LEARNING OUTCOMES

1-To gain knowledge of fundamentals of legislative drafting and regulatory
policy.
2-To develop critical thinking skills in connecting such concepts with the
constitutional framework.
3-To learn how to draft a bill in view of careers at the Parliament, at Regional
assemblies, in the civil service, in EU Institutions and as advisor to the
law-makers.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

1-To gain knowledge of fundamentals of legislative drafting and regulatory
policy.
2-To develop critical thinking skills in connecting such concepts with the
constitutional framework.
3-To learn how to draft a bill in view of careers at the Parliament, at Regional
assemblies, in the civil service, in EU Institutions and as advisor to the
law-makers.

TEACHING METHODS

Lessons

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

1. Preliminary issues
2. Fundamental principles of constitutional law: sources of law and law making procedures
3. Sources of law, authorities, structures and procedures for legislative drafting
4. Legislative drafting guidelines
5. The preliminary legal analysis (ATN), the technical-financial report, the regulatory impact assessment (RIA) and the ex-post evaluation of regulation (VIR)
6. Legislative simplification

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Handbooks for attending students 

• E. ALBANESI, Teoria e tecnica legislativa nel sistema costituzionale. Prefazione di Paolo Carnevale, Editoriale scientifica, Napoli, 2013, pp. 260

Handbooks for non-attending students

• E. ALBANESI, Teoria e tecnica legislativa nel sistema costituzionale. Prefazione di Paolo Carnevale, Editoriale scientifica, Napoli, 2013, pp. 260

• E. ALBANESI, I meccanismi di semplificazione normativa nel Regno Unito, in Rassegna parlamentare, 2015, n. 2, pp. 433-507

For both

It is reccomended to consult the relevant legislation. For this purpose it is suggested: P. COSTANZO, Testi normativi per lo studio del diritto costituzionale italiano ed europeo, Giappichelli, Torino, Tomo 1 (XII edizione, 2013) e Tomo II (XIII edizione, 2016) For a thorough examination of this subject see http://www.tecnichenormative.it