Unit COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW
- Course
- Political sciences and international relations
- Study-unit Code
- GP003829
- Curriculum
- Scienze politiche
- Teacher
- Francesco Clementi
- Teachers
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- Francesco Clementi
- Hours
- 63 ore - Francesco Clementi
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2019
- Offered
- 2021/22
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline giuridiche
- Academic discipline
- IUS/21
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- - The Constitution. Concept and history.
- The Constitution and its dynamics.
- Legal systems and their families.
- Sources of Civil Law.
- Sources of Common Law.
- Forms of State and forms of Government. Introduction.
- Forms of State. Criteria and classifications.
- Federalism. Introduction and classifications.
- Forms of Government. Criteria and classifications.
- The constitutional framework.
- Representative democracy and direct democracy.
- Electoral systems. Nature, functions, features.
- Institutions of direct democracy. The referendum and its virtualities.
- Parliament: functions and structures.
- The Head of State: guarantor or ruler?
- The government. Origin, evolution and practice
- The government. Between politics and administration.
- The Prime minister in parliamentary governments
- The Presidentialism between receptions and rejections
- The semi-presidentialism
- Rights and freedom. Theories, criteria, classifications.
- The Jurisdiction - Reference texts
- - G. Amato - F. Clementi, Forme di Stato e Forme di governo, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2012, pp. 120;
- T.E.Frosini (a cura di), Diritto pubblico comparato. Le democrazie stabilizzate, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2019, pp. 344;
Knowledge of the Italian Constitution is also assumed.
In any case, on this subject, reference can be made to:
F. Clementi, L. Cuocolo, F. Rosa, G.E.Vigevani (eds.), La Costituzione italiana. Commentary article by article, Voll. I-II, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2021 (2nd ed.). - Educational objectives
- The Constitutional law firstly regarding the liberal democracies, with particular attention to the countries of the European Union.
- Prerequisites
- The student have to already passed the exam of public law.
- Teaching methods
- Lessons will be also using slides.
Some experts will teach lessons on specific subjects.
In the modalities of checking the learning and as far as the lessons are concerned, in case the health emergency continues to require it, the teaching will be carried out in mixed mode. - Other information
- For further informations: francesco.clementi@unipg.it
- Learning verification modality
- Multiple-choice tests, with a possible subsequent oral examination chosen by the student.
In the modalities of checking the learning and as far as the lessons are concerned, in case the health emergency continues to require it, the teaching will be carried out in mixed mode. - Extended program
- - The Constitution. Concept and history.
- The Constitution and its dynamics.
- Legal systems and their families.
- Sources of Civil Law.
- Sources of Common Law.
- Forms of State and forms of Government. Introduction.
- Forms of State. Criteria and classifications.
- Federalism. Introduction and classifications.
- Forms of Government. Criteria and classifications.
- The constitutional framework.
- Representative democracy and direct democracy.
- Electoral systems. Nature, functions, features.
- Institutions of direct democracy. The referendum and its virtualities.
- Parliament: functions and structures.
- The Head of State: guarantor or ruler?
- The government. Origin, evolution and practice
- The government. Between politics and administration.
- The Prime minister in parliamentary governments
- The Presidentialism between receptions and rejections
- The semi-presidentialism
- Rights and freedom. Theories, criteria, classifications.
- The Jurisdiction