PRINCIPLES OF CIVIL LAW

The course offers an introduction to the Italian legal system and to the other systems belonging to the so-called “Civil Law Family”, with special regard to private law issues. It aims to allow students to become familiar with the fundamental categories and principles of the said area of law in a European perspective, developing at the same time a proper knowledge of legal terminology, so as to enable participants to cope with an international context.

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The course aims to allow students to become familiar with the fundamental categories and principles of the above areas of law in a European perspective, developing at the same time a proper knowledge of legal terminology, so as to enable participants to cope with an international context. Therefore, the intended learning outcomes are the followings. Knowledge and understanding: The student - by participating in the lectures and practical activities of the course - will have developed the ability to understand the principles and categories of Italian Consitutional e Private Law dealt with during the course. Applying knowledge and understanding: The student - acquiring the correct tools and method - will be able to apply those principles and categories to practical cases. Making judgements: The student, through the use of the methodologies acquired during the course, will have acquired problem analysis skills and the ability to identify the information necessary for their solution, being able to find it directly or to ask for the counsel a legal specialist. Specifically, critical thinking, problem solving, self-management, teamwork, relationship and communication skills will be adequately developed, which enhance and make the said skills more usable. Communication skills: At the end of the course the student will be able to use the legal vocabulary, addressing the legal issues at hand with terminological accuracy. Through the various activities that will take place during the course – lessons with discussion, moot courts, presentations – the student will be able to put these communication skills into practice in various contexts, by adapting the terms used to the interlocutor in the specific case, thus gaining advanced rhetorical skills necessary for his/her professional career. Learning skills: The technical-legal knowledge acquired during the course will allow the student to autonomously understand and adapt the principles and categories above mentioned to the specific reference context. The student will develop a solid knowledge of the fundamental aspects of the subject that will allow him to continue to deepen the topics addressed independently and to undertake the various post-graduate professional training courses always keeping in mind the relationship between law and economics.

See Objectives above.

1) G. Iudica e P. Zatti, Language and Rules of Italian Private Law: An Introduction, latest ed., Cedam. 2) J.S. Lena and U. Mattei (eds.), Introduction to Italian Law, Kluwer, 2002. The chapters required for the exam will be indicated online.

- Traditional Lectures; - Cases Studies (group works and presentations).

The student will be evaluated on the basis of the individual scores achieved on: • Presentation and discussion of a case study (group work) 10% with which to verify the property of legal language, as well as the ability to consult and evaluate the relevant sources of the subject, toghether with the one of applying legal principles and categories to practical cases; • Final written exam 80% through which to assess the knowledge and understanding of teaching and the autonomy of judgment; both are based on three open questions to be answered in one-and-a-half hours; • Active participation in class 10% so as to understand students' independence of judgment and other skills useful for achieving the training objective.

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