The course aims to introduce students to the systematic profiles of constitutional European law with specific attention to the relationship between the European legal system and the Italian one. Through a guided path on the main legal texts of the supranational integration (treaties, directives, regulations, soft-law), students will gain the methodological tools to understand the most recent European Union transformations. The course will focus, in particular, on the developments concerning the single market and the 'new' economic and monetary governance of the Union.

1) The origins and nature of the European Community

2) European integration and its dynamics

3) The present state of the European Union

4) The Single Market

5) The effects of European integration on the italian constitutional legal system

6) The euro and the monetary policy

7) Stability and growth in the constitutional crisis

8) Social rights e Common market

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1) Knowledge and understanding: The student should gain a thorough understanding of the political and constitutional aims of the European integration process

2) Applying knowledge and understanding: The student should achieve a thorough understanding of particular EU institutions and policies concerning the single market and the economic governance.

3) Making judgements: The student should gain an understanding of the consequences of European policies on the national legal system.

4) Communication skills: The student should be able to speak in a debate in the classroom, supporting his arguments.

5) Learning skills: The student should be able to independently interpret the sources of law and European law.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Seminars with particular reference to the political and constitutional aims of the european integration

Teaching

Frontal lessons. Seminars with particular reference to the political and constitutional aims of the european integration.

Attendance

Frequency to at least three quarters of the lessons. Knowledge and understanding of the Lisbon Treaty, the Fiscal Compact and the ESM Treaty.

Course books

1) R. Bin, P. Caretti, G. Pitruzzella, Profili costituzionali dell'Unione europea. Processo costituente e governance economica, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2015 (escluso il capitolo 7)

2) F. Losurdo, Lo Stato sociale condizionato. Stabilità e crescita nell'ordinamento costituzionale, Torino, Giappichelli, 2016 (escluso il secondo capitolo)

3) A. Cantaro (a cura di),  Economia e Diritto dei Mercati nello Spazio Europeo. Dall’età antica all’età globale (limitatamente alla presentazione e alla parte III)

Assessment

Oral test, because it's  more adequate to verify the knowledge of the subject.

The expected learning results will be evaluated by means of an oral exam, based on three questions or more. The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:

less than 18/30: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

18-20: competence level sufficient. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

21-23: competence level satisfactory. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding” and in “applied knowledge and understanding”.

24-26: competence level good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding” and “making judgments”.

27-29: competence level very good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “communication skills”.

30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “learning skills”.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Frontal lessons. Seminars with particular reference to the political and constitutional aims of the european integration.

Attendance

Frequency to at least three quarters of the lessons. Knowledge and understanding of the Lisbon Treaty, the Fiscal Compact and the ESM Treaty.

Course books

1) R. Bin, P. Caretti, G. Pitruzzella, Profili costituzionali dell'Unione europea. Processo costituente e governance economica, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2015.

2) F. Losurdo, Stabilità e crescita nel diritto costituzionale della crisi, Torino, Giappichelli, 2015.

3) A. Cantaro (a cura di),  Economia e Diritto dei Mercati nello Spazio Europeo. Dall’età antica all’età globale.

Assessment

Oral test, because it's  more adequate to verify the knowledge of the subject .

The expected learning results will be evaluated by means of an oral exam, based on three questions or more. The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:

less than 18/30: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

18-20: competence level sufficient. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

21-23: competence level satisfactory. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding” and in “applied knowledge and understanding”.

24-26: competence level good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding” and “making judgments”.

27-29: competence level very good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “communication skills”.

30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “learning skills”.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

The student can request to sit the final exam in English with an alternative bibliography.