Learning the theory and the praxis on “constitutional coexistence” and the development of the different forms of state and government with a special focus on the liberal democracy
Course Prerequisites
The Course requires compulsory attendance and it supports especially the Courses of Constitutional law coordinating with them. Therefore it can be placed in the Study plan at the first year, without prerequisites
Teaching Methods
Lectures Lessons will be held by way of dialogue with the students
Assessment Methods
Oral examination. The purpose of the exam, through individual interviews, is to verify if the students have acquired the knowledge of the main theories and praxis faced during the lessons on the “constitutional coexistence” and the essential aspects of the modern and contemporary forms of state and of government, with specific reference to Italian history
Texts
No textbooks are adopted. Lessons will be recorded and listenable on the site http://costituzionale.unipv.it, on request of password by the attending students. All the necessary documentation for exam preparation is easily web accessible as it is selected chosen by the teacher
Contents
The topics of the course are divided into two parts: a) Society and Law - Organicistic and contractualist theories – The legal entities – The concept of legal order; plurality and typology of legal orders – The evolution of the forms of State and of Government – Origins of the liberal State: the great revolutions: in England, in America and in France. The parliamentary system and its crisis; b) The building of the Italian liberal system: from the “Statuto Albertino” (1848) to the Republican Constitution (1948) – The “Statuto Albertino” among the constitutional events of the Kingdom of Italy – The fascist regime and its fundamental characteristics - The transitional constitutional regime (1943-1947): the so-called “provisional constitutions” – The constituent assembly and its organization – The principles and the institutions of the social and liberal state in the Republican Constitution
