Knowledge of the basic elements of the legal phenomenon, particularly regarding the organization and functions of public institutions, the system of legislative sources, fundamental rights, forms of state and government, and constitutional justice. Understanding, including through extensive comparative references, of the Italian transition regarding the form of government and the type of state. This knowledge allows students to develop specific skills in the various legal systems from a comparative perspective and provides the necessary abilities to understand complex realities, skills that will also be useful in the workplace.
Passing the first module (Public Law) is considered necessary to take the exam for the second module (Elements of Comparative Public Law).
The course will mainly take place through lectures.
Learning is verified both during lessons, through questions that the professor asks students on the topics already covered, and through the final exam.
The final exam takes place in oral form and consists of a conversation aimed at ascertaining knowledge of the program, the ability to frame phenomena, argumentative coherence and language skills.
For the purposes of assigning the vote, the following criteria will be followed:
30 cum laude: complete and critical knowledge of the topics, excellent language skills, complete and original interpretative ability, full ability to autonomously apply knowledge to solve the proposed problems;
28 - 30: complete knowledge of the topics, excellent language skills, complete and effective interpretative ability, able to autonomously apply the knowledge to solve the proposed problems;
24 - 27: knowledge of the topics with a good degree of mastery, good language skills, correct and confident interpretative ability, good ability to correctly apply most of the knowledge to solve the proposed problems;
20 - 23: adequate knowledge of the topics but limited mastery of the same, satisfactory language skills, correct interpretative ability, more than sufficient ability to autonomously apply the knowledge to solve the proposed problems;
18 - 19: basic knowledge of the main topics, basic knowledge of technical language, sufficient interpretative ability, sufficient ability to apply the basic knowledge acquired;
Insufficient: does not have acceptable knowledge of the topics covered during the course.
- T.E. Frosini (a cura di), Diritto pubblico comparato. Le democrazie stabilizzate, II ed., il Mulino, Bologna 2022, up to Chapter VII (included).
1. Methodology of Comparative Law. Comparative Law: Structure and Function. Comparison and Globalization.
2. Theory and History of Constitutionalism. The Constitution and Its Dynamics.
3. Legal Systems and Their Families.
4. Sources of Civil Law. Sources of Common Law.
5. Forms of State and Forms of Government. Criteria and Classifications.
