05513 - Regional and Local Authority Law

Course contents

• The evolution of regional autonomy in Italy

• The sources of law

• The Form of Government

• The organization of Regions

• The participation instruments

• Administrative autonomy

• Financial autonomy

• Regions and foreign power

• The relation State-Regions

• The elements of local administration

• The municipalità

• The Province

• The forms of control

• The administrative organization

• The finance

• The participation

• Local administration between State and Regions

• European models

Readings/Bibliography

P. CARETTI – G. TARLI BARBIERI, Diritto Regionale, Giappichelli, Torino, last ed.;

L. VANDELLI, Il sistema delle autonomie locali, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2004;

F. RESCIGNO (a cura di), Di sana e robusta Costituzione: 60 anni e non li dimostra , Baiesi, Bologna, 2008.

The decisionsof the Constitutional Court that will be examined during lessons will be available on line.

L. CALIFANO, (a cura di), Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana, Maggioli, Rimini, last ed.; or A. CELOTTO(a cura di), Costituzione annotata della Repubblica Italiana, Zanichelli, Bologna, last ed.

Recommended texts:

L. VANDELLI, Il Governo locale, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2005;

R. BIFULCO, Le Regioni, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2004;

F. RESCIGNO, Le funzioni costituzionali delle Regioni, Giappichelli, Torino, 2001.

Students are supposed to have a basic knowledge of the organization of the State, so the ones who don't have passed the exam of Public Law are requested to read a manual of this subject.

During the course other material will be probably given to students, such as laws, decisions or articles.

Teaching methods

The course will be divided into a first general introduction about the basements of the system of Regions and local organizations.

The whole study will be accompanied by the study of constitutional case law that will be also analyzed and explained by groups of students.

Assessment methods

The exam will consist in a n oral examination.

The participation in the activities and Seminars will be taken into consideration in the final evaluation. The explanation of decisions of the Constitutional Court will be basic for full time students and will be taken into consideration for the global evaluation of students.

Teaching tools

During the classes will be used:

o verhead projector;

Power poin

Office hours

See the website of Francesca Rescigno