Università Roma Tre

COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (56 HOURS - 7CFU)
PROGRAM OF THE COURSE A.A. 2019-2020

The course aims to illustrate the history, methods and problems of the comparative constitutionalism and to introduce the main constitutional systems and traditions of the world. Special attention will be put on currently debated constitutional issues, from the perspective of the solutions implemented within different legal systems; at the same time, in a historical perspective, the course will highlight the intersections between law, culture and society in the development of those solutions. Finally, it will reflect on the prospects opened up by the processes of the harmonization of constitutional traditions.

This course includes a general part where the fundamental concepts and areas of Comparative constitutional law are introduced. It will then focus on selected topics consistent with the degree programme. For this, experts will be invited to hold lectures. Finally, the course foresses in-class discussion and other classroom activities that will allow analyzing concretely the problems discussed through the greatest involvement of students.

The discipline "comparative constitutional law": history, contents and method
Constitution, sources and forms of law production
Constitutional law and constitutionalism
The democratic principle and the principle of separation of powers
Forms of state
Systems of government
Relations centre-periphery
Judiciaries
Constitutional justice
Rights and freedom
Beyond western constitutional law

COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (56 HOURS - 7CFU)
Readings A.A. 2019-2020

For students attending at least 80% of the lectures
1) One of the following books
- P. Carrozza, A: Di Giovine, G. F. Ferrari, Diritto costituzionale comparato, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2019
- T. E. Frosini, Diritto pubblico comparato, Le democrazie stabilizzate, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2019
- G. Morbidelli - L. Pegoraro - A. Rinella - M. Volpi, Diritto pubblico comparato, Torino, Giappichelli, 2016

For students attending less than 80% of the lectures
1) One of the following books
- P. Carrozza, A: Di Giovine, G. F. Ferrari, Diritto costituzionale comparato, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2019
- T. E. Frosini, Diritto pubblico comparato, Le democrazie stabilizzate, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2019
- G. Morbidelli - L. Pegoraro - A. Rinella - M. Volpi, Diritto pubblico comparato, Torino, Giappichelli, 2016
2) Readings to be agreed with the teacher on topics discussed during the course
For the selection of book chapters and the readings, please contact the teacher at the following address: simone.benvenuti@uniroma3.it