Public and Private Partnership for Sustainable Development

The course aims at providing the students with a comprehensive view of the value of public-private partnership (PPPs) as a fundamental tool of governance of common interests. A fundamental goal of the program is to capture the precise juridical notion of the phenomenon, by reasoning on its essential legal features, both in the supranational and local dimensions. Learning objectives of the course include acquiring confidence with the juridical mechanism PPPs, with examples of its regulations around the world, with the juridical complexities embedded in its application and with some actual examples of PPPs.

- Knowledge and understanding: reasons and functions of PPPs; - Applying knowledge and understanding: specific knowledge on PPPs in different sectors, e.g. transport, infrastructures, cultural heritage, human rights, energy, etc ; - Making judgements: comprehending the PPP mechanism and its regulations; - Communication: expressing linear and organized legal reasoning on PPP and sustainable development; - Lifelong learning skills: understanding the value of cooperation between public and private entities.