Background, GeneralKnowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

ICT Use

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

Equity and Inclusion

Respect for the natural environment

Sustainability

Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Critical thinking

Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning

Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking

Critical thinking

Work in an interdisciplinary environment

Search, analyze and synthesis of data and information, ICT Use

The course will be developed in the following sections:

1.       Acquaintance with students. Informing students about the learning objectives and relevant feedback regarding their expectations. Presentation of the lectures’ main axes and the way the course and exams are conducted. Definition of the concept of “Law”. Distinction between public and private law. Summary and key conclusions.

2.       Introductory remarks on the concept of Constitutional Law as a fundamental branch of domestic public law. Definition and description of the concept of constitutional authority by which constitutional rules are established. Clarification of the basic concepts of the Constitution, as well as its main distinctions. Reference will be made to the review of the constitutional authority in the context of social and historical changes, as reflected in the current Constitution. Summary and key conclusions.

3.       Extensive analysis of the sources of Constitutional Law. Summary and key conclusions.

4.       Examination of the “state”, in the context of the dominant theory which defines the state as a legal personality. An extensive description will be made of the concept’s basic structural elements and mainly of the ways in which state is organized as a legal entity. Summary and key conclusions.

5.       Analysis of the system of government, i.e. the system of legal rules that govern the proper functioning of a state. The “organizational bases of the system of government” will be described, including general constitutional principles and ways through which power is exercised within a state.

6.       Analysis and interpretations of the concept of the electorate. One of the fundamental elements of the state, the electorate, will be described in its narrow sense and in the light of the active right to vote. Emphasis will be placed on conditions that permitvoting rights, on the powers of the electoral body, on the electoral principles of the Constitution as well as on the structure of the electoral system. The concept of the political party, as a legal entity within the Constitutional framework of a state, will be extensively analyzed. Summary and conclusions.

7.       Analysis of the Parliament, as a collective and direct body of the state. The composition and the mechanism by which the Parliament is constituted will be described, with the central axis being the eligibility criteria. The organizational structure of the Parliament, its operation and responsibilities will be analyzed, with the exercise of parliamentary control being fundamental. Summary and key conclusions.

8.       The constitutional framework governing the exercise of executive power will be studied through the institution of the President of the Republic. Legal requirementsregarding the Presedential electionprocess will be examined. The legal framework that governs the regulation of the procedures for the exercise of executive power will be examined, with an emphasis on the powers of the President of the Republic, as derived from the current Constitution. Summary and key conclusions.

9.       Description of one more basic institution, which participates together with the President of the Republic in the exercise of executive power: the Government. The differentiating elements between the types of a Government will be highlighted and the procedures and practices of its organization and operation will be clarified. Finally, the concept of “responsibility”, which derives from the exercise of the Government’s powers, will be presented.

10.    Establishment of Independent Administrative Authorities and their operation, as guaranteed by the current constitutional framework. The central axis of the analysis will be the operation of the judiciary and the constitutional foundation of its independence.

11.    Description of the distinctions of the courts, i.e. the bodies through which judicial power is exercised. Summary and key conclusions. Presentation by a special guest and/or film screening.

12.    Brief description of the content of all lectures and discussion regarding the meeting of the learning objectives and expectations of the students. Show a film or documentary about the importance of law.

13.    Summary of the lectures’ main points. Completion of the course.

The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographicresearch& analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.

The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards.

Description of the evaluation process

Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report,Clinical examination of a patient,Artistic interpretation, Other/Others

Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed 

Chrysanthakis, Ch. (2020), Introduction in Constitutional Law, Athens: Nomiki Vivliothiki

Folder of powerpoint slides used during the lessons, uploaded on eclass

Optional:

Greek

Spyropoulos, F. (2020), Constitutional Law, Athens-Thessaloniki: Sakkoulas SA.

Poulis, P. (2010), Introduction to public law and institutions, Sakkoulas, P.N.

Manitakis, A. (2009), Constitutional organization of the state: with elements of political science (3rd ed.), Athens-Thessaloniki: Sakkoulas

Mavrias, K. (2020), Constitutional Law, Sakkoulas, P.N.

The papers and presentations students prepare during the semester are taken into account as supporting the grade of the written exams (an up to 3 points bonus). For the bonus grade to be added, students are required to obtain a passable grade in the written examinations (at least 5 out of 10).

Throughout the examination students can communicate with the teachers through the electronic platform of the course. On the same platform, students who are eligible to be examined orally and have declared it to the secretariat, are examined on the same topics of the written examinations.

Late submission of answers is not accepted unless it is due to a technical problem and the instructor is informed before the end of the submission time.