The teaching aims to give future architects of all nationalities the skills and tools useful to understand the developments on a global scale of the issue of urbanism and orient themselves in legal issues affecting the profession. Students will acquire the basic and internationally valid notions of urban planning law as a matter governing as a whole the "place" (the territory) of the development of life in its multiple aspects. They will be asked to reflect on the possible different approaches of land use, depending on different constitutional, and therefore cultural, frameworks and will reflect on the challenges of globalization and on the new concept of sustainable urbanism. Students will also acquire a basic knowledge of the Italian legal system (notions of administrative law, land governance, urban planning, building activity, public contracts with particular reference to public works), which will always be an opportunity for comparisons, when and where possible, with different legal realities. Students will learn how to find the legal sources relevant to the various topics and to understand their scope and meaning for the purpose of carrying out their professional activities. The teaching aims to provide students with the legal terminology relating to the topics covered.

Prior knowledge of legal matters is not required. The knowledge necessary for the understanding of administrative law and of the sectoral subject matters will be provided by the professor.

The part of the teaching devoted to the fundamental notions of administrative law will cover the following topics: - The sources of law, with particular reference to those relevant to administrative law and the sectoral subject matters - Administrative law: concept and characteristics of the matter - The principles of administrative law - Public administrations and their organisation - Administrative activity: functions and services - Subjective legal situations and judicial protection - The administrative act: concept, characteristics, types of administrative acts, pathologies - The administrative proceeding - Public contracts The following topics will be covered in the field of sectoral disciplines: - Constitutional principles concerning the governance of the territory - Private property and expropriation - Urban planning - Building activity: types of interventions, building certificates, administrative simplification, etc. - Public works: fundamental notions, realization, entrustment of works - Environmental protection aspects related to the various disciplines of the sector under study Specific attention will be given to these topics: - Globalization: general meaning and its impact on town planning - The concept of sustainable urban planning; global cities; smart cities - Universal challenges for urban planning (social function, gender equality, inclusion etc).

Since students of the degree program generally do not have a previous knowledge of legal subjects, it is strongly recommended to attend classes. Students are advised to check the moodle platform for information on teaching material. If necessary, during the course students will be indicated supplementary readings to update the contents of the slides. Such reading material will be part of the syllabus for examination purposes.

Teaching consists of lectures and exercises (mainly research activities aimed at deepening the international issues, related to the so called "right to the city", as well as encouraging the comparison between different legal systems).

The slides, possibily integrated by notes taken in class, in addition to any other supplementary reading from time to time indicated and published on the moodle platform.

Lecture slides;

Exam: Optional oral exam; Individual essay;

ATTENDING STUDENTS Students who attend at least the 70% of class hours will give the final exam in the form of a final paper concerning some topics of the lectures identified by the teacher. Length, criteria of editing and time of delivering will be indicated by the teacher. Attending students who pass the written exam do not have to take the oral exam, but must in any case show up on the day of the oral exam to register their grade. Registration of the grade must compulsorily be done by the summer session of examinations, otherwise the exam will be considered as not taken. Attending students who do not pass the written final exam will sit for the oral exam. Attending students who pass the written final exam but decide to refuse their grade can sit for the oral exam and the written exam will be considered as not taken. NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS Students who do not attend at least the 70% of class hours will give an oral exam. INFORMATION FOR BOTH ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS Both the written and the oral exam will cover topics of the course syllabus. Subject of evaluation in both the written and the oral exam will be: Knowledge of the course topics; ability to contextualize and speak critically about them; ability to compare the Italian and home legal systems so as to identify their similarities and differences; acquisition of technical language. The evaluation of both the written and oral exam will be expressed in thirtieth.

In addition to the message sent by the online system, students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) are invited to directly inform the professor in charge of the course about the special arrangements for the exam that have been agreed with the Special Needs Unit. The professor has to be informed at least one week before the beginning of the examination session in order to provide students with the most suitable arrangements for each specific type of exam.