Learning objectives
The course aims to develop an understanding of Europe’s constitutional heritage, which is the basis and foundation of the process of European constitutionalisation. An understanding and assessment of this phenomenon inevitably entails the application of comparative law analysis to the field of constitutional law, on both a micro- and macro-comparative level.
Course unit content
The course includes an initial analysis of topics such as the concept, methods and purposes of comparative law, then moving on to the study of other topics relating to current key issues of constitutionalism. In this sense, the course will study the concept of “constitution”, as well as the related concepts of revision and constitutional rigidity, moving on to deal with the theme of new frontiers in European constitutionalism through the difficult process underway for the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon.
Bibliography
<p>Students are recommended to choose and study one of the following texts: <br />
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1. R. BIN, P. CARETTI, Profili costituzionali dell'Unione europea, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2008. <br />
2. P. COSTANZO, L. MEZZETTI, A. RUGGERI, Lineamenti di diritto costituzionale dell’Unione europea, Giappichelli, Torino, 2008. <br />
Study of the latter text should be made with reference to the following parts: chapters 1, 2, 3, pp. 5-141, chapter 5, pp. 238-291, chapter 6, pp. 297-342, chapter 7, pp. 343-421. <br />
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