B5278 - Local Government and Shared Administration Law

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student knows the constitutional framework and the legal rules concerning citizens participation in the activities of general interest and the collaboration between private and public administrations; knows the essential elements of the organization of local authorities (governing bodies, regulatory power, forms of citizen participation); acquires the legal method that allows him to analyze the experiences of shared administration in our country and in other legal systems; is able to put this knowledge into practice in the designing and implementating practices of shared administration.

Course contents

The municipality in the system of local powers

The political and administrative organization of the Municipality

Local sources and the CD. "city law"

Forms of association and cooperation and forms of municipal decentralization

Forms of participation at local level Large area entities: Provinces and Metropolitan Cities

The relationship between regions and local authorities

Constitutional foundations of shared administration

The notion of "common goods" and the legal classification of goods

Collaboration agreements for the regeneration of common goods

Public services and shared administration

The reform of the Third Sector Code

Third sector subjects in the discipline of the Code Co-programming and co-planning as co-administration tools

Ministerial guidelines; conventions and accreditation

Shared administration in the public contracts code

The role of the Regions in regulating and encouraging shared administration

Readings/Bibliography

Compulsory readings:

L. Vandelli, Il sistema delle autonomie locali, Bologna, il Mulino, 2021 (ed. a cura di Claudia Tubertini), chapters 2, par. 2 (i principio autonomista nella Costituzione); 5 (i Soggetti e i territori); 6 (L'autonomia statutaria e regolamentare);  9 (La partecipazione)

G. Arena, Il principio di sussidiarietà orizzontale, in Studi in onore di Giorgio Berti, I, Napoli, 2005

F. Giglioni, I regolamenti comunali per la gestione dei beni comuni urbani come laboratorio per un nuovo diritto delle città, in Munus, Rivista giuridica dei servizi pubblici, 2/2016

A. Albanese, La collaborazione fra enti pubblici e terzo settore nell’ambito dei servizi sociali: bilanci e prospettive, in Istituzioni del federalismo, 3/022, [https://www.regione.emilia-romagna.it/affari_ist/rivista_3_2022/Albanese.pdf]

A. Crismani, Coprogettazione vs. appalti, in Giustiainsieme, 2024 [https://www.giustiziainsieme.it/it/diritto-e-processo-amministrativo/3332-co-progettazione-vs-appalti-andrea-crismani]

- F- Giliberti, L’amministrazione condivisa: co-programmazione e co-progettazione nel Terzo settore tra autonoma iniziativa delle formazioni sociali e poteri delle pubbliche amministrazioni, in Persona e Amministrazione, 1-2024 [https://journals.uniurb.it/index.php/pea/article/view/4849]

For non attending students, also:

G. Arena, M. Bombardelli, L'amministrazione condivisa, Quaderni della Facoltà di Giurisprudenza dell'Università di Trento, 2022, [https://www.giurisprudenza.unitn.it/33/quaderni-della-facolta-di-giurisprudenza]

E. Frediani (a cura di), Lezioni sull'amministrazione condivisa, Torino, Giappichelli, 2025

For everybody, as an introduction, and for further bibliographical refences:

G. Pavani, S. Profeti, C. Tubertini, Le città collaborative e sostenibili, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2023, open access book (available on IRIS UNIBO repository),  chapter II

Teaching methods

The course is organized with lectures; during the lessons, the debate will be stimulated with the teacher and among the students, even with the participation of qualified experts.

Students interested in undertaking their final dissertation shall firstly contact via e-mail the professor at least 6 months before the final discussion. That will be the occasion to discuss with the professor about the research projects they have a personal interest into.

Assessment methods

The students’ knowledge is assessed through a discussion, to evaluate the actual achievement of the learning outcomes. The exam consists in an interview with the appointed commission on the topics included in the programme.

For students who have regularly attended the lessons, the examination will be particularly focused on the matters faced during the lessons and possibly on the discussion of a paper about a topic agreed between the student and the professor.

Evaluation grid:

18-22: sufficient preparation and ability to analyse, sufficient knowledge of the topics covered by the course, formulation of answers in correct language;
23-26: technically adequate preparation and ability to analyse, good knowledge of the topics covered by the course, adequate knowledge of specific terminology
27-29: very good preparation and ability to analyse, thorough knowledge of the topics covered by the course, mastering of specific terminology;
30-30L: excellent preparation and ability to analyse, in-depth knowledge of the topics covered by the course, ability to integrate answers with own knowledge and elaboration, mastering of specific terminology.

Office hours

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