| PUBLIC LAW |
The PhD Programme in Public Law, established over 30 years ago, aims to train legal scholars endowed with a solid cultural foundation, a strong critical aptitude, and a distinctly interdisciplinary approach. Graduates of the programme are prepared to enter both the academic and professional spheres – within an international and European framework – distinguishing themselves through their ability to address emerging challenges with expertise, including those arising from new geopolitical configurations and the use of advanced technologies. In keeping with the tradition of the ius publicum europaeum, the programme offers a broad and articulated educational curriculum in which diverse bodies of knowledge and disciplines – while preserving their respective thematic specificities and methodological approaches – engage in a constant and synergistic dialogue. This collective exchange enriches the academic experience and contributes to the distinctiveness of the training pathway. Doctoral candidates may choose their research topics from a wide and varied range of fields, spanning: from General Theory of Law to State Theory, from Roman Law to Medieval and Modern Legal History, from Constitutional and Public Law to International Law and European Union Law, from Administrative Law to Substantive and Procedural Criminal Law, from Philosophy of Law to Bioethics and Legal Informatics. The PhD Programme in Public Law has established exchanges and collaborations with the National Research Council (CNR) in Rome and Trento, as well as with the “ICT4 Law & Forensics” Laboratory of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Cagliari. Furthermore, with a view to fostering the internationalisation of research and the cross-border dissemination of scholarly work, the PhD Programme maintains relationships with numerous foreign universities (particularly the Universities of Erfurt, Sussex, Université de droit in Strasbourg, the Federal University of Pernambuco, the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Valencia, Edinburgh, Freiburg, Lisbon, Navarra, Paris Panthéon-Assas, the Institut Catholique de Paris, King’s College London, and Maynooth University) as well as with prestigious research institutes (including the Max Planck Institute in Heidelberg). It also collaborates with foundations such as the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, hosting Visiting Professors and actively promoting mobility and academic exchange among doctoral candidates. In order to ensure continuous monitoring, development, and updating of the educational project (both at the individual level and for the programme as a whole) also in light of feedback from various stakeholders, the PhD Programme in Public Law relies on a "Review Group" and an "Advisory Committee". |