OVERVIEW

The teaching deals with the principle of equality and non-discrimination between women and men in sport in the perspective of public italian and comparative law, international and European Union law. 

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the teaching, participants will be able to understand the impact of gender and equality between women and men in the various spheres of life and work, taking sport as the main perspective of observation; they will be able to recognize and evaluate the consequences (including indirect ones) on gender equality of legislative and jurisprudential interventions at national, European Union and international level in the field of sport; they will be able to compare the Italian situation with that of other States with regard to equality between men and women in sport; they will be able to recognize, in different sport contexts, the existence of gender discrimination, direct and indirect, and become aware of the instruments to remedy them; they will get the necessary knowledge to build relationships of equality and non-discrimination in sport.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Gender and sport is addressed to ALL students who want to know how and at what extent power's asymmetries between women and men reduce the quality of everyone's life, together with democracy and the value (economical, cultural, scientific, relational, etc...) of Italy.

By attending and actively participating to the lessons and indivual study students will be able:

• to understand the problem of the asymmetries of powers between man and women in sport; 
• to recognize the different sources of Italian, international and European Union public law that protect equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex/gender and disability in sport;
• to understand the difference between direct and indirect discrimination;
• to understand the impact of discrimination between women and men in sport;
• to know what positive actions are and how they can be used (especially in sport);
• to understand the role of sport and ordinary judges, as well as judicial review in protecting equality between women and men in sport;
• to read and critically analyze the main judgments of sport, ordinary judges and the Constitutional Court on gender non-discrimination;
• to analyze and critically interpret, in the perspective of constitutional law, current news and events;
• to identify the modalities for protecting fundamental rights and freedoms in a gender perspective;
• to acquire and adequately use legal language related to gender issues. 

PREREQUISITES

Basic knowledge of Public law.

TEACHING METHODS

The course is made of 36 class hours "in presence".  

Attendance in the classroom is not mandatory BUT strongly recommended. 

The professor will upload on Aulaweb the materials needed for lessons and for individual study (summaries, laws, documents, judgments). 

During classes experts (professors, sport professionals, etc ....) may be invited to address specific topics and / or seminars and conferences will be suggested.

Students are recommended to enroll in Aulaweb to be informed about the teaching all along it (and even after).

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The teaching includes the study of the following topics:

• Gender equality and non-discrimination law in sport; 
• The sources of law that protect equality between women and men at national, international and EU level; 
• Gender, sport and politics; 
• Gender and work; 
• Reproductive rights;
• The rights/duties of care from a gender perspective; 
• The right to respect in partner's relationships;
• Gender-based violence in sport;  
• Gender appropriate and inclusive language.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The professor will communicate the text on which to prepare the exam at the beginning of class. 

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ARIANNA PITINO (President)

ANDREA MOLFETTA (Substitute)

BUKURIE OZUNI (Substitute)

LORENZO SOTTILE (Substitute)

DANIELA TARANTINO (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Lessons start on the 23rd of September 2024.

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Students who ensure attendance to all lectures will be able to prepare the exam on the notes and deepen the study of THREE essays among those made available on Aulaweb. 

Students who do not ensure attendance to classes will prepare the exam by studying FIVE essays from among those uploaded on Aulaweb.

In order to be eligible for the exam, it is mandatory to register by following the relevant computer procedure: without registration, you will not be admitted to the exam. 

The exam is written and is structured as follows: 

6 multiple-choice quiz questions (1 right and 2 wrong answers) by answering which you acquire 3/30 per question up to a maximum of 18/30;
1 open-ended question (essay type) with which you acquire 12/30 max.
If at least 18/30 is not achieved, the exam is insufficient and will have to be retaken.

The Examination Committee is appointed by the Departmental Council and, unless prevented from doing so, is chaired by the professor in charge of the course.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

First, the student will be expected to demonstrate: knowledge of the course topics, appropriate order in the presentation of the topics, and competence in legal and genre language. 

Preference will be given to the following skills:

• consistency and completeness of answers;
• ability to apply the information acquired and topics covered to current events;
• reference to the most relevant judgments and/or normative acts;
• sharing of personal considerations, duly motivated and argued. 

Attendance and active participation in class will also be taken into consideration. 

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students with certification of DSA, disability and/or other special educational needs are recommended to contact both the referent for disability Prof. Aristide Canepa (aristide.canepa@unige.it) and the professor of the teaching at the beginning of the course, to agree on teaching and examination methods which, in compliance with the objectives of the course, will conider individual learning modalities and provide suitable compensatory instruments.

For further information please visit the Unige website at  https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa/studenti-disabilità-informazioni-utili