International Relations and Supranational Institutions

About the Methods: The description of the process and the substance of Constitution making and further constitutional development in the most important Countries integrates knowledge from other disciplines, particularly historical studies and political sciences to better understand the contexts of each case – including the legacies of earlier colonial or imperial periods, the social composition, the cultural divisions, the religious issues and ideological commitments in framing constitutional debates and constitutional interpretation. Main Topics: 1. Constitution Making and Institution Building in Asia 2. Constitutional Cultures in Asia and their influence on the Style of Constitutionalism Before and Beyond the Courts 3. Systems of Government in India, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong 4. Constitutional Change and Amendments 5. Forms and limits of political participation in Asia 6. The right to Equality and Equal Protection: Equality Before the Law; Positive Discriminations; Discriminations and Protection of Minorities 7. Religion and State: Western v. Asian Secularism

Students are assumed to be familiar with the basic concepts of Public and/or Comparative Constitutional Law.

- Mauro Mazza (Ed.), The Constitutional Systems of East Asia, The Hague, Eleven International Publishing, 2019 - Michel Rosenfeld, Andras Sajo (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law, Oxford University Press, 2013 (selected Chapters): Types of Constitutions, Dieter Grimm Constitutionalism in Illiberal Policies, Li-ann Thio Constitution-Making as a Process, Claude Klein and András Sajó Constitutional Interpretation, Jeffrey Goldsworthy States of Emergency, David Dyzenhaus Political Parties and the Constitution, Cindy Skach Freedom of Religion, András Sajó and Renáta Uitz Group Rights in Comparative Constitutional Law: Culture, Economics, or Political Power? Sujit Choudhry Affirmative Action, Daniel Sabbagh Militant Democracy, Jan‐Werner Müller Islam and the Constitutional Order, Chibli Mallat Alternative readings will be provided during the course for the attending students. Saranno messi a disposizione testi e materiali alternativi per gli studenti frequentanti.

Attendance in class is warmly recommended. Student signatures will be collected during the lessons In order to be considered as an attending student, the minimum attendance threshold is set at 2/3 of classes

The oral examination will be based on three open questions and will have an average duration of 20 minutes. Alternatively, students could attend an intermediate and a final written test/examination.

Lessons will be held during the second semester (beginning by the end of February until the end of May).