Constitutional Law

Aim of the course is to analyze the following issues: origin and history of the Italian modern state; legislative, executive, and judicial branches; the President of the Republic; Constitutional justice; sources of law before and after the process of European integration and the case law on the European Convention on Human Rights; rules of statutory interpretation; direct democracy tools; fundamental rights; Italian regional system.
At the end of the course the student will have an in-depth knowledge of the course topics. The student will also acquire a reasoning method suitable for dealing with more specific and complex legal issues.

· Knowledge and understanding: students shall know the fundamental aspects of the Italian constitutional law and the characters of its institutional structure;
· Applying knowledge and understanding: students shall be able to employ notions acquired during the course to the understanding of current events, ongoing case law and pending constitutional reforms;
· Making judgements: students shall be able to make accurate judgments on constitutional law issues;
· Communication: students shall be able to express notions and opinions correctly, using the appropriate terminology;
· Lifelong learning skills: students shall acquire good individual study skills.