Economics and Finance

GIOVANNA RAZZANO

Knowledge and understanding: the course aims to provide students with the tools that allow them to understand the fundamentals of the Italian public law, taking the Republican Constitution as an essential point of reference; since the teaching is aimed at students of an economics course, the theme of social rights will be object of particular attention during the lessons and for the purpose of the exam.
Applying knowledge and understanding: the course aims to provide students with the tools that allow them to read and understand in its fundamental elements a normative text, a judicial decision or an administrative measure, as well as to solve in its fundamental elements the legal issues underlying these acts.
Making judgements: The course aims to develop in students an autonomous judgment capability on the foundations of the Italian public law, in a historical, theoretical, critical and comparative perspective.
Communication skills: The course aims to develop in students the attitude to legal reasoning and the ability to argue on the foundations of the Italian public law.
Learning skills: The course aims to enable students to continue their studies and, in particular, to face the other courses of the disciplinary legal field thanks to the knowledge of the foundations of the Italian public law.

Knowledge and understanding
with respect to the contents of Italian and European public law, the relations between the institutions and the sources of law, the relations between the different levels of government
Applied knowledge and understanding skills
with reference to legal language, to the identification and recognition of the effectiveness of legal sources
Making Judgments
Ability to argue a thesis with respect to others and in contradiction with others

Basic knowledge of contemporary history, starting from the unification of Italy
Basic knowledge of the Italian Constitution

The course focuses on the following topics:
- Legal system
- The State
- Form of State and form of Government
- European Union
- Constitutional history of the Italian state
- Sources of Law: general principles
- Sources of Law: the types
- The foundations of the Constitution and the fundamental principles
- Fundamental rights and freedom
- Ethical and social relationships
- Political relationship
- Elections and referendum
- The Parliament-
The President of the Republic
- The Government
- Public Administration
- The Judiciary
- The Regions and local government
- Constitutional Court

- Economic Rights
- Social Rights
- Cultural Rights
- Healthcare
- Political Rights
- Fundamental Duties

1) Recommended textbook: M.MAZZIOTTI DI CELSO-G.M. SALERNO, Istituzioni di Diritto Pubblico, WOLTERS KLUWER-CEDAM, 2023 oppure R. BIN- G. PITRUZZELLA, Diritto pubblico, Giappichelli, 2024.

2) M. OLIVETTI, Gli altri diritti fondamentali, Giappichelli, 2022.

* Other Public Law textbooks are also welcome, as long as they are updated at least to 2023

72 hours organized in 2-hour lesson modules three times a week

Attendance is not compulsory but strongly suggested

The oral exam consists of three questions aimed at ascertaining the knowledge and the ability to exhibit. The first question, concerning the sources of law is of great importance.
The student must demonstrate that he/she has acquired sufficient knowledge of the program topics and that he/she is able to present them in an appropriate language
To achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must instead demonstrate that he has acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, being able to connect them in a logical and coherent way.

- Historical Development of the Italian Legal System
- Conflicts and Techniques of Resolution
- Difference between Repealing and Annulment
- Legislative Proceeding
- Constitutional Amendment Law Proceeding
- Law Decree
- Legislative Decree
- Abrogative Referendum
- European Sources of Law and Relationship with Domestic Sources
- State and Regional Law
- Form of State (definition)
- Formation of the Government
- The Role of the President of the Republic
- Constitutional Principles on Administration
- Judiciary
- Constitutional Court (composition, functions, Proceedings, Types of Decision, etc.)
- Personal Freedom
- Freedom of Religion
- Economic Rights