COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
PIR 116	B	2	3	0	0	3	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Eglantina Farruku
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	-
Course Objectives:	The objective of the course is to give students a complete overview of the constitutional law with special reference on the Albanian Constitution, considered as the newest and one of the most modern in Europe. The students will receive sufficient information of the sources of the constitutional law, its application in practice and the division of powers according to the constitutional law. A special attention will be at the constitutional institutions and their role at the political, social and economic life of the country. The students will be able to understand the role of the constitutional law in shaping out the country’s democratic institutions and political life.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to the Module and Course Requirement. The Nature of Constitutional Law
2	The nature of the constitution law.
3	Const principles. National and international law. The system of sources
4	Const. principles on fundamental rights and freedon
5	Freedom of conscience and religion. Personal liberty and security. The right to enjoy the private life
6	The right to enjoy the private property. The right for a legal process
7	Parliament. The internal structure of the parliament. The legislative process. The referendum
8	Midterm
9	The right to vote. The general principles of voting . The election system
10	The President of the Republic and the Council of Ministers (part 1)
11	The President of the Republic and the Council of Ministers (part 1)
12	Judicial Power
13	Project Presentation
14	Review

Prerequisite(s):	-
Textbook:	Constitutional Law text book, Anastasi.A 2010
Other References:	Other relevant articles from web site
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	The students will receive basic and general information about constitutional law
2	The students have ability to use the legal knowledge in daily life
3	The students will receive sufficient information about constitutional institutions and their organisation
4	The students will receive sufficient information about the legal role of constitutional institutions
5	The students will receive sufficient information about the role of constitution in shaping the country

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (3 years) (Old) Program
1	Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in political sciences and international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources.
2	Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of current political issues and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches.
3	Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects.
4	Introducing those who are interested in politics and international events with the topics of Political Science and IR and teaching clearly the problems and the types of solutions.
5	Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations.
6	Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently.
7	Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena.
8	Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones.
9	Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles.
10	Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge.
11	Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments.
12	Having consciousness about human rights and environment.
13	Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning.

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Presentation	1	5
Project	1	10
Final Exam	1	50
Attendance		5
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	20	20
Other	1	5	5
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5