INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN PRIVATE LAW
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2017/2018
- Teacher
- ALBERTO DE FRANCESCHI
- Credits
- 6
- Didactic period
- Primo Semestre
- SSD
- IUS/01
Training objectives
- Main knowledge acquired: the course will provide a general presentation of Italian private law, focusing on the law of contracts and obligations.
Main abilities acquired: in order to ensure the acquisition of the knowledge of Italian Private Law also relating to its practical application, subject matter of the course will be also the analysis of contracts and of the most relevant decisions of Italian Courts. In this way, students will acquire the ability to draft contractual texts and of interpret their contents. Prerequisites
- Good English skills (starting from upper intermediate level – CEFR: B2).
Course programme
- The course will focus on the main issues of Italian Private Law. It will be divided into traditional lectures and in lectures dedicated to the discussion of the cases of particular practical relevance.
The following topics are subject matter of specific analysis: legal facts and acts; persons; the concept of “thing”; protection of rights; situations under the law and prescription; right of ownership and possession; law of obligations; contract law; tort law.
The course is divided into two parts: 30 hours will be dedicated to traditional lectures, according to the following structure: legal facts and acts (2 hours); persons (2 hours); the concept of “thing” (2 hours); protection of rights (2 hours); situations under the law and prescription (2 hours); right of ownership and possession (2 hours); law of obligations (8 hours); contract law (8 hours); tort law (2 hours).
10 hours will be dedicated to the discussion of contracts and of case law of particular relevance. Didactic methods
- During the lectures the most relevant issues of Italian Private Law will be subject of specific analysis. Particularly relevant legislative novelties and case law will be also subject matter of the lectures.
Learning assessment procedures
- Oral examination consisting of two theoric questions and of one question concerning the discussion of case law.
It is required a good knowledge of the Civil Code relating to the arguments analysed during the course.
The final mark is the result of the mark achieved in the examination concerning the theoric questions (which counts for 2/3) as well of the mark achieved in the discussion of case law (which counts for 1/3). Reference texts
- Subject of the exam will be exclusively the contents of the lectures.
For further references, please see the following book (the study of the book is in any case non mandatory):
G. Iudica / P. Zatti, Language and Rules of Italian Private Law: An Introduction, Cedam, 2012, p. 1-138.
