Spanish Constitutional Law and System of Legal Sources The Constitutional Structuring of the State

Specific study of the parliamentary institution within the framework laid down by the Spanish Constitution of 1978, with special focus on the institutional functions of the Chambers, their instruments for organisation and functioning as well as the role of parliamentarians and parliamentary groups as they carry out these tasks.

The study of parliamentary law in this course is divided into three major blocks: 1. The Parliament as an institution and parliamentary law in the context of the Spanish legal system 2. The legal principles of the organisation and functioning of the parliament, and legal status of parliamentary members 3. The institutional activity of the Cortes Generales and the parliaments of the Self-governing Communities (Comunidades Autónomas)

The master classes that are part of this subject¿s curricular programme will be given in large groups. Other types of activities will be carried out in small groups, such as practical case work, student presentations, commentary on working papers, debates and presentation of introductory research; also included is periodical examination on the material covered across the four month period. The goal of this mix of working methods is to develop the skills and competences targeted specifically within those of the degree itself. The teachers will make available to the students in Aula Global at the beginning of the course a schedule of the subject