Ateneo - UPO

The Course will be develoPped through three sections. The first section will be devoted to the Organization of the Italian Republic; The second part will be devoted to the Theory of the Italian Sources of Law. The third part will focus on the: Civil liberties; Political and Social rights.

M. Cavino, L. Conte, Istituzioni di diritto pubblico, Maggioli, 2023 (or last edition)

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.

No specific prerequisites or prior legal knowledge are required: the course is designed as an introductory course for students without a legal background. Students are expected to have an adequate ability to read, understand and analyse texts in Italian, common to all courses of the Degree Programme and already assessed through the entrance skills assessment test (TOLC).

The course is delivered through lectures, presenting and systematising the fundamental institutions of Italian public law.

Where possible, meetings with professionals in the field (heritage authority officials, museum or archive staff) are organised, together with an optional educational visit to a local cultural institution (e.g. the Museo Leone or the State Archives of Vercelli), to complement and deepen, on a voluntary basis, the topics covered in class.

All teaching materials (summary sheets, selected cases, self-assessment quizzes) are made available on the DIR - Didattica in Rete platform, to ensure equal access to information for both attending and non-attending students.

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/servicesstudents-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

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

Presentation of the course; forms of State and government; theory of legal sources; constitutional sources; law and government’s legal force; the other sources of law in the Italian legal system; international law sources and EU law sources of law; People, citizenship and foreign status; direct end representative democracies; electoral laws; Parliament; Govenment; The Head of the State; The Authomonie: Regions and Municipalities; European Union; the currency: The budget of the State and the coordination of public finance; the judiciary and the judicial function; Public administration; rights and duties of citizens; positive and negative freedoms; Economy, labour, business and consumers. GENDER-RELATED ISSUES In the discussion of the programme, particular attention will be given to the gender -issues within the Italian Legal system, in particular with regards to equality principle (formal and supportive); political participation rights; choices concerning the body; equality, merit and well-being in the field of employment, education and pay.

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.