ADRO 13A00 - Constitutional Law and Political Institutions

The course aims at providing an understanding of the framework in which political institutions are born and organized by and for the state. This would allow students to comprehend modern political regimes through a comparative approach. The course compares issues of constitutional and institutional design by addressing the major principles underlying constitutions and the choice of types of government, analyzing the implementation process of these principles, and the particularities of contemporary constitutional and institutional designs. Principles of constitutional structure include the analysis of the historical roots of political institutions and constitutions, their underlying goals, and their provisions and formal characteristics. The course combines theoretical and empirical knowledge from all over the world.

The main 24-hour module is supplemented by an 8-hour module focused on the MENA region and a 4-hour module focused on the French Fifth Republic.

50% final exam 50% continuous assessment