Unit COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW AND MIGRATION

Course
Socioanthropological studies for integration and social security
Study-unit Code
40A00066
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Maria Chiara Locchi
Teachers
  • Maria Chiara Locchi
Hours
  • 54 ore - Maria Chiara Locchi
CFU
9
Course Regulation
Coorte 2021
Offered
2021/22
Academic discipline
IUS/21
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
The course addresses some of the main legal issues raised by transnational migrations in European legal systems, with particular reference to the tensions produced by the pluralism of legal cultures on fundamental rights protected at constitutional and supranational level.
Reference texts
For non-attending students the course texts are:
- R. Sacco, Antropologia giuridica, il Mulino, 2007 (limited to: PARTE PRIMA: LA VARIANZA DEL DIRITTO; PARTE TERZA: LE RADICI DEL DIRITTO; PARTE QUARTA: IL SAPERE E LE FONTI DEL DIRITTO);
- P. Parolari, Culture, diritto, diritti. Diversità culturale e diritti fondamentali negli stati costituzionali di diritto, Giappichelli, 2016.
Educational objectives
The course aims to provide students with the conceptual tools useful to understand the main legal issues raised by migrations in European legal systems, with particular reference to the tensions produced by the pluralism of legal cultures on fundamental rights protected at constitutional and supranational level.
Prerequisites
No specific pre-requisites
Teaching methods
Theoretical lessons, using slides and presentations; seminars given by external experts and scholars; case study analysis.
Other information
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Learning verification modality
Oral exam: the oral exam is intended to test the students' knowledge of the subject and their ability to deal with the main legal questions raised by transnational migration (as indicated in the program). The oral exam also aims to test students' ability to show language skills and clarity.

Attending students may be asked to write a short paper (up to 10 pages, eg texts, comments, case notes, etc.) during the course, which will be discussed and evaluated during the final exam.
Extended program
In the first part of the course, some fundamental concepts useful to the knowledge of comparative public law will be addressed; in particular, those concepts and legal institutions that are most effective in studying transnational migration law and the legal condition of foreigners will be privileged, such as:

- object and method of comparative law;
- classification of legal systems and concept of "legal family";
- sources of law in Western legal systems (in particular in the European Union);
- Constitution and constitutionalism; forms of State;
- fundamental rights and freedoms;
- Comparative Constitutional Justice.

The second part will address some of the major legal issues raised by transnational migration, with particular reference to the European context. Although the analysis of the Italian case will be privileged, the comparative perspective adopted during the course will identify the main trends and models in managing migration and protecting the fundamental rights of migrant foreigners.
In particular, some aspects of legal discipline of cultural and religious diversity will be addressed, with regard to both the theoretical framework of the different policies on managing cultural and religious pluralism and the analysis of relevant case studies (e.g. religious symbols in public spaces; background and tools of intercultural law; religious-based ADR and parallel jurisdictions).
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