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Course: 2023/2024

Public liberties and constitutional rights

(13580)

Dual Bachelor in Law and Economics (2008 Study Plan) (Plan: 174 - Estudio: 230)

Coordinating teacher: BAAMONDE GOMEZ, LAURA

Department assigned to the subject: International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law Department, Public State Law Department

Type: Compulsory

ECTS Credits: 4.0 ECTS

Course: 2º

Semester: 2º

Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)

Constitution and sources of law system Constitutional organization of government

Objectives

Students should acquire a reasonable level of knowledge regarding: a) the general outlook of the Spanish fundamental rights and public liberties, and its guarantee system b) some particular rights and liberties

Description of contents: programme

GENERAL CONCEPTS AND GUARANTEES SYSTEM 1st Lesson: Fundamental Rights in the Spanish Constitution 2nd Lesson: Guarantees system FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS ANALYSIS 3rd Lesson: Equality and non discrimination 4th Lesson: Right to life and integrity; right to liberty and security; freedom of movement and of residence 5th Lesson: Rights of the personal sphere: freedom of thought, conscience and religion; right to respect of private life and habeas data 6th Lesson: Freedom of expression and information 7th Lesson: Freedom of assembly and of association 8th Lesson: Political rights 9th Lesson: Right to a fair trail 10th Lesson: Economic and social rights

Learning activities and methodology

The program of this course will be developed in lectures and they will be held in large group sessions. Other types of activities will be carried out in small groups. Activities like the resolution of cases studies, based mostly in the Spanish Constitutional Court'cases or the European Human Rights Court' cases, exhibitions of the students, discussions of the work documents... Periodical controls about the subject matter developed in the semester will also be carried out. The aim of this combination of work´s methods is the develope of the capacities and the competences identified between the Bachelor's degree characteristics.

Assessment System

% end-of-term-examination 60
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Calendar of Continuous assessment

In order to assess students' knowledge it will be taken into account:
a) The works and activities developed in class during the semester (40% of the total final mark) 
b) A supplementary examination or final exam that will take place at the end of the semester (60% of the final mark).
In any case, the students have to get in the final exam more than 2 on the 6 points, maximum mark of this exam, to pass the course. 

Extraordinary assessment: it will be assigned the superior mark within these ones:
- The works and activities developed in class during the semester (40%) + the Final exam (60%)
- The Final exam (100%)

Basic Bibliography

ALZAGA VILLAAMIL, Ó.; GUTIÉRREZ GUTIÉRREZ, I. y RODRÍGUEZ ZAPATA, J.:. "Derecho político español según la Constitución de 1978", vol. II.. Centro de Estudios Ramón Areces. Madrid. última edición
APARICIO PÉREZ, M.Á. (Dir.):. "Manual de Derecho Constitucional".. Atelier. Barcelona. última edición
ARAGÓN REYES, M. (Coord.):. "Temas básicos de Derecho Constitucional", tomos I y III.. Civitas. Madrid. últ.edición
BASTIDA FREIJEDO, F.J. et alii:. "Teoría general de los derechos fundamentales en la Constitución española de 1978".. Tecnos. Madrid. última edición
DIEZ PICAZO, L. Mª.:. "Sistema de Derechos Fundamentales".. Tirant Lo Blanch. últ.edición
GUTIÉRREZ GUTIÉRREZ, I (coord.). "Elementos de Derecho constitucional español". Marcial Pons, Madrid. últ.edición
LÓPEZ GUERRA, L.; ESPÍN, E.(dirs.):. "Manual de Derecho Constitucional", vol. I.. Valencia, Tirant lo blanch. Valencia. última edición
RUIZ ROBLEDO, A.. "Constitutional Law in Spain". Kluwer Law International. Last Edition
VVAA. Lecciones de Derecho Constitucional II. Lex Nova. última edición

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.