SYLLABUS 2019/2020

30048 INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM -

MODULE 2
Classe impartita in lingua inglese

Programs: BIEM (6 crediti - I sem. - OBBC | 6 cfu - IUS/05)

Class: 16 (I sem.)
Department: Law

Course director: JUSTIN ORLANDO FROSINI

Classe 16

JUSTIN ORLANDO FROSINI

Department of Law
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
justin.frosini@unibocconi.it

ANNA ISAEVA
Department of Law
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
anna.isaeva@unibocconi.it

ANTONELLO TARZIA
Department of Law
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
antonello.tarzia@unibocconi.it

MISSION
What is the role of citizens within modern States and which are the main constitutional
implications of social and historical phenomena on the development of the world as we know it?
Comparative constitutional law addresses these issues while taking into account the different
notions of legal norms, sovereignty and individuals throughout different normative contexts. This
course provides students with a structured introduction to the concepts, tools and methods of
comparative constitutional law, while helping students to develop critical thinking by using both a
synchronic and a diachronic approach to learning.

COURSE CONTENT DETAILED - SCHEDULE

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The course offers an overview of the main constitutional developments of the western world,
and it covers the following topics:

General Introduction: sources of law, constitutions, constitutional amendments, constitutional

statutes, ordinary statutes, law decrees, legislative decrees and delegated legislation, bye-laws
and regulations.

Forms of State and Forms of Government: Forms of State and Transitions to Democracy.
Forms of Government. Electoral laws. Federalism, Regionalism and Devolution in a
comparative context.

Constitutional Justice: composition, role and functions of Constitutional and Supreme Courts.
The fundamental aspects of American and European models of constitutional review.
Classification of Court judgments and analysis of decision-making techniques.

The legal system of the European Union: system of legal sources and the relationship between
European law and domestic legislation; the institutional structure; the evolution of the case law
of the CJEU and domestic courts.

Individual rights: Political, economic and civil rights and related safeguards in a comparative
context.

Finally, a class-specific special part is indicated to students at the beginning of the course by
the class instructor.

TEACHING METHODS
Selection:

Face-to-face lectures
face-to-face lectures
Guest speaker's talks (in class or in distance)
in-class
Case studies /Incidents (traditional, online)
traditional case studies

Face-to-face lectures

Guest speaker's talks (in class or in distance)

Case studies /Incidents (traditional, online)

ASSESSMENT METHODS

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Selected methods: Continuous Partial exams General exam

assessment
Written individual x
exam
(traditional/online)
Open and/or closed x
answers questions
exam
Oral individual exam x

ATTENDING

The common assessment method for all classes is: An end-of-term written exam consisting of
20 multiple choice questions which counts for 10 points short essay which counts for 10 points
flash questions (i.e. definition in 4-5 sentences of a legal institute) which count for 5 points each.
The end-of-term exam format is the same for attending and non-attending students, but the
content is different (see section 6, Teaching Materials). Other assessment methods for
attending students are class-specific and explained in detail at the beginning of the semester.
As a general rule, attending students are expected to ensure regular class attendance and to
actively participate in class discussions and teamwork. Please note that there is only one written
final exam every academic year at the end of the course semester; students have to sit oral
exams in all other sessions. Students from previous academic years can only sit the written or
oral exam as non- attending students.

NON ATTENDING

The common assessment method for all classes is: An end-of-term written exam consisting of
40 multiple choice questions. 1 short essay. The end-of-term exam format is the same for
attending and non-attending students, but the content is different (see section 6, Teaching
Materials). Other assessment methods for attending students are class-specific and explained
in detail at the beginning of the semester. As a general rule, attending students are expected to
ensure regular class attendance and to actively participate in class discussions and teamwork.
Please note that there is only one written final exam every academic year at the end of the
course semester; students have to sit oral exams in all other sessions. Students from previous
academic years can only sit the written or oral exam as non- attending students.

TEACHING MATERIALS

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FREQUENTANTI

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G.F. FERRARI, Introduction to Italian Public Law, Milano, Giuffrè, 2018 (excluding chapters 6,
7. 9 and 12) plus slides used during the lectures,.articles, cases and other materials uploaded
on the Bboard platform. Class notes.

NON FREQUENTANTI

G.F. FERRARI, Introduction to Italian Public Law, Milano, Giuffrè, 2018: all chapters.

HONOR CODE
Bocconi University conceives of education as an ongoing process that stretches across a
person’s entire professional life. The University hopes that the entire Bocconi community will
respect the values of fairness and correctness associated with it, values which inspire and guide
the conduct of all community members as they pursue common objectives and a shared
mission. The Bocconi University Honor Code is published at
http://www.unibocconi.eu/honorcode. We encourage all students to read it.

The pin code to record your presence with the Attendance procedure must be entered in the
classroom in the presence of the faculty member who handles the recording. For 'Attendance',
presence for the entire duration of the activity is intended. In case of an improper use of the
Attendance recording procedure by students - e.g. entering the pin to record attendance while
outside the classroom, unexcused exit from the classroom before the end of activities - a
disciplinary sanction equal to a six-month suspension from exams/graduation will be given to
the student.

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