CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND OF PUBLIC ORGANIZATION

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2021/2022

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA PROFESSIONS

Disciplinary Sector:

Institutions of Public Law

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

BIANCO Giovanni

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

For the study of matter requires a good knowledge of Italian constitutional history from 1861 to present, and basic notions of general theory of law and state.

AF code:

A002041

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Oral

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

The course intends to deepen the general constitutional law topics, with particular attention to the concepts of the Constitution and of constituent power, of State and sovereignty, of political power and constitutionalism; and positive constitutional law, with specific reference to the characters of the Italian Constitution and its principles, forms of Government, to the structures and Italian State bodies, the sources of law and authorising substances. Primary purpose of this course is to initiate the student to the study of the State democratic and Republican organization.

Contents

Main topics of the course:

The general constitutional law and its fundamental concepts. The constituent power.The notion of a Constitution and its different meanings. The State and its constituent elements. The sovereignty and the democratic principle. Citizenship.-The Italian Constitution, the fundamental constitutional principles. Pluralistic democratic State. Inviolable rights and duties required. Social formations and status. The principle of equality.The forms of Government. Critical insights on the distinction.The sources of law and their criteria authorising officers. Sources of knowledge and sources of production. Sources Act and sources did. Primary sources and secondary sources.Legal acts. Classification criteria with regard to their nature and their effects.The Italian State and its constitutional organization. Constitutional organs and organs of constitutional significance.Parliament, Government and public administration. The President of the Republic. The Constitutional Court. The Judiciary autonomous territorial Entities property. The Regions. Characteristics of Italian regionalism and its evolution. The new title V of the Constitution. neutral powers. Independent administrative authorities.The constitutional guarantees and fundamental rights.Civil rights, political rights and social rights.
The economic rights.

Recommended Bibliography

One of the following books:
C.Amirante, Diritto Pubblico (a cura di), Giappichelli, Torino, 2012;
P. Caretti- U. De Siervo, Diritto costituzionale e pubblico, Giappichelli, Torino, 2020;
A Cerri, Istituzioni di diritto pubblico, Giuffrè, Milano, 2015;
G.U.Rescigno, Corso di diritto pubblico, Zanichelli, Bologna, ult.ed., 2021.

It is also strongly recommended to read the book by C.Amirante, La Costituzione italiana:riforma o stravolgimento?, Giappichelli, Torino, 2016, in particular the essay by G. Bianco,Crisi della sovranità e deterritorializzazione del diritto, pag.3-22.
For the preparation of the examination the assiduous consultation of a Code of constitutional laws is required.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Frontal lessons

Contacts/More Information

The reception of the students will coincide with the days of lessons and exams. In the months in which there will be no lessons, any reception days will be communicated well in advance.
Students can also communicate with the teacher by writing to prof.giovannibianco@libero.it or biancog@uniss.it

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