Public Law

Knowledge and understanding
The course aims to give students the tools to understand the principles of contemporary constitutionalism and fundamental institutions of Italian public law, but not only, in particular considering: the foundation of legal order; the forms of State; the forms of government; the international legal system and its relationship with the national legal system (overall view); the European legal system and its relationship with the national legal system (overall view); the sources of law; the principles of Italian constitutional order; the institutions of representative democracy and the institutes of direct democracy; the Italian Parliament; the Italian President of the Republic; the Italian Government; the Italian regionalism and system of local government; the Italian Public Administration and the general notions about administrative acts; the Italian judicial system; the Constitutional justice; the fundamental rights and duties at national and European level.
Applying knowledge and understanding
The students must be able to acquire a correct legal methodology. Course attendance is highly recommended because it allows the student to gain an adequate methodological approach to the study of public law and public comparative law. The course allows the student to acquire the fundamental notions of the Italian public system, in its historical evolution, as it stands now and in the light of the European integration process.
Making judgements.
The student must be able to read and interpret the constitutional provisions and the main laws in the light of the main issues related the contemporary constitutionalism and to the Italian public law. A part of the course is devoted to the analysis, in the classroom, of case-law texts to develop critical skills on various issues of public law.
Communication skills
The student must be able to communicate their knowledge with correct legal terminology through a legal logical reasoning

Learning skills
The course offers the student to acquire the tools that allow it to develop a legal reasoning required for the study of other legal matters.

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