Corsi di Studio del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza

Fundamental rights in Europe

Fundamental rights in Europe

Anno accademico 2018/2019

Sommario insegnamento

• Obiettivi formativi
• Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi
• Modalità di insegnamento
• Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
• Programma
• Testi consigliati e bibliografia
• Note
• Strumenti didattici

Obiettivi formativi

Fundamental Rights in Europe is a key argument of the europeanization and globalization of the institutions of public law at all levels of government that requests specific legal knowledge and methodology. The theories and practices of Fundamental Rights have to be analysed in order to enable students  

- to discuss and implement the various legal philosophies, general theories of law, legal and political cultures feeding the controversies on fundamental rights in an open society,

- to make systematic interpretation of the various legal orders and sources of law regarding fundamental rights,

- to apply all tools offered by jurisdictional, administrative and political guarantees, including human rights watching, within the various legal orders operating in Europe.

 

Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi

By the end of the course students should have an overall awareness of the multilevel protection of human rights  in Europe and should be able to prospect and argue solutions for specific fundamental rights cases.

Modalità di insegnamento

The teaching will alter theoretical lessons with practical studies, promoting discussion with students.

Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

Written exam has to be given in English, French or German and will focus specific questions listed at the end of the lessons (attending students) or related to lectures (non attending students). On demand, final exam can include a discussion of a short oral or written comment on a Court's decision assigned by the teacher atthe beginning of the course.

Programma

The first part of the course deals with theoretical and general issues, the last part will focus practical aspects and case studies.

GENERAL PART

1. The concept of Fundamental Rights in EU and public comparative law

2. The history of Fundamental Rights and Duties

3. Philosophical and legal theories of Fundamental Rights

4. The international, EU- and national sources of Fundamental Rights

5. The personal scope of Fundamental Rights

6. The categories of interests protected by Fundamental Rights

7. Subjects bound by Fundamental Rights

8. Concretization and Limitations of Fundamental Rights

9. The protection of Fundamental rights through national judges

10. The protection of Fundamental Rights through independent administrations

11. The protection of Fundamental Rights through national political bodies

12. The protection of Fundamental Rights through constitutional judges

13. Institutions of protection within the Council of Europe

14. Institutions of protection within the European Union

15. Institutions of protection at UN-level

CASE STUDIES

Selected cases of ECHR, ECJ or national constitutional courts.

Instruments for class-room work:

J. Luther, Sources of the Law of Fundamental Rights, 4th edition Turin 2016(electronical resource)

J. Luther, Fundamental Rights in Europe: A Reader for Students, Turin 2016  (electronical resource)

 Lectures (at leat 200 pages, obligatory for non attending students)

1) R. Alexy, A Theory of Constitutional Rights, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010

2) D. Ehlers (eds.), Europaeische Grundrechte und Grundfreiheiten, Berlin: De Gruyter, 3a ed. 2009 - transl. European Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, Berlin: deGruyter, 2007.

3) C. Tomuschat, Human Rights Between Idealism and Realism, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2nd ed. 2008

Other more recent titels will be presented at the first lesson.

Note

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