Program of Studies

One Month in Imperia, Italy

Three On-line Sessions

A Research Period

The Residential Courses in Imperia

[1] Legal Interpretation & Argumentation

Damiano CANALE (Università Bocconi, Milano), Pierluigi CHIASSONI, Riccardo GUASTINI (Università di Genova) and Eric MILLARD (Université Paris X Ouest-Nanterre)

Languages

The courses are held in English and/or in Spanish.

While students can express themselves in the language they prefer (including French and Italian), reading and listening comprehension of both English and Spanish is indispensable.

Target Groups

Students with a graduate degree and intending to start a doctoral program in the fields of jurisprudence or political philosophy for which a postgraduate degree is required.

Lawyers (solicitors, judges, and public officials working on national or international levels in relation with the protection of human rights.

Academics (teachers and researchers) who wish to broaden their understanding of constitutional democracy and global rule of law.

Managers of NGOs or private companies who wish to acquire theoretical and practical means for improving their professional performance.

2010 - present

[2] Law, Discourse Theory & Human Rights

Robert ALEXY (Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel)

[3] Constitutional Theory & General Theory of State

Pierre BRUNET, Véronique CHAMPEIL-DESPLATS and Michel TROPER (Université Paris X Ouest-Nanterre)

[2] Introduction to Constitutional Argumentation

Carlos BERNAL PULIDO (Universidad Externado de Colombia)

[1] Logic for Lawyers

Giovanni Battista RATTI (Università di Genova)

On-line Courses

The residential session in the duration of four weeks between January 20th and February 15th, 2014 will take place in Imperia (Italy) and will consists of eight courses given by some of the best international experts in the field:

[6] General Theory of Law & Legal Science

Paolo COMANDUCCI (Università di Genova) and Juan RUIZ MANERO (Universidad de Alicante)

[5] Liberalism, Democracy, and Rule of Law

Michelangelo BOVERO, Valentina PAZE, Ermanno VITALE (Universitá di Torino), and Patricia MINDUS (Universitete Uppsala)

[4] Constitutional State & Fundamental Rights

Giorgio PINO (Università di Palermo)

[8] Ethical Theory & Rule of Law

Mauro BARBERIS ((Università di Trieste), Jose Juan MORESO (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona) and Vittorio VILLA (Università di Palermo)

[7] Constitutional Rights & Multiculturalism

Jose Maria SAUCA (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) and Frederick SCHAUER (University of Virginia)

Every student shall participate in ten on-line courses chosen from a list of sixteen courses offered by the program. The courses will be given through an internet platform in three different sessions of about two months (from November 4th to December 22nd, 2013; from March 10th to April 20th, 2014; and from May 12th to June 22nd, 2014). Participants will be asked to read and discuss some key texts chosen by the lecturer(s), and/or to write short papers for evaluation.

[4] Introdution to Legal Science

Álvaro NÚÑEZ VAQUERO (Universidad austral, Valdivia

[3] Introduction to Analytical Legal Theory

Pierluigi CHIASSONI (Università di Genova)

[8] Republicanism and Deliberative Democracy

Jose Luís MARTÍ (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)

[7] Democracy, Terrorism, War and Peace

Andrea GREPPI (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)

[6] Practical Ethics and Jurisprudence

Bruno CELANO and Aldo SCHIAVELLO (Università di Palermo)

[5] Transitional Justice

Rafael ESCUDERO (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)

[12] Pragmatism, Law and Economics

Giovanni TUZET (Università Bocconi, Milano)

[11] Law & Bioethics

Rodolfo VAZQUÉZ (ITAM, México)

[10] Philosophy of International Law

Giulio ITZCOVICH (Università di Brescia)

[9] Contemporary Constitutional Theory

Roberto GARGARELLA (Universidad de Buenos Aires)

[13] Philosophy of Evidence

Giovanni DAMELE (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)

[14] Theories of Justice

María Cristina REDONDO (Università di Genova) and Andrés ROSSETTI (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba)

[15] World Poverty, Global Justice, and Gender

Susanna POZZOLO (Università di Brescia) and Marísa IGLESIAS VILLA (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)

[16] Theory of Comparative Law

Pablo MORENO CRUZ (Università di Genova)

In order to be awarded the post-graduate degree of Advanced Master in “Global Rule of Law and Constitutional Democracy”, each student shall present a final dissertation, which is meant to manifest the candidate’s capacity of engaging in individual research on one of the subject matters connected to the program. Each student will be assigned two supervisers who will follow and advice on the work for the Master thesis based on a previously approved research project.

The thesis shall not exceed 150.000 characters (about 50 pages). The deadline for submitting it is October 25th, 2014. It will be assessed by a commission appointend by the Scientific Committe of the program.

Elaboration of a Master Thesis

The program is divided into five sessions: three of them will be devoted to distant (on-line) courses, one to residential courses taught on Genoa University's Campus in Imperia, and one to individual research culminating in a master thesis as the final step for obtaining the master's degree.

The courses will be held in English and/or in Spanish. Reading comprehension of both languages is necessary, whereas for oral and written communication students may also use Italian or French if they prefer.

Advanced Master in

Global Rule of Law & Constitutional Democracy

THE RESULTS of the admissions procedure: 2013/14

THE DEADLINE for applications: September 23rd, 2013, at noon

We have a new website. Please go to istitutotarello.org where you will find
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