Ateneo - UPO

The Course will be developed through three sections.

The first section will be devoted to an illustration of the principles of Public Law in the modern era and to the historical and political events that led to the approval of the Constitution of 1948; the second and the third sections will focus on two general topics, the Organization of the Republic and the Rights and duties of citizens, respectively.

In particular, in the first part the course will focus on: Constitutions and Constitutionalism; Forms of State and Forms of Government; the Italian Constitutional history.

In the second part will focus on: the People and the elections; the Parliament; the Executive and the Administration in Italy; the President of the Republic; Regions and local autonomies; the judicial branch; the Constitutional Court; the sources of law in the Italian legal system;

Finally, the third part will focus on the: Civil liberties; Political and Social rights

M. Cavino, L. Conte, Istituzioni di diritto pubblico, Maggioli, 2023

The general aim of the course is to provide students with the tools to understand and master the main concepts of contemporary Italian public law.

Moreover the course aims to provide:

Knowledge of the fundamental features of the Italian constitutional system, with particular regard to the sources of law, to the structure and functions of the Constitutional bodies and to the Constitutional system of freedoms and rights;
Ability to deal with the main issues of the contemporary public law, starting from a correct identification of the current legislation;
Development of an indipendent judgment and of an ability to apply the acquired knowledge.

Face-to.face lessons

IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT:
Starting from 1st January 2023 the exams, according to art. 35 of the Regolamento di Ateneo the student is allowed to appear at the roll call no more than three times (it is the same for insufficient, absent or withdrawn). Exceeded the threshold there will be no more possibilities to register for the exam. The calculation is made on full an d partial appeals of the solar year. It will be applied an automatic lock which cannot be removed.

The assessment method adopted is a written examination based on multiple-choice questions

Presentazione del corso; Forme di Stato e di governo; Teoria delle fonti del diritto; Fonti costituzionali; La legge e gli atti aventi forza di legge; Le altre fonti del diritto italiano; Le fonti del diritto internazionale e dell'ordinamento comunitario; Il popolo, la cittadinanza e lo status di straniero; Democrazia diretta, rappresentativa e leggi elettorali; Il Parlamento; il Governo della Repubblica; Il Presidente della Repubblica; Le autonomie. Le regioni; Le autonomie. Gli enti locali; L'Unione Europea; La moneta. Il bilancio dello Stato e il coordinamento della finanza pubblica; Le magistrature e la funzione giurisdizionale; L'amministrazione; Diritti e doveri dei cittadini. Le libertà positive e negative; L'economia, il lavoro, le imprese e i consumatori.

Knowledge of the fundamentals of the general theory of the sources of law and interpretation;
Knowledge of the system of sources of law of the Italian and international legal systems;
Ability to solve some basic problems related to the relationship between the sources of law, conflicts and the techniques of resolution;
Knowledge of the Constitutional organization of the Italian Republic;
Specific and Transversal skills:

Learning and proper use of basic techniques of legal reasoning to solve problems;
Knowledge and use of proper legal terminology;
Ability to analyze legal sources, doctrinal and jurisprudential materials related to public law.