Corsi di Studio del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza

The course is divided into three modules. In the first module some general and transversal concepts are addressed: Separation of Powers, Rule of Law, Courts with Constitutional Jurisdiction and Human Rights. The second model analyzes four very significant constitutional systems for their historical and contemporary constitutionalism: the United Kingdom, France, the United States and India. In the third module, the perspective is again transversal with governments, parliaments and potential constitutional developments taken into consideration.

Students must apply the comparative method and be able to compare constitutional models and content. They must also be able to analyze similarities and differences between systems.

The main concepts of constitutional law, such as the rule of law and the separation of powers, will be tackled and students will be encouraged to analyze their various potential trajectories. Critical and in-depth knowledge of the following constitutional systems will be addressed: the United Kingdom, France, the United States and India.

Blended course (partly in presence and partly online). All materials will be available online.

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Written multiple choice exam

Students can contact the teacher by e-mail to arrange for day and reception hours

Democracy; Separation of Powers; The Rule of Law; Courts with Constitutional Jurisdictions; Human Rights Law; The United Kingdom Constitution; French Constitutional Law; US Constitutional Law and History; The Constitution of the Republic of India; Governments; Parliaments; European Constitutionalism; A New Commonwealth Constitutionalism?

R. Masterman, R. Schütze (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Constitutional Law, Cambridge University Press, 2019 (Only Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21).