The course "Constitutional System and Fundamental Rights" provides the basic notions relating to the constitutional structure of the Italian State: from the distinctive elements to the fundamental principles; from legal sources to constitutional bodies; up to the subjective situations protected by the Constitution. At the same time, particular attention is paid to the so-called Economic constitution and the similar provisions of the EDU Convention and the "Nizza Charter"
Institutional study of the fundamental organization of the Italian legal system, of its functioning and its relations with the European Union legal system with particular attention to its development, prospects for reform, the system of sources, dynamics between powers, justice constitutional, as well as the rights and duties of individuals and social formations.
The aim of the course is mainly to provide an internal and supranational framework intended to facilitate and better understand the legal insights present in the rest of the course of study.
Adequate knowledge of Italian history at least starting from the eighteenth-century revolutions.
Adequate knowledge of the current problems of Italian society from the socio-economic point of view
Ability to orient oneself among the various information sources (from traditional media to the Internet)
Good comprehension, reading and oral explanation of the written text.
Inclination to critical reasoning and dialectical confrontation.
Frontal lessons
Individual and group research
Participation in events relevant to the online and offline subject
Students with certification of DSA, disabilities or other special educational needs must contact the teacher at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and examination methods which, in compliance with the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory tools. Please note that the request for compensatory/dispensatory measures for exams must be sent to the course teacher, the School contact person and the "Services sector for the inclusion of students with disabilities and DSA" (dsa). @unige.it) at least 10 working days before the test, as per the guidelines available at the link: https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa
- state-order and state-apparatus,
- form of the state and form of government
- the supranational and international formant
- the internal territorial formant
- the sources of law
- the judicial function
- administrative activity
- population, people, electoral body, intermediate bodies, citizens, foreigners, stateless persons, future generations (rights and duties and their evolution of time and space)
Study texts:
R. Bin - G. Pitruzzella, Manuale di diritto costituzionale, ultima edizione, Giappichelli, Torino
or
P. Caretti, U. De Siervo, Diritto costituzionale e pubblico, 2023, Giappicelli, Torino
Aids to be used during the study and for carrying out the exam:
• Testi normativi per lo studio del diritto costituzionale italiano ed europeo (due tomi):Giappichelli, Torino
I. La struttura organizzativa e funzionale, 2023
II. Le situazioni soggettive, 2023
Ricevimento: The teacher receives the students in person and by appointment, at the end of each lesson. It is also possible to arrange remote interviews through the Teams platform. For any need related to this course the teacher can be contacted at the following email address: michele.francaviglia@unige.it
MICHELE FRANCAVIGLIA (President)
FRANCESCA BAILO
MARTA SALVARANI (Substitute)
Classes will be held in the first semester of 2024 and will begin on 16 September 2024.
Below is the timetable:
Monday from 10.00 to 13.00 and from 14.00 to 17.00.
Timetables and classrooms will be available on EasyAcademy.
The exam is oral and will normally be divided into three / four open questions.
With reference to students with certification of DSA, disability or other special educational needs, please note that the request for compensatory/dispensatory measures for exams must be sent to the course teacher, to the School contact person and to the "Inclusion Services Sector". of students with disabilities and with DSA" (dsa@unige.it) at least 10 working days before the test, as per the guidelines available at the link: https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa
The oral exam aims to verify the actual knowledge and acquisition by the student of the notions learned and their ability to develop them in a critical and reasoned way, as well as to identify and apply the reference standards to specific concrete cases.
