Legal Clinic: Megacities and Development
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
The main objective of this course is to analyse, under a comparative point of view, new issues related to the development of megacities and big metropolitan areas in different parts of the world. The adoption of a comparative approach will be fundamental to analyse the different regulations provided in the matter of housing policies, environmental protection, civic participation, poverty reduction, and social exclusion. The course will deepen traditional topics, such as fundamental rights protection, focusing the attention upon specific case-studies to strengthen the critical and analytical skills of the students, in addition to the traditional understanding ability. The purpose of the course is to provide students with the tools and keys of analysis to understand the aspects and dynamics of the complex social and institutional reality.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able:
- to analyse the different institutional organization of megacities and big metropolitan areas in the countries examined;
-to analyse and to compare the different forms of protection provided to fundamental rights in megacities;
- to understand the growing interaction between different actors and institutions in promoting and protecting fundamental rights in a global perspective;
- to discuss the most controversial issues of the course through in-class discussion of case-law.
- to analyse the different institutional organization of megacities and big metropolitan areas in the countries examined;
-to analyse and to compare the different forms of protection provided to fundamental rights in megacities;
- to understand the growing interaction between different actors and institutions in promoting and protecting fundamental rights in a global perspective;
- to discuss the most controversial issues of the course through in-class discussion of case-law.
Lesson period: First semester
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
The legal clinic will focus upon the following topics: the concept of megacities, the problems related to the so-called exclusionary megacities, the housing policies and the fight against poverty in metropolitan areas, the right to the city (the right to the city in Europe with particular attention to the Italian and the Spanish cases; the right the city in Latin America with particular attention to the Brazilian case), megacities and environmental protection, the European green deal, cities and climate change, smart cities and smart citizenship, smart cities in France.
Prerequisites for admission
There are no specific prerequisites other than those required for access to the degree course.
Teaching methods
Professor will use: a) lectures; b) thematic insights proposed to students (with particular regard to the analysis of comparative constitutional case-law); c) seminars.
Teaching Resources
Students may refer to the didactic material provided by the professor during the classes.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Particular attention will be paid to active participation in the course and to the presentations of the working groups. The evaluation will take into account, in addition to the acquisition of the contents of the teaching, the capacity for critical reasoning, the quality of the exposure, the competence in the use of the proper lexicon.
IUS/21 - COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW - University credits: 3
Lessons: 21 hours
Professor:
Marchese Claudia
Shifts:
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Professor:
Marchese Claudia