Course 2014-2015 a.y.
50145 - ADVANCED CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - TRANSNATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES
CLMG - M - IM - MM - AFC - CLAPI - CLEFIN-FINANCE - CLELI - ACME - DES-ESS - EMIT
Department of Legal Studies
Course taught in English
Go to class group/s: 31
CLMG (8 credits - I sem. - OBS | IUS/08) - M (6 credits - I sem. - OP | IUS/08) - IM (6 credits - I sem. - OP | IUS/08) - MM (6 credits - I sem. - OP | IUS/08) - AFC (6 credits - I sem. - OP | IUS/08) - CLAPI (6 credits - I sem. - OP | IUS/08) - CLEFIN-FINANCE (6 credits - I sem. - OP | IUS/08) - CLELI (6 credits - I sem. - OP | IUS/08) - ACME (6 credits - I sem. - OP | IUS/08) - DES-ESS (6 credits - I sem. - OP | IUS/08) - EMIT (6 credits - I sem. - OP | IUS/08)
Course Objectives
The course aims at exploring the transformation of selected issues of constitutional law in light of the transnational context.Students will be introduced to how 20th century constitutionalism has affected large part of well-established and old-fashioned legal categories such as principles, rights and sovereignty.
The course will bring to light, going through various focuses, how the constitutional identity of states and even supranational entities has changed as a consequence of the global integration process, where regional and international institutions are expanding their role.
Course Content Summary
More in details, the following arguments will be examined:- 20th century constitutionalism: values, principles, rights, sovereignty
- Models of supranational (regional) integration
- Globalization of rights and judicialization of rights
- Transnational law v. supranational law in context
- The judicial cross fertilization
- The path toward a new global legal order?
- Models of globalized legal orders
Detailed Description of Assessment Methods
to be defined
Textbooks
to be defined
Last change 28/07/2014 12:50