| CODE | 94715 |
|---|---|
| ACADEMIC YEAR | 2017/2018 |
| CREDITS |
4 credits during the 2nd year of 7995 LAW (LMG/01) GENOVA
4 credits during the 2nd year of 7996 LAW (LMG/01) IMPERIA |
| SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR | IUS/21 |
| TEACHING LOCATION | GENOVA (LAW) |
| SEMESTER | 1° Semester |
| MODULES | This unit is a module of: |
The module consists of lessons and eventual seminars
The module will focus on the following contents, applying the comparative method:
- Electoral Systems, Political Parties, Institutional Framework and Forms of government
- Comparative Study of Electoral Systems and their consequences (Voting Methods and Types; e-Vote System; District Magnitude; Threshold; Majority Bonus; First Past The Post; Two-Round system; Proportional Representation; Mixed Systems…)
- Electoral Justice and Constitutional Adjudication
- State and sovereignty. Forms of State
- Federalism and regionalism
- Trends in decentralization and multilevel governance
- Constitutional aspect of secession: a comparative approach
Reading materials and learning resources will be provided at the beginning of the module and made available on AulaWeb.
Students who do not attend two thirds of the lectures must study one of the following books:
C. Fusaro, D. Oliver (eds.), How Constitutions Change: A Comparative Analysis, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2011.
M. Rosenfeld, A. Sajó (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2012
Office hours: The office hours for student will be communicated at the beginning of the first semester of the academic year 2017/2018. Students can request an appointment or asking for information by sending an email to patrizia.magaro@unige.it
ELEONORA CECCHERINI (President)
PATRIZIA MAGARO' (President)
SIMONA RODRIQUEZ (President)
LARA TRUCCO (President)
FRANCESCA BAILO
BENEDETTA PROFUMO
The module consists of lessons and eventual seminars
Lessons of the second module of the course will start in November 2017, according to the following timetable:
16 November 2017 9.00-11.30 (Prof. Magarò)
23 November 2017 9.00-11.30 (Prof. Magarò)
16.30-19.00 (Prof. Trucco)
29 November 2017 13.30-15.00 (Prof. Trucco)
30 November 2017 9.00-11.30 (Prof. Magarò)
12.00-13.30 (Prof. Trucco)
16.30-19.00 (Prof. Trucco)
7 December 2017 9.00-11.30 (Prof. Magarò)
14.00-16.30 (Prof. Trucco)
All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.
The oral exam will focus on the program of the module and will take place before a commission composed by professors of the course.
Students must register on line for the exam by the deadline.
Final assessment of the oral exam aims at testing the knowledge of the issues covered by the course, the appropriate use of the technical and legal language, as well as the ability to critical analyse and revise the subjects which are being studied.
| Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/01/2018 | 10:30 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 31/01/2018 | 10:30 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 14/02/2018 | 11:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 29/05/2018 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 11/06/2018 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 05/07/2018 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 18/07/2018 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 12/09/2018 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale |