All programs require a careful reading of the Italian Constitution (it can be downloaded from the site www.quirinale.it).

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ARIANNA PITINO (President)

ARISTIDE CANEPA

LORENZO CUOCOLO

EDMONDO MOSTACCI

MARIA ANGELA ORLANDI

PATRIZIA VIPIANA

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Lessons will start in the second semester (see the time schedule and first lesson's date on DISPO website and on Aulaweb).

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

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

Once the COVID-19 Emergency is over, the WRITTEN exam will be restored (the exam is going to remain ORAL only for foreigner students).

Exams' dates and enrollement procedures remain unchanged. 

For updated information please check regularly Aulaweb online course 2020/21. 

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The Examining Board is made up of the Professor of the teaching together with Public Law scholars approved by the Department Council.

The Examining Board will evaluate the consistency and completeness of the answers, the correct use of legal language and the ability to make connections among different topics of Public Law. 

Frequency and the active participation during the lessons will be evaluated.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students must enroll before the exam.