Sources of Law in the Italian Legal System

The purpose of the course is:
- to consolidate in students knowledge of the system of sources of law
- to facilitate their familiarization with methods of interpreting the Constitution and other sources of law
- to refine their awareness of the implications, as to the horizontal division of powers in force in Italy, of the choices concerning the criteria for systematizing the sources of law and the methods of interpreting the sources of law
- to improve their ability to respond appropriately and coherently to questions concerning law
- to make them aware of the special responsibilities of lawyers to promote justice

After the course, students should be able to:
- know the sources of law
- interpret and apply law from judicial, legislative, and administrative sources
- exercise proper professional and ethical responsibilities to the legal system
- perform legal analysis and reasoning
- speak cogently about legal concepts
- engage, individually and as part of a team, in legal problem-solving