CdSSCIENZE DELLE PUBBLICHE AMMINISTRAZIONI
Codice084NN
CFU9
PeriodoPrimo semestre
LinguaItaliano
| Moduli | Settore/i | Tipo | Ore | Docente/i | |
| GOVERNO REGIONALE E LOCALE NELLO SPAZIO GIURIDICO EUROPEO | IUS/21 | LEZIONI | 63 |
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The student who completes the course successfully will be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge of the main features and the evolution of the "forms of State" in Europe. He/she will be able to look critically at the phenomenon of federalism, situating it in both the theoretical and the empirical dimension. He/she will be able to demonstrate a deep awareness of the regional governement in the European legal systems taken into consideration: Germany, Belgium, France, Spain and United Kingdom.
The student will be assessed on his/her demonstrated ability to discuss the main course contents using the appropriate terminology. During the oral exam, the student must be able to demonstrate his/her knowledge of the course material and be able to discuss the reading matter thoughtfully and with propriety of expression. In the oral report (for the attending students), the student must demonstrate his/her ability to approach a circumscribed research question and analyze it adequately using legal sources and literature in order to prepare an interesting presentation for all the class.
Methods:
- Final oral exam
- Oral report
- Analysis and explanation of comparative law issues;
- Use of legal language and specific language for common law and civil law systems;
- Discussion of latest events in the European context with a legal and political expertise
The skills will be assessed by debating within the class. Every lecture will end with an overall discussion on the topics and the request to the students to express their feelings on the critical elements that the teacher has underlined.
The students will improve his/her awareness of comparative perspectives and the European political and institutional scenario.
The students (attending the course) will improve his/her capacity to make public talks, presentations and manage a public discussion.
- in the oral exam: assessment of the capacity to make links among different topics, problems and questions, even proposing legal and political solution and elaborating hypotheses and scenarios;
- in the oral report: assessment of the capacity to clearly present topics and issues, even raising the attention and the interest of the class.
The students should have an at least sufficient knowledge on general comparative law, for what concerns in particular methodologies, taxonomies, models.
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- participation in seminar
- preparation of oral/written report
- participation in discussions
- individual study
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
- Lectures
- Seminar
- project work
The course aims at giving to the students a knowledge about the main features and the evolution of the "forms of State" in Europe. It focuses in particular on the relationship between federal institutions and devolution processes, within the framework of the phenomenon of federalism in the modern and contemporary age (in a comparative perspective). The course focuses on the topic of secession and the relationship between secession and constitutionalism, and proposes a specific investigation on the current issue of the impact of Brexit on the devolution, with specific attention to Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Main topics: - The "forms of State": theoretical overview - The concept of autonomy; Regional and Federal States; - Federalism and Constitutionalism; Federalism and federalizing process; federalism and federalisms; - Traditional federal systems: Germany; - Federal systems with devolution: Belgium and Spain; the devolution in the United Kingdom and the impact of “Brexit”; - Towards decentralization: France; - Secession and constitutionalism: theoretical framework and recent challenges.
- Benazzo (a cura di), Federalismi a confronto, Cedam, Padova, 2010 (fino p. 230, ad esclusione della Parte II)
- Carrozza, I rapporti centro-periferia: federalismi, regionalismi, autonomie in P. Carrozza – A. Di Giovine – G. F. Ferrari, Diritto costituzionale comparato, Laterza, ultima edizione
- Parodi, La Germania e l'Austria, in P. Carrozza – A. Di Giovine – G. F. Ferrari, Diritto costituzionale comparato, Laterza, ultima edizione (da par. 1 a par. 1.4)
- Ferraiuolo, La via catalana. Vicende dello stato plurinazionale spagnolo, in www.federalismi.it
- L. Pozone, La devolution in Galles prima e dopo il Government of Wales Act del 2006: cosa cambia, in Forum di Quaderni costituzionali, www.forumcostituzionale.it
- Andretto, La sentenza del Tribunale costituzionale spagnolo sullo statuto di autonomia della Catalogna, in Rivista dell'Associazione Italiana dei Costituzionalisti, luglio 2010, www.associazionedeicostituzionalisti.it
- Torre, Scozia: devolution, quasi-federalismo, indipendenza?, in Rivista dell'Associazione Italiana dei Costituzionalisti, n. 2/2013, www.associazionedeicostituzionalisti.it
- Stradella, L’Irlanda del nord: lo specchio del centralismo britannico dalla repressione alla “Brexit”, in federalismi.it
- C.DeFiores, “Secessione e costituzionalismo. Alle origini di un dibattito ancora attuale”, in Istituzioni del federalismo, n. 4, 2014
- Mancini, “Costituzionalismo, federalismo e secessione”, in Istituzioni del Federalismo, n. 4, 2014.
Students must read and now the Dossier published by “Federalismi” about rhe political future of Catalunya. The dossier can be found at http://www.federalismi.it/nv14/articolo-documento.cfm?hpsez=Primo_Piano&content=Dossier:+%27Il+futuro+politico+della+Catalogna%27&content_auth=Redazione&Artid=27458
Students must read and know the Dossier on “Scotland between independence and autonomy”. The Dossier can be found at http://www.federalismi.it/nv14/articolo-documento.cfm?Artid=27915
Attending students will receive by the teacher specific cases and material in order to prepare their papers and oral reports.
- oral exam
- written presentations
- papers
- oral reports