law

The program is essentially institutional in nature and focuses on all the main issues of public law. During the lessons the following topics will be studied in particular: Method and introductory questions The state apparatus in its constitutive elements and in its organizational figures. The system of sources of law. The forms of state and forms of government. The institutions of unity and guarantee: the President of the Republic. The institutions of unity and guarantee: the Constitutional Court. The institution of representation: the Parliament. The executive function: the Government and the administration. Function and jurisdictional guarantees: the judiciary. The articulation of the state: territorial autonomies. The articulation of the state: the supranational dimension. Rights and duties of citizens. The rights of liberty, social rights and the "new" rights

there are not prerequisite course

Texts recommended for exam preparation 1. A manual to be chosen from: F. Modugno (a cura di), Diritto pubblico, Torino, Giappichelli (ultima edizione) G.U. Rescigno, Corso di diritto pubblico, Bologna, Zanichelli (ultima edizione)

Lectures and seminars

The course aims to provide the necessary practical analysis tools for understanding public and constitutional law.

Learning outcomes expected from teaching: Knowledge and understanding Applied knowledge and understanding Ability to interpret legal sources (legislative, jurisprudential, doctrinal). Ability to critically address the main issues of the subject. Autonomy of judgment A mnemonic preparation of the texts will not be considered sufficient, since at least the ability to connect the various topics covered by the exam will be required, in order to obtain a good evaluation it will also be necessary to demonstrate the ability to identify the critical issues assumed by the institutes over time.

Lectures and seminars

The legal system, public law and the Constitution. Forms of Government and jurisdictions. The Italian Constitution. The European Union within the Italian legal system. Fundamental Rights. The European Convention on Human Rights. The EMU and its implications on the Italian constitutional system. Sources of Law. Democracy and political participation. Parliament. The President of Italian Republic. Government. The Italian Constitutional Court. Constitutional review on: legislation; conflicts of competence resolution within the constitutional system; Referendum admissibility; criminal prosecution versus the President of Italian Republic. The Judiciary and the Italian CSM. Regional and local government. Constitutional Rights. Public administration, administrative proceedings and procedural requirements. Judicial review on administrative decisions.

Some skills on legal reasoning and a good knowledge of European contemporary history

F. Bilancia, S. Civitarese, Il diritto pubblico nelle società contemporanee, Torino, Giappichelli, 2023 (per intero). The Italian Constitution and relevant Italian Public law legislation Further readings will be provided during the course using the e-learning and Teams platforms

In presence, attending classes in the provided room of Law faculty

Final exam: attending students, already participating in case presentations during the workshops, will be partly evaluated on these discussions; they shall pass also a final oral examination, managed through about three questions on the fields dealt by the literature they have to study. For the first part of final exam NOT attending students will be tested on the literature indicated above.

The aim of this course is to provide students not only an understanding of this area of law, but also to raise their ability to subject it to critical legal analysis. Lectures will be carried out with the active participation of students

The Institutions of Public Law course has an essentially institutional character. It will deal in detail with the following topics: 1. Preliminary and definitive questions. Law. Legal system. State. 2. The State and the forms of State. 3. Forms of Government. 4. The Italian form of Government. 5. The sources of law. 6. International law and European Union law. 7. The Parliament. 8. The Government and public administration. 9. The President of the Republic. 10. Principles regarding administration. 11. The auxiliary bodies and independent authorities. 12. The Italian Regionalism. 13. Rights, freedoms and duties. 14. The Judiciary. 15. Constitutional justice in Italy.

No prerequisites are required.

An alternative text chosen from: - Modugno F. (ed. by), Diritto pubblico, Giappichelli, Turin, 2023. - F. Bilancia-S. Civitarese Matteucci, Il diritto pubblico nella società contemporanea, Giappichelli, Torino, 2023.

Not mandatory.

Oral final examination on the basis of the syllabus as resulting from chosen textbook and the other readings indicated by the teacher. For the purposes of the final assessment, the following elements will be taken into consideration: knowledge of the subject, presentation and critical reasoning skills, legal language skills.

Attendee students will find judgments and other reading materials on the website (http://elearning2.uniroma1.it/). The teacher will give further details during the course.