Anglo-American Law
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
The purposes of the course are: to familiarize students with the historical developments of the constitutional system of the United States; to increase students' knowledge of the current fundamental features of the constitutional system of the United States; to equip students with the intellectual tools necessary to properly analyze some of the most vexed issues of contemporary Western constitutionalism.
At the end of the course students will have an in-depth knowledge of the course topics and will also acquire a reasoning method suitable for dealing with more specific and complex legal issues.
At the end of the course students will have an in-depth knowledge of the course topics and will also acquire a reasoning method suitable for dealing with more specific and complex legal issues.
Expected learning outcomes
- Knowledge and understanding: students shall have a thorough understanding of the Constitution's allocation of governmental authority and of the powers and limitations of each of the three branches of government.
- Applying knowledge and understanding: students shall be able to employ notions acquired during the course to the understanding of current events, ongoing case law and pending constitutional reforms;
- Making judgements: students shall be able to make accurate judgments on the constitutional law issues that allow students to assess the importance, but also the critical points, of the comparative methodology;
- Communication: students shall be able to express notions and opinions correctly, using the appropriate terminology;
- Lifelong learning skills: students shall acquire good individual study skills.
- Applying knowledge and understanding: students shall be able to employ notions acquired during the course to the understanding of current events, ongoing case law and pending constitutional reforms;
- Making judgements: students shall be able to make accurate judgments on the constitutional law issues that allow students to assess the importance, but also the critical points, of the comparative methodology;
- Communication: students shall be able to express notions and opinions correctly, using the appropriate terminology;
- Lifelong learning skills: students shall acquire good individual study skills.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
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Course syllabus and organization
Single session
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IUS/21 - COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW - University credits: 6
Lessons: 42 hours