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INTRODUCTION TO
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
CONSTITUTIONALISM IN THE EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER STATES |
| ① QUARTER
ASSIGNMENTS (Presentation) |
②
EXAM (Final Report) |
CONSTITUTIONS |
OFFICIAL WEBSITES |
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS: 1. Check the group you belong to 2. Check the term planning (group assignments) HOW TO PRESENT: 1. Read carefully the Constitution you have been assigned 2. What and how to present? Follow the guidelines and the presentation check-list 3. Prepare slides (see an example here) 4. Think of current issues you would like to discuss in class 5. Send your Powerpoint file through "WebClass" e-mail |
| week |
class |
country
case-study |
constitutional law features
for in-class discussions "How to reform the Constitution of Japan?" |
| week 1 |
class 1 November 20, 2025 |
[INTRODUCTION] → Course objectives, program and learning material → Group splitting and oral presentations assignment → Introduction - Guidelines to Analyzing and Presenting Constitutional Systems |
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| class 2 November 24, 2025 |
[CASE-STUDY
Example] → Detailed Guidelines to Analyzing and Presenting Constitutional Systems: (Part 1) and (Part 2) → Non-Member State - ICELAND (The Icelandic Republic) |
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| week 2 |
class 3 November 27, 2025 |
[PREPARATION
1] → Proposals for Amending the Constitution of Japan (Final Report) → What do we find in the Constitution of Japan? (Analyzing the Structure of a Constitution) → Types of Constitution (Comparing the Constitutions of France and Malta) → What does Amending a Constitution mean? (R. Albert video) |
[QUESTIONS] → What comes to your mind when you think about the Constitution of Japan? → About constitutional amendments (R. Albert): worksheet |
| class 4 December 1st, 2025 |
[PREPARATION
2] → About constitutional amendments (Worksheet and In-depth understanding) |
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| week 3 |
class 5 December 4, 2025 |
[CASE-STUDY
1] → Member State ① - FRANCE (The French Republic) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 2] → Member State ② - MALTA (The Republic of Malta) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] |
[DISCUSSION THEME ①
] → Election Laws, Political Parties Funding Laws → Entrenching Democracy and Preventing Democratic Backsliding |
| class 6 December 8, 2025 |
[CASE-STUDY
1] → Member State ③ - ITALY (The Italian Republic) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 2] → Member State ④ - BELGIUM (The Kingdom of Belgium) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] |
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| week 4 |
class 7 December 11, 2025 |
[CASE-STUDY
1] → Member State ⑤ - THE NETHERLANDS (The Kingdom of the Netherlands) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 2] → Member State ⑥ - LUXEMBOURG (The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 3] → Member State ⑦ - SPAIN (The Kingdom of Spain) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] |
[DISCUSSION THEME ②
] → Human Rights and Freedoms (political, social etc...) → Inclusiveness Promotion and Minority Rights Protection |
| class 8 December 15, 2025 |
[CASE-STUDY
1] → Member State ⑧ - PORTUGAL (The Portuguese Republic) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 2] → Member State ⑨ - GERMANY (The Federal Republic of Germany) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 3] → Member State ⑩ - LATVIA (The Republic of Latvia) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] |
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| week 5 |
class 9 December 18, 2025 |
[CASE-STUDY
1] → Member State ⑪ - AUSTRIA (The Republic of Austria) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 2] → Member State ⑫ - SLOVENIA (The Republic of Slovenia) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 3] → Member State ⑬ - CYPRUS (The Republic of Cyprus) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] |
[DISCUSSION THEME ③
] → Coping with Emergency Situations (natural disasters, pandemics, economic crisis, social unrest...) |
| class 10 December 22, 2025 |
[CASE-STUDY
1] → Member State ⑭ - BULGARIA (The Republic of Bulgaria) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 2] → Member State ⑮ - DENMARK (The Kingdom of Denmark) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 3] → Member State ⑯ - GREECE (The Hellenic Republic) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] |
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| week 6 |
class 11 January 5, 2026 |
[CASE-STUDY
1] → Member State ⑰ - CZECHIA (The Czech Republic) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 2] → Member State ⑱ - SLOVAKIA (The Slovak Republic) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 3] → Member State ⑲ - FINLAND (The Republic of Finland) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] |
[DISCUSSION THEME ④
] → Defence and Diplomacy |
| class 12 January 8, 2026 |
[CASE-STUDY
1] → Member State ⑳ - ESTONIA (The Republic of Estonia) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 2] → Member State ㉑ - POLAND (The Republic of Poland) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 3] → Member State ㉒ - SWEDEN (The Kingdom of Sweden) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] |
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| week 7 |
class 13 January 15, 2026 |
[CASE-STUDY
1] → Member State ㉓ - ROMANIA (Romania) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 2] → Member State ㉔ - CROATIA (The Republic of Croatia) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 3] → Member State ㉕ - IRELAND (The Republic of Ireland) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] |
[DISCUSSION THEME ⑤
] → Environment and Climate Change |
| class 14 January 19, 2026 |
[CASE-STUDY
1] → Member State ㉖ - HUNGARY (Hungary) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 2] → Member State ㉗ - LITHUANIA (The Republic of Lithuania) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] [CASE-STUDY 3] → Former-Member State ㉘ - THE U.K. (The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) [speakers : 2024FF0 / 2024FF0] |
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INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Discuss about the issues in each [DISCUSSION THEME] 2. For each issue, think of an Amendment Proposal to the Constitution of Japan 3. For each issue, draft an Amendment Proposal and suggest where and how to insert it (by numbering it if necessary) 4. Use the pre-set WORD file (click here) 5. Submit your report by January 30, 2026 through "WebClass" |
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| FRANCE (The French Republic) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
ratified on Sept. 28, 1958
and enacted on Oct. 4, 1958 (89 articles) [13776
words] amended 24 times as of July 23, 2008 [TEXT] |
| GERMANY (The Federal
Republic of
Germany) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
approved on May 8, 1949 and
enacted on May 23, 1949 (146 articles) [27748
words] articles 136 to 139 and 141 of the Weimar constitution are incorporated in the Basic Law amended 64 times as of Nov. 15, 2019 [TEXT] |
| ITALY (The Italian
Republic) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
ratified on Dec. 22, 1947,
promulgated on Dec. 27, 1947 and enacted on Jan.
1, 1948 (139 articles) amended 15 times as of Apr. 20, 2012 [TEXT] |
| BELGIUM (The Kingdom of
Belgium) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
approved on Feb. 7,
1831 and enacted on July 26, 1831 (198 articles)
[20596 words] coordonated on Feb. 17, 1994 amended 30 times as of Mar. 17, 2021 [TEXT] |
| THE NETHERLANDS
(The
Kingdom of The Netherlands) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
adopted and enacted on Aug.
24, 1815 (141 articles) [9351 words] fully rewritten and completed in 1983 (142 articles) amended 22 times as of Nov. 20, 2018 [TEXT] |
| LUXEMBOURG (The Grand Duchy
of Luxembourg) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
adopted and enacted on Oct.
17, 1868 (132 articles) but technically an
amendment to the original constitution promulgated on Oct. 12, 1841 and enacted on Jan. 1, 1842 [6060 words] amended 36 times as of July. 1, 2023 [TEXT] |
| [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] | no written constitution
codified in a single document see "The UK Constitution - A summary, with options for reform" March 2015 [TEXT] |
| IRELAND (The Republic of
Ireland) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
enacted on July 1, 1937
and in operation on Dec. 29, 1937 (50 articles) [16281
words] amended 32 times as of June 11, 2019 [TEXT] |
| DENMARK (Kingdom of Denmark) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
ratified on May 28, 1953 and enacted on
June 5, 1953
(89 articles)
[6219 words] never amended as of today [TEXT] |
| GREECE (The Hellenic
Republic) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
approved and promulgated on June 11,
1975 (120 articles) [27104 words] amended 4 times as of Nov. 25, 2019 [TEXT] |
| SPAIN (The Kingdom
of Spain) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
approved on Oct. 31, 1978, ratified on Dec.
6, 1978 and sanctioned on Dec. 27, 1978 (169 articles) [18150 words] amended twice as of Sept. 27, 2011 [TEXT] |
| PORTUGAL
(The
Portuguese Republic) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
adopted on Apr. 2, 1976 and enacted
on Apr. 25, 1976 (296 articles) [36167
words] amended 7 times as of Aug. 12, 2005 [TEXT] |
| SWEDEN (The Kingdom of Sweden) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
a set of four fundamental laws
[60090 words] called "the Basic Laws of Sweden" 1. the Instrument of Government (194 articles) (established on June 6, 1809 and amended in 1974) (since 1974 amended 4 times as of Jan. 1, 2015) 2. the Freedom of the Press Act (128 articles) (established in 1766) (amended twice in 1976 and 1998) 3. the Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (63 articles) (established in 1991) (amended twice in 1998 and 2002) 4. the Act of Succession (9 articles) (established in 1810 and amended in 1980) [TEXT] |
| FINLAND (Republic of Finland) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
promulgated on June. 11, 1999
and enacted
on Mar.
1, 2000
(131 articles) [13015 words] amended 3 times as of Oct. 15, 2018 [TEXT] |
| AUSTRIA (Republic of Austria) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
promulgated on Oct.
1, 1920 and enacted on Nov. 10,
1920 (152
articles)
[49496 words] amended 131 times as of Dec. 30, 2022 [TEXT] |
| MALTA (The Republic
of Malta) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
enacted on Sept.
21,
1964 (124 articles) [34595 words] amended 46 times as of Nov. 4, 2022 [TEXT] |
| CYPRUS
(The Republic
of Cyprus) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
ratified on Aug.
16, 1960 (199 articles) [35760
words] amended 18 times as of 2023 [TEXT] |
| ESTONIA
(The Republic
of Estonia) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
adopted on June 28, 1992 and
enacted on July 3, 1992 (168 articles)
[11258 words] amended 5 times as of May 6, 2015 [TEXT] |
| LATVIA
(The Republic
of Latvia) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
adopted on Feb.
15, 1922 (116 articles) [5228 words] amended 15 times as of Oct. 4, 2018 [TEXT] |
| LITHUANIA
(The Republic
of Lithuania) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
adopted on Oct.
25,
1992 (154
articles) [14438 words] amended 7 times as of 2022 [TEXT] |
| POLAND
(The Republic
of Poland) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
adopted on April 2, 1997 and
approved by referendum on May 25, 1997 promulgated on July 16, 1997 and enacted on Oct. 17, 1997 (243 articles) [20220 words] amended twice as of Oct. 21, 2009 [TEXT] |
| HUNGARY
(Hungary) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
adopted
on April 18, 2011 and promulgated on
April 25, 2011 enacted on Jan. 1, 2012 (106 articles) [21029 words] Preamble (called "National Avowal") ; Foundation (21 articles : A to U) ; Freedom and Responsibility (31 articles : I to XXXI) ; State (54 articles) amended 11 times as of July 20, 2022 [TEXT] |
| SLOVENIA
(The Republic
of Slovenia) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
adopted on Dec.
23,
1991 (174 articles) [10929 words] amended 11 times as of June 8, 2021 [TEXT] |
| CZECHIA
(The Czech
Republic) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
adopted on Dec. 16, 1992 and enacted
on Jan. 1,
1993
(113 articles) [14873 words] amended 7 times as of June 1, 2013 [TEXT] |
| SLOVAKIA
(The Slovak
Republic) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
adopted on Sept.
3,
1992 and enacted on Oct. 1, 1992 (156 articles)
[20178 words] amended 15 times as of Feb. 2, 2017 [TEXT] |
| ROMANIA
(Romania) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
adopted on Nov. 21, 1991 and
approved and enacted on Dec. 8, 1991 (156
articles) [14655 words] amended once as of Oct. 29, 2003 [TEXT] |
| BULGARIA
(The Republic
of Bulgaria) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
adopted on July 12, 1991 and
enacted on July 13, 1991 (169 articles and 19 transitional and final provisions) [13239 words] amended 7 times as of Dec. 18, 2015 [TEXT] |
| CROATIA
(The Republic
of Croatia) [constitutionNet] [wikipedia constitution] [constituteproject] |
adopted and enacted on Dec.
22,
1990 (146 articles) [13731 words] amended 5 times as of Dec. 1, 2013 [TEXT] |
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| FRANCE [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (lower / upper), Judiciary |
| GERMANY [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (lower / upper), Judiciary |
| ITALY [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (lower / upper), Judiciary |
| BELGIUM [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (lower / upper), Judiciary |
| THE
NETHERLANDS [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (lower / upper), Judiciary |
| LUXEMBOURG [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (unicameral), Judiciary |
| THE
UNITED KINGDOM [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (lower / upper), Judiciary |
| IRELAND [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (lower / upper), Judiciary |
| DENMARK [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (unicameral), Judiciary |
| GREECE [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (unicameral), Judiciary |
| SPAIN [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (lower / upper), Judiciary |
| PORTUGAL [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (unicameral), Judiciary |
| SWEDEN [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (unicameral), Judiciary |
| FINLAND [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (unicameral), Judiciary |
| AUSTRIA [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (lower / upper), Judiciary |
| MALTA [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (unicameral), Judiciary |
| CYPRUS [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (unicameral), Judiciary |
| ESTONIA [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (unicameral), Judiciary |
| LATVIA [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (unicameral), Judiciary |
| LITHUANIA [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (unicameral), Judiciary |
| POLAND [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (lower / upper), Judiciary |
| HUNGARY [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (unicameral), Judiciary |
| SLOVENIA [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (lower / upper), Judiciary |
| CZECHIA [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (lower / upper), Judiciary |
| SLOVAKIA [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (unicameral), Judiciary |
| ROMANIA [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (lower / upper), Judiciary |
| BULGARIA [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (unicameral), Judiciary |
| CROATIA [wikipedia country page] |
Executive (Head of State or Premier / Government), Legislative (unicameral), Judiciary |