Principles of Public Law (Major in Institutions and Cooperation Organisations)

Principles of Public Law (Major in Institutions and Cooperation Organisations)

Prof.NicolettaMarzona; Prof Barbara Boschetti

Module I (Prof. Nicoletta Marzona)

COURSE AIMS

The course illustrates the Italian public law system within the context of the European Union.

COURSE CONTENT

Principal theories on law and the State. The social order and the legal-political order. Branches of law (public, private, constitutional, etc.) Rule of law, liberal State, democratic State and social State. Forms of State (unitary, regional and federal) and forms of government (monarchy and republic). Sovereignty, crisis of sovereignty and legitimacy of the State also having regard to the phenomenon of globalisation.

Italy and the European Union. Domestic, supranational and international legal orders. Basic dynamics of a legal order: formal rules, substantive rules and the process of interpretation. Subjective and objective perspectives. State unity and representative figures: persons, organs and acts. The system of public law in a given positive legal system. Constitution, fundamental principles and the independence principle. Static vision (imputation) and dynamic vision (production): legality, hierarchy and jurisdiction; function and proceedings; perfection, validity and enforceability; review.

Liberties, citizens and citizenship.

Sources of law: legislative and other sources. Acts of parliament and government measures with the force of law. National laws and regional laws. National, international and supranational sources. Regulations. Referenda and other forms of direct democracy.

Parliament. Government. President of the Republic. Administration. Principles governing administrative activities and protection against unlawful administrative activities. Public bodies. Administration and autonomy. Independent administrative authorities. Auxiliary organs. Court system. Ordinary, administrative and special courts. Superior Council of the Judiciary. The Constitutional Court.

READING LIST

P. Caretti-U. De Siervo, Istituzioni di diritto pubblico, Giappichelli, Turin(latestedition)*.

M.A. Cabiddu (ed.), Diritto e diritti, Cedam, Padua, 2007.

Bassani-Italia-Traverso (eds.), Leggi fondamentali del diritto pubblico e costituzionale,Giuffrè, Milan, latestedition.

N.B.: for students of the curriculum in “Istituzioni e organizzazioni per la cooperazione”, in addition to the reading list for Module II, is required the study of the text P. Caretti-U. De Siervo, Istituzioni di diritto pubblico, Giappichelli, Torino (latest edition), limited to chapters, I, V, XIII(paragraphs 1-7), XV, XVI.

TEACHING METHOD

Lectures and tutorials.

ASSESSMENT METHOD

Oral examinations with a possible interim written test.

NOTES

Further information can be found on the lecturer's webpage at or on the Faculty notice board.

Module II (Prof. Barbara Boschetti)

COURSE AIMS

Students will learn the theory and practice associated with the emergence of new rights and new forms of protection of rights in the processes of globalisation of institutions and administration.

COURSE CONTENT

1.Introduction: evolution of rights and their protection in the process of globalisation.

2.Multilevel constitutionalism.

Cases:

a.Right of university access: European Court of Human Rights (Second Section)judgment of2 April 2013 –applications nos. 25851/09, 29284/09 and 64090/09 - Tarantino and Others v. Italy.

b.Right to study and Islamic headscarf: European Court of Human Rights (Grand Chamber) judgment of 10 November 2005 – application no. 44774/98, Leyla Şahin v. Turkey.

c.Businesses and administrative sanctions: European Court of Human Rights (Second Section) judgment of 29 September 2011, A. Menarini Diagnostic s.r.l. v. Italy.

d.Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and European Court of Justice: European Court of Justice (Grand Chamber) judgment of 26 February 2013, case C-617/10, Åklagaren.

3.Strengthening protection in multilevel constitutionalism: the proactive role of the courts.

Cases

a.The European Convention on Human Rights as a set of interposed rules: Constitutional Court judgments nos. 348/2007and 349/2007 onexpropriation and protection of property rights.

b.The principle of effectiveness of the remedy: Council of State (Section IV) judgment no. 1220 of 2 March 2010 on unjust enrichment; Council of State (Section V) judgment no. 5686 of 8 November 2012 on government liability for tenders.

4.Multilevel constitutionalism and limits.

Case: European Court of Justice (Grand Chamber) judgment of 26 February 2013,case C-399/11, Melloni v. Ministerio Fiscal.

5.Multilevel constitutionalism: which court?

Case: The question of the applicability of the European Convention on Human Rightsto peacekeeping forces in Kosovo: theBehramiandSaramati cases.

6.Protection of global rights and administrations.

Case: The so-called “banana wars”: the protection of international trade: the protection of trade agreements between countries, WTO and courts

7.Global protection of common property.

Case: Protection of wetlands and common property: theValli da Pesca case; common damage and problems of liability.

READING LIST

The following must be studied in order to pass the exam:

D. Zolo, Nuovi diritti e globalizzazione, in XXI secolo, Enc. Treccani, 2009.

S. Battini,L’impatto della globalizzazione sulla pubblica amministrazione e sul diritto amministrativo: quattro percorsi,inGiornale di diritto amministrativo, 2006, no. 3, p. 339 et seq.

S. Battini,Organizzazioni internazionali e soggetti privati: verso un diritto amministrativo globale?,inRivista trimestrale di diritto pubblico, 2005, no. 2, pp. 359-388.

S. Cassese, Il diritto globale. Giustizia e democrazia oltre lo Stato,Turin, Einaudi, 2009.

It is also necessary to study the cases referred to in the course programme, which will be gathered together in a handout accompanied by notes and comments explaining the cases or the theoretical or legal implications thereof.

TEACHING METHOD

Lectures combined with an analysis of the caselaw referred to in the course programme.

ASSESSMENT METHOD

Oral exam.

NOTES

Further information can be found on the lecturer's webpage at or on the Faculty notice board.