ADRO 27A10 - Constitutional Law in the 21st century

This course starts off by analyzing prior constitutions, political events that led to the birth of the 5th Republic. It goes on to offer an in-depth study of constitutional law mechanisms, thereby providing elements of reflection that permit to better understand the institutional framework of a working democracy and current trends in government. The course is divided into 5 main parts, structured as follows: - Part I: History of the 5th Republic - Part II: The executive - Part III: Parliament - Part IV: The judiciary and Constitutional justice - Part V: The European Union and Constitutional law

• Knowledge from the lecture course is assessed at 1/3 of the final grade.
• Knowledge from the discussion section is assessed at 2/3 of the final grade
• Midterm exam (II) accounts for 35% of your seminar grade. - reference sheet (III) accounts for 10% of your seminar grade - presentation (IV) accounts for 25% of your seminar grade. (Team work) - text commentary (V) accounts for 20% of your seminar grade - oral participation (VI) accounts for 10% of your seminar grade

A more detailed explanation of all the above-mentioned works will be sent to you at the beginning of the course.