ADRO 23A10 - Contemporary Constitutional Law

The course aims at providing the partecipants with the main tools for the analysis of the evolution of contemporary constitutionalism on a global scale through a comparative legal method. The students will learn how to manage more traditional concepts – like constitutionalism, forms of state, type of state, forms of government – and new, emerging, legal concepts – like legal transplants and constitutional degeneration or retrogression– featuring the study of comparative constitutional law, and learning how to apply these concepts on a practical level in contemporary legal experiences. The course will include an introductory session, one on comparative methods, and a few weeks in which the main theoretical concepts of the subject (legal families, constitutions and constitutionalism, Forms of State, Forms of Government, Type of State, Constitutional Retrogression, multilevel constitutions etc.) will be explored. In the following weeks, some case studies deemed particularly significant will be explored (Usa, UK, Spain, France, Germany, Bosnia, Israel, Sudafrica, India, Lebanon, etc).

Enrico CAMPELLI,Samantha VAUR,Gohar GALUSTIAN

Cours magistral et conférences

English

- Students are expected to be familiar with the basic concepts of Public Law. - Students will have to actively participate in the lessons (especially in the discussion groups), presenting case studies and taking part in the simulations and conversations.

Autumn 2024-2025

The final grade is divided as follows: the final exam (written exam, 4hrs) constitutes 1/3 of the final grade; the conference grade (continuous assessment + midterm) counts for 2/3 of the final grade.