Summer School "Constitutional Change, Sustainability, Comparative Law"

The Summer School is intended for graduates and doctoral students interested in exploring the themes of sustainability and constitutional change in comparative experiences.

The main aim of the programme is to provide robust theoretical and methodological skills on the topics addressed, while simultaneously fostering the development of critical and analytical abilities. Special attention will be devoted to the use of innovative approaches, including methodological ones, for the interpretation and study of the phenomena under investigation.

Participants will have the opportunity to engage with faculty members and experts in the field, acquiring valuable tools for academic research and for the analysis of constitutional transformations and sustainability processes from a comparative perspective.

Holding a Bachelor’s degree in any field or an equivalent qualification.

The following qualifications will be considered preferential, in order of priority:

• PhD
• enrollment in a PhD program
• Master’s degree or equivalent
• knowledge of English at least at B1 level of the CEFR

Please note: the following prioritization criteria will be applied for candidate admission:

1. residence in the seismic crater area of Central Italy affected by the 2016 earthquakes, as identified in annexes 1, 2 and 2-bis of Law Decree no. 189 of 17 October 2016, converted by Law no. 229 of 15 December 2016
2. possession of a university degree
3. chronological order of application submission

1. carefully read the admission notice
2. submit the application for admission

Monday, 7 September (10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00)

• Constitutional Democracy: A Model in Crisis? (10:00 - 13:00)
  Rolando Tarchi, Full Professor of Comparative Public Law (IUS/21) - University of Pisa
• Illiberal Democracies in Comparative Perspective (15:00 - 18:00)
  Guerino D’Ignazio, Full Professor of Comparative Public Law - University of Calabria

Tuesday, 8 September (10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00)

• Constitutional Revision and Comparative Approaches (10:00 - 13:00)
  Mauro Volpi, Full Professor of Italian and Comparative Constitutional Law (retired) - University of Perugia
• Rule of Law and Illiberal Democracies in Europe (15:00 - 18:00)
  Barbara Guastaferro, Full Professor of Comparative Public Law - University of Naples Federico II

Wednesday, 9 September (10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00)

• Food Sustainability as an Emerging Constitutional Principle (10:00 - 13:00)
  Lucia Scaffardi, Full Professor of Italian Constitutional and Comparative Public Law - University of Parma
• Constitutionalism, Comparative Law, and Artificial Intelligence (15:00 - 18:00)
  Maurizio Oliviero, Full Professor of Comparative Public Law - University of Perugia

Thursday, 10 September (10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00)

• Systems of Government and the Challenges of Populism (10:00-13:00)
  Francesco Clementi, Full Professor of Comparative Public Law - University of Rome “La Sapienza”
• Environmental Constitutionalism and Comparative Law: A Compass for the Anthropocene (15:00-18:00)
  Domenico Amirante, Full Professor of Italian and Comparative Public Law - University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Friday, 11 September (10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00)

• Sustainable Development in Constitutions: Current Trends (10:00-13:00)
  Lorenzo Cuocolo, Full Professor of Comparative Public Law - University of Genoa
• The Models of Wartime or Emergency Constitutions and the Relationship Between Legislative and Executive in Times of Crisis (15:00 - 18:00)
  Arianna Vedaschi, Full Professor of Constitutional Law – Bocconi University

Scientific Director
Luigi Mundula (University for Foreigners of Perugia - Course Coordinator)

Scientific Committee
Luigi Mundula (University for Foreigners of Perugia)
Carlos Pineda (University of Murcia)
Sonia Grotz (PAR University)
Norberto Santos (University of Coimbra)
Rosa Marcela Ramos Hidalgo (University of Murcia)
Magdalena Duda-Seifert (University of Wroklaw)