B000034 - PUBLIC LAW INSTITUTIONS

Italian

After a brief outline of the fundamentals of the theory of law, the course will deal with the principal institutions of Italian public law. The principles of Italian Constitution and civil rights. The Electorate, the Parliament, the President of the Republic, the Government, an outline of European Union. Regional and local government, an introduction to administrative law, sources of law, the judicial power, the Constitutional Court

General concepts of public law, State, constitution. Forms oh State and forms of government. Italian constitutional history. Italian Constitution of 1948: formal characters and fundamental principles. Election system. Referendum. Political parties. Parliament. President of Republic. National Government. Regional and local autonomies. Public administration. International law. European Union. Source of law. Fundamental rights. Judical guarantees. Constitutional Court.

For those attending the lectures: lectures notes and A. Barbera-C. Fusaro, Corso di diritto pubblico, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2010
for those not attending the lectures: P. Caretti-U. De Siervo, Istituzioni di diritto pubblico,Torino, Giappichelli, 2010

66 hours of lectures