Legal clinic: megacities and development
A.A. 2019/2020
Obiettivi formativi
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.
Risultati apprendimento attesi
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.
Periodo: Primo semestre
Corso singolo
Questo insegnamento non può essere seguito come corso singolo. Puoi trovare gli insegnamenti disponibili consultando il catalogo corsi singoli.
Programma e organizzazione didattica
Edizione unica
Periodo
Primo semestre
Programma
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.
Prerequisiti
There are no specific prerequisites other than those required for access to the degree course.
Metodi didattici
Professor will use: a) lectures; b) thematic insights proposed to students (with particular regard to the analysis of comparative constitutional case-law); c) seminars
Materiale di riferimento
Students may refer to the didactic material provided by the professor during the classes.
Modalità di verifica dell’apprendimento e criteri di valutazione
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 - DIRITTO PUBBLICO COMPARATO - CFU: 3
Lezioni: 21 ore
Docente:
Marchese Claudia
Turni:
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Docente:
Marchese Claudia