Law, State, constitution - Forms of State and forms of government -
Italian Constitution of 1948 - Parliament - President of Republic - National Government -
Regional and local autonomies - Public administration - International law - European Union Law - Sources of law -
Fundamental rights - Judicial guarantees - Constitutional justice.
Course Content - Last names M-P
- European and Italian legal system;
- historical and institutional framework;
- interaction with the economic system and markets
Course Content - Last names Q-Z
Public law: general notions; state organizations; international and supranational organizations. The Italian constitutional system: fundamental principles; so called "organi costituzionali"; sources of law, constitutional rights and duties
A) for attending students the Text book will be T. Groppi, A. Simoncini Introduzione allo studio del diritto pubblico e delle sue fonti, Giappichelli, 2020 (last edition).
B) for non-attending students, a last edition manual (free choice between):
- Barbera - Fusaro, Public law course;
- Barile, Cheli, Grassi, public law institutions;
- Caretti, De Siervo, public law institutions.
C) for all students, additional reading of the volume of Giovannetti G., Parlamento e lotta politica. Volume I. Le regole del gioco (1946-1968), Giappichelli, Torino, 2019
A) for attending students the Text book will be T. Groppi, A. Simoncini Introduzione allo studio del diritto pubblico e delle sue fonti, Giappichelli, 2020, V ed.;
B) for non-attending students, free choice between:
- P. Caretti, U. De Siervo, Diritto costituzionale e pubblico, Giappichelli, 2020, IV ed.
- P. Barile, E. Cheli, S. Grassi, Istituzioni di diritto pubblico, Wolters Kluwer, 2018, XVI ed.
- A. Barbera, C. Fusaro, Corso di diritto pubblico, il Mulino, 2020, XI ed.
- Italian Constitution
a choosing one of the following manual:
- Barile Cheli Grassi, Istituzioni di diritto pubblico, Cedam WKI, ult. ed.
- Caretti De Siervo, Diritto costituzionale e pubblico, Giappichelli, ultima. ed.
- Barbera Fusaro, Corso di diritto pubblico, Il Mulino, ult. ed.
- Bifulco, Diritto costituzionale, Giappichelli, ult. ed.
Attending students: one of the following books: T. Groppi - A. Simoncini, Introduzione allo studio del diritto pubblico e delle sue fonti, Giappichelli, latest edition;
P. Barile, E. Cheli, S. Grassi, Istituzioni di diritto pubblico, Wolters Kluwer, latest edition;
P. Caretti, U. De Siervo, Diritto costituzionale e pubblico, Giappichelli 2020
Not attending students one of the following books:
P. Barile, E. Cheli, S. Grassi, Istituzioni di diritto pubblico, Wolters Kluwer, ultima edizione
P. Caretti, U. De Siervo, Diritto costituzionale e pubblico, Giappichelli 2020
A. Barbera, C. Fusaro, Corso di diritto pubblico, Il Mulino, latest Edition.
To anyone recommended reading: G. Giovannetti, Parlamento e lotta politica. Giappichelli, 2019
Learning Objectives - Last names A-C
1. The ability to systematically analyze, synthesize, and apply policies derived from critical-analytic reasoning over selected portions of the Italian Constitution.
2. The ability to recognize important, relevant considerations over real-life issues and situations dealing with civil liberties and civil right.
3. A working familiarity with key terms, clauses, cases, and chronologies in Public Law.
Learning Objectives - Last names D-L
The course aims to introduce the attending students of Business Administration and Business and Trade to the basic knowledge and fundamental methodologies related to the arrangement of public law within the firms operate.
The course sets the following learning objectives:
- learning a methodology for studying legal issues;
- acquiring legal instruments to understand the legal system within the firms operate and to better understand the current political and institutional topics;
- introduction to technical legal language;
- development of a basic skill with legal reasoning and argumentation.
Learning Objectives - Last names M-P
knowledge of:
- European and Italian legal and institutional system
- sources of law
- administrative organization
- judicial system
- regional and local system
- fundamental rights and freedoms
- interaction with the economic system and markets (monetary system, public policies, public finance, market regulation)
Learning Objectives - Last names Q-Z
Knowledge of fundamental aspects of public and constitutional law, especially for business activities profile.
Prerequisites - Last names A-C
None
Prerequisites - Last names D-L
None
Prerequisites - Last names M-P
none
Prerequisites - Last names Q-Z
None
Teaching Methods - Last names A-C
Lectures will take place following the course program and requiring students to read the assigned texts beforehand, it is suggested to take notes in class and re-elaborate such notes; finally, the students are expected to look for and read further resources or texts suggested by the professor. Furthermore, students are required to be attentive and to participate in the discussion of the topics discussed. All the material will be uploaded on the Moodle course website (e-l.unifi.it)
Teaching Methods - Last names D-L
According to the rules established by Government and University of Florence, in a.a. 2020/2021, lessons will be held by blended teaching, with face-to-face lessons and, at the same time, via streaming through Webex, with the possibility to interact with the teacher during the lesson. All material will be uploaded on Moodle course website (e-l.unifi.it), and even the registration of the single lesson will be made available, but only for a short time. In some cases lessons will be held by other guests and experts of specific issues.
Teaching Methods - Last names M-P
- lectures
- seminar lessons with guest speakers
Teaching Methods - Last names Q-Z
Frontal lessons
Further information - Last names A-C
Students are expected to attend at least 70% of classes.
Further information - Last names D-L
For this academic year, students will result attendant participating to lessons face to face, or to lessons broadcasted in streaming, or to lessons recorded.
Consequently, students are expected to attend at all the classes.
Further information - Last names M-P
none
Further information - Last names Q-Z
Attending student is a student who attended all the classes on Cisco Webex or in the classroom
Type of Assessment - Last names A-C
- Oral examination;
The oral examination usually consists of two or three questions.
A part of the questions has a general character, so as to allow the student to demonstrate not only the acquired knowledge but also the ability to make connections between the various parts of the program.
Another part of the questions is more precise and concerns a specific topic.
The evaluation is sufficient if all the answers are sufficient and if, overall, no serious gaps or gross errors emerge. The evaluation is excellent if all the answers are exhaustive and demonstrate critical analysis skills and language properties.
- (optional only for attending students ) written self-assessment test (with closed-ended and open-ended questions) with exemption from the oral exam in case of a positive outcome and faculty to improve the assessment during the oral examination [for this modality contact the professor]
Type of Assessment - Last names D-L
- Oral examination.
The oral examination consists of a plurality of questions (3-5).
The questions focus on the different parts of the program and, for attending students, of the lessons.
A part of the questions has a general character, so as to allow the student to demonstrate not only the acquired knowledge but also the ability to make connections between the various parts of the program.
Another part of the questions is more precise and concerns a specific topic.
The students are required to use an appropriate juridical language, to demonstrate capability of reasoning, to demonstrate the capability of employing the legal instruments to comprehend and problematize the topical issues.
The evaluation is sufficient if all the answers are sufficient and if, overall, no serious gaps or gross errors emerge. The evaluation varies from good to excellent if all the answers are exhaustive and demonstrate critical analysis skills and language properties.
- (Optional only for attending students) written self-assessment test on December 2021 (with closed-ended and open-ended questions). In case of positive outcome the student will take a shorter oral exam (1 answer around) [for this modality contact the professor]
Type of Assessment - Last names M-P
- oral examination
- optional written test (only for attending students and only for the first session in December)
Type of Assessment - Last names Q-Z
Oral examination
Optional written test fo attending students
Course program - Last names A-C
This course is designed to introduce students to the primary structures, actors, processes, and principles of Italian public law. Major focus will be on economic part of Italian public law.
Course program - Last names D-L
Law, State, constitution - Forms of State and forms of government - Italian Constitution of 1948 - Parliament - President of Republic - National Government - Public administration - Sources of law - Fundamental rights - Judicial guarantees - Constitutional justice - International law - European Union Law - Regional and local autonomies.
Course program - Last names M-P
- historical and institutional framework
- general notions of public law
- forms of state and forms of government
- European institutions: European Commission, European Parliament, European Council, European Court of Justice
- Italian constitutional bodies: Parliament, President of the Republic, Government, Constitutional Court, electoral body
- public administration and independent administrative authorities
- judiciary and judicial system
- regions and local authorities
- fundamental rights and freedoms
- interaction with the economic system and markets
Course program - Last names Q-Z
Introduction to public law
The concept of State
Forms of state and forms of government
International and supranational organizations
The European Union: Commission; the Parliament; ; the European Council; the European Court of Justice; The Italian Constitution and the system of sources of law
The Italian Republic: electoral body; Parliament; the President of the Republic; the Government; the Constitutional Court
The Public Administration
The judiciary and special judges
Regions and local authorities
Constitutional rights and duties