Phd in PUBLIC, COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

List of courses / activities for the first year

More information During the first year, Phd students are asked to attend a series of common activities organized by the doctorate, as well as other activities prepared by the individual curricula. An Academic Writing and Public Speaking Legal English course is planned for first year PhD students, aimed at learning and improving critical reading skills of foreign doctrine, academic writing skills and communication tools in English. Furthermore, the doctorate organizes a cycle of unitary lessons on the legal method of research in which the teachers of the college are engaged. This course is supported by others organized by the individual curricula on specific topics with a smaller number of hours, related to the possible research topics of the doctoral students, with particular reference to international law, Italian and comparative constitutional law, economic law and environmental law. The Academic Board organizes a series of conferences, conventions, lectures and seminars, held by teachers inside and outside the doctorate, whose attendance is compulsory for all doctoral students. Doctoral students follow the lessons organized through advanced institutional courses as auditors: a) in collaboration with the II level Master in European Parliamentary Institutions Mario Galizia for assembly consultants; b) in collaboration with the II level Master in Fiscal Federalism, control of public spending and subsidiarity; c) in collaboration with the II level Master in International Protection of Human Rights, also in order to fill any gaps and choose the topic of the thesis with greater awareness. In addition, PhD students participate in support activities for journals linked to members of the teaching staff, observatories and laboratories (jurisprudence, reviews of new publications, etc.). Method of choosing the subject of the thesis During the first year, PhD students identify and specify, together with the tutor and, where present, the co-tutor assigned to them, the topic of the PhD thesis on the basis of the interests matured and the insights developed in the context of seminars and research activities. organized by the Board of Professors of the Doctorate. Under the supervision of the tutor and, where present, the co-tutor, the doctoral students prepare a provisional index of the doctoral thesis and identify the main bibliography on the subject. Admission to the second year At the end of the first year, the PhD students report in writing about their study and research activities. The Board of Professors, in evaluating the admission of PhD students to the following year, takes into account: a) the study and research activities carried out independently; b) their active participation in the teaching and training program organized by the doctorate; c) the publication of at least one article, review or sentence; d) the preparation of the thesis project.

List of courses / activities for the second year

More information The PhD students, enrolled in the second year, are required to follow the common activities of the PhD and those specific to the curriculum, in order to strengthen the specialized training activities. In particular, they are required to attend a series of conferences, conventions, lectures and seminars, held or proposed by the members of the teaching staff. Furthermore, PhD students deepen the theme of the thesis, also through study stays abroad, and prepare, under the supervision of the tutor and, where present, of the co-tutor, at least one chapter of the doctoral thesis. During the year they will be asked to present the progress of their research. All PhD students are also required to publish at least one article, review or sentence note during the year. Method of preparation of the thesis All Phd students enrolled in the second year are required to carry out the research work on the agreed topic under the guidance of the tutor and, where present, of the co-tutor indicated by the Board of Professors at the beginning of the first year of the Doctorate on the basis of their greater interests and attitudes. To this end, they are also encouraged to mobility, that is to carry out studies and research abroad at universities and research institutes at the forefront of the methods and themes chosen for the doctoral thesis. They are also asked to elaborate at least one chapter of the thesis which is evaluated by the tutor and, where present, by the co-tutor of reference. Admission to the third year At the end of the second year, the PhD students report in writing about the study and research activities and present the thesis work carried out to the college. The Academic Board examines the research work carried out and suggests any necessary or appropriate in-depth studies, also on the basis of an eventual interview with the PhD student on the results obtained up to that moment and on the prospects for further development of the same. The Academic Board, in evaluating the admission of PhD students to the following year, takes into account: a) the study and research activities carried out independently by the PhD students; b) the progress of the research for the doctoral thesis; c) of their active participation in the didactic and training program organized by the Board of Professors; d) of the publications made.

List of courses / activities for the third year

More information The PhD students enrolled in the third year continue and complete the research on the chosen topic, which will be submitted to the tutor, and, where identified, to the co-tutor and subsequently to the entire teaching staff. During the year they also participate in seminars and research meetings organized as part of the Doctorate, also in order to enrich the research work with ideas related to institutional current events and emerging lines of research in the field of law. Italian and comparative constitutional law, international and European Union law, national and European administrative law, public economic law and international human rights law. The doctorate favors specific research hypotheses advanced by the PhD students, through the publication, during the third year, of at least one article, a review or a sentence, while respecting the priority objective of concluding the doctoral thesis. For doctoral students following the XXIX cycle, the doctoral college identifies the two external evaluators for each doctoral student to whom the theses will be sent by October 31 of each year. Method of admission to the final examination The Academic Board examines the research work carried out over the last three years and merged into the doctoral thesis, suggests any necessary or appropriate in-depth studies and evaluates the accuracy, maturity and originality of the research work. For any doctoral students prior to the XXIX cycle, the college also expresses in writing the judgment of suitability / non-suitability for the discussion and proposes, if necessary, the postponement of the discussion to the second session of the current academic year or to the following academic year. Final examination Doctoral students discuss the doctoral thesis before a Commission chosen by the Board of Professors from among the professors of the Italian universities in the subjects under study, taking into account the particular issues on which the research work is concerned.