Comparative constitutional traditions
A.A. 2025/2026
Obiettivi formativi
The course will give the students the methodological tools to analyze and compare different constitutional traditions. The course will focus on the traditions of Western Legal culture and the constitutional traditions in the Global South. The students will gain an in-depth knowledge of the challenges of contemporary constitutional systems across the globe
Risultati apprendimento attesi
At the end of the course, the students will be able to critically assess the different constitutional traditions from a comparative perspective. They will be able to address the main contemporary challenges of constitutional law in comparative perspectives, also identifying the specificity of each different constitutional tradition at a global level.
They will be able to analyze the case law of different jurisdictions and compare the legal reasoning.
They will be able to analyze the case law of different jurisdictions and compare the legal reasoning.
Periodo: Primo semestre
Modalità di valutazione: Esame
Giudizio di valutazione: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Corso singolo
Questo insegnamento può essere seguito come corso singolo.
Programma e organizzazione didattica
Edizione unica
Responsabile
Periodo
Primo semestre
Programma
Part I
-What is a tradition?
-Why Compare law?
-The clash between legal traditions and globalization
-Western constitutional systems and constitutionalism in the global South
- Analysis of different legal systems in comparative perspective.
-Form of States in comparative perspective (liberal democracy, authoritarian states, totalitarian states).
-New challenges: abusive constitutionalism
-Constitutional democracy in Crisis
-The rise of Juristrocracy. Case law discussion.
-The use of comparative law by Constitutional Courts.
-Human rights: universal or particular?
-Transformative constitutionalism
-Case law analysis: Freedom of religion, same-sex marriage, minority rights, the rights of nature.
Part II:
- Constitutional traditions in Europe
- The EU accession process and the Copenhagen Criteria
- The rule of law crisis in Europe
- Conditionality and human rights protection
- Convergence and Regionalization in HR protection
-What is a tradition?
-Why Compare law?
-The clash between legal traditions and globalization
-Western constitutional systems and constitutionalism in the global South
- Analysis of different legal systems in comparative perspective.
-Form of States in comparative perspective (liberal democracy, authoritarian states, totalitarian states).
-New challenges: abusive constitutionalism
-Constitutional democracy in Crisis
-The rise of Juristrocracy. Case law discussion.
-The use of comparative law by Constitutional Courts.
-Human rights: universal or particular?
-Transformative constitutionalism
-Case law analysis: Freedom of religion, same-sex marriage, minority rights, the rights of nature.
Part II:
- Constitutional traditions in Europe
- The EU accession process and the Copenhagen Criteria
- The rule of law crisis in Europe
- Conditionality and human rights protection
- Convergence and Regionalization in HR protection
Prerequisiti
No prerequisites.
Metodi didattici
The course will be structured on lectures, guests seminars and the discussion of case-studies. Students will have the unique opportunity to discuss relevant questions with key international experts in comparative constitutional law.
Materiale di riferimento
R. Scarciglia, Methods and Legal Comparison, Challenges for Methodological Pluralism, Elgar, 2023.
Further reading materials for attendant students will be made available on the Moodle website of the course.
Non attendant students: D. Law, Constitutionalism in Context, CUP, 2022. Pages: 1-184; 426-516.
Further reading materials for attendant students will be made available on the Moodle website of the course.
Non attendant students: D. Law, Constitutionalism in Context, CUP, 2022. Pages: 1-184; 426-516.
Modalità di verifica dell’apprendimento e criteri di valutazione
Attendant students: Students' grade will be based on class participation and on a written exam.
Non attendant students: Oral Exam.
The final mark/grade will be expressed in **/30.
Non attendant students: Oral Exam.
The final mark/grade will be expressed in **/30.
Docente/i
Ricevimento:
Ogni Lunedi dalle 12:15 alle 13:30, prenotando su https://calendly.com/antonia-baraggia/15min
per il periodo di luglio-settembre solo On-line