Administration, Innovation and Environmental Sustainability

The course will deal with the topic of ecological transition law in a theoretical, normative and jurisprudential perspective. In particular, it will develop the following topics: - the framework of European policies on ecological transition, with particular reference to the implementation of the Green Deal and the most recent public policies; - the articulation of public powers at both national and European level; - the specific legal principles and the concrete legal actions; - the instruments for governing ecological transition (administrative procedures; public contracts; the use of the artificial market; collaborative instruments); - land planning instruments; - the circular economy; - environmental public services; - agriculture. In the examination of these instruments, the specific sectoral disciplines for the protection of natural resources, the development of renewable energies and the protection of the landscape will be considered.

For students enrolled in course Amministrazione, Innovazione e Sostenibilità ambientale, curriculum b), the exam of Ecological Transition Law is in direct continuity with that of Constitutional Environmental Law, which it is therefore suggested to study first. To better understand the Ecological Transition Law subject, the preliminary study of Public Law and Administrative Law is recommended, even if these exams are not mandatory.

1) G. Rossi, "Diritto dell'ambiente", Torino, Giappichelli, 2021. Lo studio riguarda i seguenti paragrafi: - Parte prima, capitolo II (paragrafi 2, 3 e 4); capitoli IV, V e VI; - Parte seconda, capitoli VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV; - Parte terza, capitoli IV, V e VI. The recommended textbooks are, however, subject to confirmation and change one month before the start of the course.

The attendance is voluntary and in-person.

The exams will be arranged through oral test at the end of the course. The oral proof devoted to the students attending the lectures is normally constituted by two questions aimed at verifying the ability to connect subjects with themes, which will be dealt with during the lectures and with case study. The oral proof devoted to the students who decide not to attend the lectures or to the students who do not do exams just after the conclusion of course is normally constituted by three questions. The questions aim to check the basic theoretical as well as practical knowledge of the main features of the administrative law, the organisation and the functioning of national administration. Particularly, it will be appreciated the ability of the students to connect the different subjects of the course.

The course is mainly based on classical academic lectures, even if students are also called up to wield some exercises on case-law.