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SERGIO GEROTTO
Position
Professore Ordinario
Address
VIA VIII FEBBRAIO 1848, 2 - PALAZZO DEL BO - PADOVA
Telephone
0498273497
PERSONAL DATA
Born on February, 4th 1970 in Jesolo (Venice, Italy).
Nationality: italian
Married, 1 son
EDUCATION
2003, University of Fribourg (Switzerland) ,PhD in comparative law on the topic of federal and regional system comparison. La partecipazione di Regioni e Cantoni alle funzioni dello Stato centrale. Gli ordinamenti italiano e svizzero a confronto.
1996, University of Padova (Italy), Degree in Political Sciences and international studies
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2004 to present, Charged of the introductory course of Public Law at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Padua
2004-2009, Charged of the course of Environmental Law at the Faculty of Science of Education, University of Padua
2010 to present, Charged of the course of Comparative Law at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Padua
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Currently engaged in a research on direct democracy and illiberal elements in consolidated democracies.
2011-2014, local coordinator for the national research project Courts, Professors And The Inclusive Society: The Impact Of Scholarly Opinions On The Highest Courts
2008-2011, Member of the team in charge with a research on on Ethical and regulatory challenges raised by synthetic biology (7th EU Framework Programme).
2004, visiting Scholar at the Toronto Law School
1999-2001 member of a national research team on Health and Environmental Law
1997-1999, University of Fribourg (Switzerland), Research fellow in comparative law for scientific research on the topic of constitutional reforms with particular reference to the implication for the relationship between central and local power (Federalism and Good Governance)
1999-2003, University of Padua (Italy), Research fellow in comparative law for scientific research in comparative environmental law, with particular reference to the right to health.
OTHER SKILLS
Long time experience in legal translation
Long time experience in drafting national and international scientific research projects
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Italian, mother tongue
French: fluent
Spanish: fluent
English: very good
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Office hours
Wednesday from 10:30 to 12:15
at Dipartimento SPGI - sede di via del Santo, 28 (studio del direttore).
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Publications
Books
- La partecipazione di Regioni e Cantoni alle funzioni dello Stato centrale. Gli ordinamenti italiano e svizzero a confronto, Basel-Genève-München, Helbing & Lichtenhahn, 2003
- Premesse metodologiche ad una teoria del dialogo tra giudice costituzionale e legislatore, Cleup, 2008
- Svizzera, Bologna, il Mulino, 2011, trad. spagnola Suiza. Sobre cómo se gobiernan los suizos (trad. di R. Sánchez), CEPC, 2015
- P. Mahon, R. Sanchez, Il sistema costituzionale svizzero, Cedam-Kluwer, 2020
- Elementi di diritto pubblico, Giuffrè, 2022
Chapter in ed. books
- L'uso della comparazione nella giurisprudenza del Tribunale federale svizzero, in G.F. Ferrari, A. Gambaro (a cura di), Corti nazionali e comparazione giuridica, ESI, 2006, 281-305
- El futuro de la forma de Estado. El caso suizo, in E. Álvarez Conde (a cura di), El futuro del modelo de Estado, Madrid, Instituto Madrileño de Administración Pública, 2007, 177-196
- La protection des minorités linguistiques en Italie. De l’asymétrie à l’homogénéisation?, in L. Cardinal (a cura di), Le fédéralisme asymétrique et les minorités linguistiques et nationales, Prise de parole, 2008, 239-266
- Il principio di eguaglianza nel dialogo tra Corte e legislatori, in G. Rolla a cura di, L’apporto della Corte suprema alla determinazione dei caratteri dell’ordinamento costituzionale canadese, Giuffrè, 2008, 327-348
- Il “federalismo fiscale” svizzero, F. Palermo, M. Nicolini (a cura di), Federalismo fiscale in Europa. Esperienze straniere e spunti per il caso italiano, ESI, 2010, 95-107
- Le delayed e le general declaration of invalidity nell'ordinamento canadese: un caso paradigmatico per il diritto comparato, in D. Buttarini, M. Nicolini, Tipologie ed effetti temporali delle decisioni di incostituzionalità, ESI, 2014
- Il dialogo tra giudici e legislatori in Canada a 15 anni da Hogg e Bushell, in E. Ceccherini, A trent’anni dalla Patriation canadese. Riflessioni della dottrina italiana, Genova University Press, 2013, 64-74
- Méthodes et techniques de la traduction dans l'État multinational : les cas suisse et canadien, in M. de Gioia, Autour de la traduction juridique, Padova University Press, 2013, 61-72
- Giustizia costituzionale e democrazia: premesse metodologiche per un’analisi dei rapporti tra giudice costituzionale e poteri democraticamente legittimati, in D. Butturini, M. Nicolini, Giurisdizione costituzionale e potere democraticamente legittimato. Vol. I. I soggetti, gli strumenti e i meccanismi del dialogo, BUP, 11-48
- The Use of Comparison in the Swiss Federal Tribunal Case Law, in Judicial Cosmopolitanism The Use of Foreign Law in Contemporary Constitutional Systems, G.F. Ferrari (ed.), Brill, 2019
Articles
- Il dialogo tra Corti e legislativi in Canada: una soluzione ai problemi di non democraticità del judicial review?, in Diritto pubblico comparato ed europeo, II, 2005, 995-1013
- La “dinamica costituzionale” nella Confederazione svizzera: qualche riflessione sul ruolo dei diritti popolari nella revisione costituzionale, in A. Reposo, L. Pegoraro, R. Scarciglia, M. Gobbo, S. Gerotto (cur.), Federalismo, decentramento e revisione costituzionale negli ordinamenti policentrici, Cleup, 2010
- Note sparse sulla democrazia e i suoi limiti. Ovvero, del perché la Svizzera ha qualcosa da insegnare in tema di democrazia diretta, in Percorsi costituzionali, 2-2019
- La democrazia alla prova dell’emergenza: un primo sguardo ai casi di Canada e Svizzera, in DPCE online, 43, 2/2020
Thesis proposals
Topics in constitutional and comparative law:
1. The system of legal sources tested by the health emergency:
Analysis of how the hierarchy of legal sources was influenced during the COVID-19 emergency.
2. Executive regulations in the Italian system of legal sources:
Examination of the role and weight of regulations issued by the executive power in the Italian legal system.
3. Civil protection regulations:
Study of the norms governing the organization and intervention of civil protection in Italy.
4. Regional powers in healthcare matters:
Analysis of regional competencies in the healthcare field, especially in relation to the central government.
5. The state of emergency in Italian law:
Examination of legal provisions regulating the declaration and management of the state of emergency in Italy.
6. Freedom of movement and residence and its limits:
Study of the constitutional right to free movement and its possible limitations.
7. The prohibition of imperative mandate in the Italian Constitution:
Analysis of the constitutional principle that prohibits parliamentarians from being bound by voters' instructions.
8. The prohibition of imperative mandate in comparative law:
Comparative study of how other countries treat the concept of imperative mandate.
9. South African legislation against political "floor-crossing":
Examination of South African laws aimed at preventing parliamentarians from changing parties.
10. Popular initiative in Italian constitutional law:
Study of citizens' right to propose laws in Italy.
11. Popular initiative in comparative law:
Comparative analysis of how popular initiative is regulated in different countries.
12. The right of petition in the Italian legal system:
Examination of citizens' constitutional right to submit petitions to authorities.
13. The right of petition in comparative law:
Comparative study of the right of petition in different legal systems.
14. The "recall" institution in some foreign experiences:
Analysis of the mechanism allowing voters to remove an elected official before the end of their term.
15. The state of emergency in comparative law:
Comparative study of how different countries regulate the state of emergency.
16. When the Court decides not to decide:
Analysis of situations where constitutional courts choose not to rule on certain issues.
17. The limits of constitutional review:
Study of the limits of constitutional courts' power in judging the constitutionality of laws.
These topics cover a wide range of constitutional law themes, with a particular focus on emergency situations, citizens' rights, and the functioning of democratic institutions.
