Constitutional Law

The course aims at improving and deepening the knowledge and undertanding of the Italian constitutional system through a theoretical and pragmatic approach, thus teaching students how to master the fundamental concepts of constitutionalism with adequate legal terminology and methodology. The course is part of the legal area of the Master's programme's multidisciplinary education, and provides the students with the elements of Constitutional Law that are necessary for the professional skillsets developed in the "Institutions and protection of rights" curriculum.
The programme of the course includes the main aspects of contemporary constitutionalism, and will pay particular attention to the fundamental principles and rights on which the legal system is based, by also considering the more complex aspects in order to develop the students' critical approach. A part of the course is dedicated to the in-class analysis of jurisprudential cases, in order to provide the student with the ability to understand and individually and critically analyse the different facets of contemporary constitutionalism.

At the course's conclusion students will gain an advanced knowledge and understanding of Constitutional Law, with particular regard to the Republic's institutions and the fundamental constitutional rights and their protection.
Students will gain the ability to read and interpret Constitutional Law and the most relevant pieces of legislation in the light of the main aspects of constitutionalism.
The course also aims at encouraging a continuous exchange of views between students (and with the teacher) and to teach students how to draft, after the lessons and seminars, papers and legal texts connected to the matters that were discussed.
The course will provide students with the skills necessary to apply the acquired knolwedge and undertanding of Constitutional Law and to develop their legal reasoning and to improve their mastery of legal terminology.