Corsi di Studio del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza

The course in its first module discusses the nature of Comparative Law, its functions, aims, methods and history, then it surveys the main features of the major legal families of the world, and finally deals with contemporary processes like the americanization and globalization of the Law.

In the second module the content of various constitutions is discussed, as well as constitutional review and, finally, some more specific questions such as constitutional endurance and constitutional transplants.

In its third module, the course deals with the rise of constitutionalism as a form of limitation of power, the constituent processes in a comparative perspective and the classification of constitutions.

 

 

Knowledge of the methods of Comparative Law

Knowledge of the history of Comparative Law

Comprehension of the formation of the European Legal Tradition

The French Code - The German Code - The Judicature Acts

Knowledge of the diffusion of European codes

Comprehension of the process of americanization of the Law

Comprehension of what means "globalizing the Law"

Comprehension of what  “constitutional identity” means

Knowledge of the structures of Constitutional Review

Comprehension of the concepts of “Constitutional Transplants” and “Constitutional Endurance”

Comprehension of the concepts of constitution and constitutionalism

Knowledge of the history of constitutionalism

Comprehension of what  "creating constitutions" means

Knowledge of the types of constitutions

Online lectures with .ppt audio slides on Moodle and assignments for students.

Please remember to enroll in the course clicking on the icon "Registrati al Corso" (Enroll me) and to access the Moodle page ("Vai a Moodle"): here, you will find week after week all didactic material concerning the class of Comparative Law (a.a. 2020-2021).

Written multiple choice exam.

 

On 7th October 2020 and 14th October 2020 lessons will be face-to-face in classroom A1 - Palazzina Einaudi.

These lessons will be dedicated to resolve issues, doubts and requests for further details about the course program and the previous lessons.

An ACTIVE partecipation of the students is requested.

These lessons will be also recorded and will be available on the Moodle page of the course.

Students who want to partecipate MUST:

- register on this course page

- reserve a space in classroom A1 - Palazzina Einaudi through the UNITO service "Student Booking" (https://www.unito.it/avvisi/prenota-e-visualizza-i-posti-aula-con-il-servizio-student-booking)

Only the first 200 students registered will be admitted to the lectures.

Comparative Law: History and Methods

Comparative Law and the Modern World: Codes and Reform of English Procedure

Comparative Law and the Globalization of the Law

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Concept of Constitution and Constitutional Identity

The structures of Constitutional Review

Constitutional Transplants and Constitutional Endurance

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Constitution and Constitutionalism

Creating Constitutions

Types of Constitution

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Zweigert and H. Kotz, An Introduction to Comparative Law, Oxford University Press, 1998 (only section A - General considerations; section B III - The Anglo-American Legal Family)

D.S. Clarke, Nothing new in 2000? Comparative Law in 1900 and today, Tulane Law Review 75, 2000-2001, pp. 871 ss.

A. Watson, Legal Transplants: An Approach to Comparative Law, University of Georgia Press, 1993 (only chapters I, II, III, IV)

R. David, Major Legal Systems in the World Today, London, Stevens and Son, 1985 (only Part I - The Romano-Germanic Family)

La Porta, Economic report of Legal Origins, Journal of Economic Literature, 2008, 46:2, pp. 285–332

Du. Kennedy, Three Globalizations of Law and Legal Thought: 1850–2000, in D. M. Trubek and A. Santos eds.,The New Law and Economic Development, 19, 2006, pp. 25–71

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M. Rosenfeld, Constitutional Identity, in M. Rosenfeld – A. Sajó (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law, OUP, 2012, pp. 756-776

L. Orgad, The Preamble in Constitutional Interpretation, in International Journal of ConstitutionalLaw, Vol. 8, Issue 4, October 2010, pp. 714-738

C. Saunders, Courts with Constitutional Jurisdiction, in R. Masterman, R. Schuetze (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Constitutional Law, CUP, 2019, pp 414-440

M. Cappelletti, Judicial Review in Comparative Perspective, in «California Law Review», oct. 1970, Vol. 58, No. 5, pp. 1017-1053.

G. Halmai, Constitutional Transplants, in R. Masterman, R. Schuetze (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Constitutional Law, CUP, 2019, pp 580-604.

T. Ginsburg, Constitutional Endurance, in T. Ginsburg – R. Dixon (Eds.), Comparative Constitutional Law, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011, pp. 112-125

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T. Fleiner – C. Saunders, Constitutions embedded in different legal systems, in M. Tushnet – T. Fleiner – C. Saunders, Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law, Routledge, 2013, pp. 21-32

R. C. van Caenegem, The absolute state no lasting model (Chapter 7), in R. C. van Caenegem, An Historical Introduction to Western Constitutional Law, CUP, 1995, pp. 108-125, 151-166, 174-193.

C. Klein- A. Sajó, Constitution-Making: Process and Substance, in M. Rosenfeld – A. Sajó (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law, OUP, 2012, pp. 419-441

J. Elster, Forces and Mechanisms in the Constitution-Making Process, in Duke Law Journal, Vol. 45, 1995, pp. 364-396.

D. Grimm, Types of Constitutions, in M. Rosenfeld – A. Sajó (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law, OUP, 2012, pp. 98-132

R. Bifulco, Federalism, in R. Masterman, R. Schuetze (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Constitutional Law, CUP, 2019, pp 312-312

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