Women's Rights in the Constitutional State
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The course aims at providing students with an extensive knowledge of the rights of women in a national, supranational and comparative perspective.
The course will interlace theory, through frontal lessons, with case-law analysis with the goal of engaging students in discussions and of favoring their critical analysis of the topics at issue.
The course will interlace theory, through frontal lessons, with case-law analysis with the goal of engaging students in discussions and of favoring their critical analysis of the topics at issue.
Expected learning outcomes
The course aims to fulfil the following goals: knowledge and understanding of the topics addressed; the ability to develop critical judgments.
These goals aim to empower students in their university career and in their professional future.
These goals aim to empower students in their university career and in their professional future.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
The course "Women's Rights in the Constitutional State", open to students enrolled in Law School, in Science of Legal Services and in other courses of study, intends to address the variety of issues that deal with the recognition of the rights of women within the legal system.
Following a first part dedicated to the origins of gender discrimination in ancient Greece, to the process of female emancipation with a specific focus on women's suffrage and to the contribution of female founders in the process of the elaboration of the Italian Constitution, the course aims at investigating these issues, from a national and European perspective.
More specifically, the course will be focusing on:
- Women's political representation;
- Women's emancipation within the labor market and in the economy;
- The recognition of reproductive rights (e.g. in the field of voluntary termination of pregnancy; artificial reproductive technologies; surrogacy of motherhood);
- Women's images in the media and in advertising;
- Violence against women;
- Criticisms related to multiculturalism and women's rights;
- Innovative fields of research following the development and implementation of artificial intelligence and its impact on women's rights.
Following a first part dedicated to the origins of gender discrimination in ancient Greece, to the process of female emancipation with a specific focus on women's suffrage and to the contribution of female founders in the process of the elaboration of the Italian Constitution, the course aims at investigating these issues, from a national and European perspective.
More specifically, the course will be focusing on:
- Women's political representation;
- Women's emancipation within the labor market and in the economy;
- The recognition of reproductive rights (e.g. in the field of voluntary termination of pregnancy; artificial reproductive technologies; surrogacy of motherhood);
- Women's images in the media and in advertising;
- Violence against women;
- Criticisms related to multiculturalism and women's rights;
- Innovative fields of research following the development and implementation of artificial intelligence and its impact on women's rights.
Prerequisites for admission
In order to attend the course, students are required to have successfully passed the exams of Constitutional law. For those who are not enrolled in Law or in Science of Legal Services there is no prerequisite to join the course.
Teaching methods
The course will interlace theory, through frontal lessons, with case-law analysis.
It will be taken into consideration the absence of a legal background for students not enrolled in Law or in Science of Legal Services.
It will be taken into consideration the absence of a legal background for students not enrolled in Law or in Science of Legal Services.
Teaching Resources
Study materials, including power point presentations, and additional readings will be regularly uploaded on Course's website page on the Ariel platform.
The textbooks to be adopted are the following:
M. D'AMICO, Una parità ambigua, Raffaello Cortina Editore, 2020.
M. D'AMICO, Parole che separano, Linguaggio, Costituzione, Diritti, Raffaello Cortina Editore, 2023.
In addition, again with regard to compulsory readings, you can alternatively choose from the following options:
M. D'Amico, M. Brambilla, V. Crestani, N. Fiano (a cura di), "Il linguaggio dell'odio fra memoria e attualità", FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2021.
M. D'AMICO, C. NARDOCCI, S. BISSARO (a cura di), "Le violenze contro la donna", FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2023.
Or, you can study two of the following articles:
M. D'AMICO, "I diritti delle donne fra parità, differenza e uguaglianza in una società complessa", in Federalismi, 7/2022.
Y. ERGAS, "Babies without Borders: Human Rights, Human Dignity and the Regulation of International Commercial Surrogacy", in Emory International Law Review, 2013.
The textbooks to be adopted are the following:
M. D'AMICO, Una parità ambigua, Raffaello Cortina Editore, 2020.
M. D'AMICO, Parole che separano, Linguaggio, Costituzione, Diritti, Raffaello Cortina Editore, 2023.
In addition, again with regard to compulsory readings, you can alternatively choose from the following options:
M. D'Amico, M. Brambilla, V. Crestani, N. Fiano (a cura di), "Il linguaggio dell'odio fra memoria e attualità", FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2021.
M. D'AMICO, C. NARDOCCI, S. BISSARO (a cura di), "Le violenze contro la donna", FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2023.
Or, you can study two of the following articles:
M. D'AMICO, "I diritti delle donne fra parità, differenza e uguaglianza in una società complessa", in Federalismi, 7/2022.
Y. ERGAS, "Babies without Borders: Human Rights, Human Dignity and the Regulation of International Commercial Surrogacy", in Emory International Law Review, 2013.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Attending Student:
- in-class presentations on an assigned case;
papers;
- final colloquium.
it will be taken into consideration the absence of a legal background for students not enrolled in Law or in Science of Legal Services.
Non attending students:
- oral exam.
- in-class presentations on an assigned case;
papers;
- final colloquium.
it will be taken into consideration the absence of a legal background for students not enrolled in Law or in Science of Legal Services.
Non attending students:
- oral exam.
IUS/08 - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - University credits: 6
Lessons: 45 hours
Professor:
D'Amico Maria Elisa
Shifts:
Turno
Professor:
D'Amico Maria ElisaEducational website(s)
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