Comparative Constitutional Law
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Unterricht
Details
Fakultät Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät Bereich Rechtswissenschaft Code UE-DDR.00776 Sprachen Englisch Art der Unterrichtseinheit Blockkurs
Kursus Master Semester SP-2022 Zeitplan und Räume
Vorlesungszeiten Montag , Blockkurs (Frühlingssemester)
Unterricht
Verantwortliche - Belser Wyss Eva Maria
Dozenten-innen - Belser Wyss Eva Maria
Beschreibung The course Comparative Constitutional Law offers students the opportunity to deal with foreign constitutional systems and to explore commonalities and differences amongst the constitutions of the world. Comparative constitutional law is inspiring and adventurous and, according to Gunter Frankenberg, a bit like travelling: " The traveller and the comparatist are invited to break away from daily routines, to meet the unexpected and, perhaps, to get to know the unknown". That is the fundamental aim of this course.
The course begins with an introduction to comparative constitutional law which will introduce us to various methodological approaches in this area. In doing so, we will learn about opportunities and pitfalls of comparative law and equip ourselves to examine different constitutional systems. This first methodological part is complemented by an exploratory journey to various constitutional systems.
After this, we will turn to key constitutional concepts and analyse constitutions as doorkeepers between law and politics and as integrative parts of a country’s legal political, economic, social and cultural past and present. This conceptual part is devoted to two institutional features: On the one hand, we will learn about different processes of constitution-making and explore various mechanisms of entrenching fundamental norms and values, guaranteeing rights and stabilising institutions and processes. We will look at different types of constitutions and compare enforcement mechanisms, in particular, constitutional review by courts. On the other hand, we will then look at federalism and decentralisation as a particular type of government and examine to what extend the interlinkages between power-sharing and democracy can contribute to conflict resolution. If time permits, we will conclude this part with a workshop on conflict resolution negotiations and constitutional design.
In the last part we will discuss the constitutional protection of human rights. We will focus on controversial topics, such as reproductive rights, same sex marriages and free speech and examine innovative approaches to the judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights.
Students will work with constitutional texts, court cases and scholarly work, explore a number of comparative constitutional methods and put them into practice. They will present case studies and comparative reports and work in class, individually and in groups.
Lernziele These are the main objectives of the course: (i) students are familiar with comparative working methods; (ii) students know various constitutions and court cases and are able to deal with different legal texts and cases; (iii) students are aware of different human rights concepts and implementation mechanisms; (iv) students are acquainted with different state organization systems and are able to grasp differences and commonalities; (v) students understand the importance of context to constitutional questions and answers.
Prüfungsbeschreibung There will be an oral exam at the end of the course (15 minutes). They can take all documents and personal notes to the exam (open book).
Verfügbarkeit 25 Dokument
Bibliographie Documents will be available on moodle. Please register before the beginning of the course (yvonne.heiter-steiner@unifr.ch).
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Einzeltermine und Räume
Datum Zeit Art der Unterrichtseinheit Ort 21.02.2022 08:15 - 12:00 Kurs BQC 13, Raum 2.412 22.02.2022 08:15 - 12:00 Kurs BQC 13, Raum 2.412 23.02.2022 13:15 - 18:00 Kurs BQC 13, Raum 2.412 24.02.2022 08:15 - 12:00 Kurs BQC 13, Raum 2.412 25.02.2022 08:15 - 18:00 Kurs BQC 13, Raum 2.412 28.02.2022 08:15 - 12:00 Kurs BQC 13, Raum 2.412 01.03.2022 08:15 - 12:00 Kurs BQC 13, Raum 2.412 03.03.2022 08:15 - 12:00 Kurs BQC 13, Raum 2.412 04.03.2022 08:15 - 12:00 Kurs BQC 13, Raum 2.412 07.03.2022 08:15 - 18:00 Kurs BQC 13, Raum 2.412 08.03.2022 08:15 - 12:00 Kurs BQC 13, Raum 2.412 10.03.2022 08:15 - 18:00 Kurs BQC 13, Raum 2.412 11.03.2022 08:15 - 18:00 Kurs BQC 13, Raum 2.412 -
Leistungskontrolle
Fortlaufende Evaluation und schriftliche Prüfung
Bewertungsmodus Nach Note Beschreibung There will be an oral exam at the end of the course (15 minutes). They can take all documents and personal notes to the exam (open book).
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Zuordnung
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