Overview
The course deals with the theoretical roots and the institutional structures of constitutional democracy in the Western and in the Islamic areas. Contemporary trends and transformations in states’ and supranational organizations’ governance will also be considered.
Professors and teaching method
Prof. Andrea Buratti will teach the first part of the course, dealing with the western pattern of constitutional liberal-democracy.
Prof. Massimo Papa will teach the second part of the course, dealing with the governance of Islamic states and the Islamic idea of democracy.
The students will be required to prepare the lectures through readings assigned well in advance by Professors. Readings will include Essays, Chapters of textbooks, as well as normative texts and Judgments by the main Constitutional and International Courts. Presentations by the students may also be called for.
Syllabus
Timetable
DAY |
HOUR |
PROFESSOR |
NOTES |
Mon 11/9 |
13.30 |
Prof. Buratti |
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Wed 13/9 |
13.30 |
Prof. Buratti |
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Mon18/9 |
- |
- |
Class rescheduled on September 22 |
Wed 20/9 |
13.30 |
Prof. Buratti |
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Fri 22/9 |
13.30 |
Prof. Buratti |
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Mon 25/9 |
13.30 |
Prof. Buratti |
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Wed 27/9 |
13.30 |
Prof. Buratti |
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Mon 2/10 |
13.30 |
Prof. Buratti |
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Wed 4/10 |
13.30 |
Prof. Buratti |
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Mon 9/10 |
13.30 |
Prof. Buratti |
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Wed 11/10 |
13.30 |
Prof. Buratti |
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Mon 16/10 |
13.30 |
Prof. Buratti |
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Wed 18/10 |
13.30 |
Prof. Buratti (Supervision) |
Mid-term Exam |
Mon 23/10 |
13.30 |
Prof. Papa |
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Wed 25/10 |
13.30 |
Prof. Papa |
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Mon 6/11 |
13.30 |
Prof. Papa |
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Wed 8/11 |
13.30 |
Prof. Papa |
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Mon 13/11 |
13.30 |
Prof. Papa |
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Wed 15/11 |
13.30 |
Prof. Papa |
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Mon 20/11 |
13.30 |
Prof. Papa |
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Wed 22/11 |
13.30 |
Prof. Papa |
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Mon 27/11 |
13.30 |
Prof. Papa |
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Wed 29/11 |
13.30 |
Prof. Papa |
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Mon 4/12 |
13.30 |
Prof. Papa |
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Wed 6/12 |
13.30 |
Prof. Papa |
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Mon 11/12 |
TBD |
Final exam |
Prof. Papa Supervision |
Evaluation
Grades breakdown:
Reading
For §§ 1-4:
Buratti, Western Constitutionalism. An Introduction (Giappichelli ed., 2016): Chapters 1, 2, 5, 7.
For §§ 5-8:
Ismael, Ismael & Perry, Government and Politics of the contemporary Middle-East: continuity and change (Routledge, II ed., 2016): part I + one chapter selected by the student.