Obiettivi formativi
Il corso ha per obiettivo l'apprendimento degli elementi fondamentali del diritto, in particolare del diritto privato, partendo dalla conoscenza del diritto privato e del processo civile romano, accompagnata dalla considerazione ad essa finalizzata del sistema romano delle fonti del diritto. Particolare attenzione viene prestata ai modi di operare della giurisprudenza romana ed ai procedimenti tecnici - in specie argomentativi - da essa seguiti.
Prerequisiti
None
Risultati di apprendimento attesi
Comprehension and understanding: The course aims at a critical deepening, understanding and knowledge of the general principles and institutes of the Roman legal experience through the study of the main sources. Applying knowledge: the student’s interaction will be promoted through case studies and other immersive experiences in order to develop the attitude in employing the methodological tools provided in interpreting norms and recognising and solving problems. Making judgments: the student will be enabled to assess, compare and criticise real or fictitious cases independently . Communication skills: the student will be able to explain both in written and in oral form the institutes of Roman law and their intertwin with contemporary law, to debate and plead cases in mock trials. Learning skills: the course provides the student with notions and knowledge specific to the sector but also indications and suggestions necessary to enable him to face other topics similar to those in the program and especially to the current legal systems.
Contenuti Del Corso
The main topics are: Constitutional Law International Law Criminal Law Procedure Property and its limits Law of obligations Family and succession Economics and Law The Jurists and the Law The Roman Law Tradition and the Foundations of European Law
Testi Di Riferimento
N. Rampazzo, Roman Law (in preparation) alternatively: P. Du Plessis, C. Ando, K. Tuori (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Roman Law and Society, Oxford University Press, 2016 [RLS]; W.W. Buckland, A Text-Book of Roman Law from Augustus to Justinian (3 ed. revised by P. Stein), Cambridge University Press, 2007 [RLAJ] Further materials will be handed during the lectures.
Metodologie Didattiche
The lectures will take place interactively also with the use of multimedia teaching tools and distribution of learning material. The organization of work groups on specific topic and of mock trials is planned (learning-by-doing).
Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
Gli studenti saranno invitati a discussioni collegiali in aula ed a sostenere prove scritte di autovalutazione sugli argomenti più rilevanti trattati nelle lezioni frontali. La verifica finale del livello di apprendimento conseguito, con assegnazione del voto di profitto e dei relativi CFU, sarà effettuata per mezzo di una unica prova orale. Ai fini dell'attribuzione del voto in trentesimi saranno valutate: la conoscenza degli istituti, della loro genesi e delle loro finalità (65%); la proprietà del linguaggio e del lessico tecnico (20%); nonché la capacità di costruire relazioni tra la struttura della società nelle varie epoche e la necessità di utilizzazione dei vari istituti giuridici (15%).
Criteri per l’assegnazione dell’elaborato finale
Good knowledge of English. Critical and analytical skills.
Settimana 1
Introductory remarks; Time, space and the law; Individuals and community – RLS Part VI
Settimana 2
Constitutional Law: Monarchy, Republic, Empire; The evolution of the institutes – RLS Part III
Case study
Settimana 3
International Law: War, peace, diplomacy. The private law of the treaties – D.J. Bederman, International Law in Antiquity, Cambridge 2004, Chapters 4-6
Case study
Settimana 4
Criminal Law: origins, delicts and crimes, procedure – RLS Part V, Chapters 23-26
Case study
Settimana 5
Civil Procedure: legis actiones, formulae, cognitio – RLS Part V, Chapters 17-22
Written test
Settimana 6
Property and its limits: mancipatio, possessio, iura in re aliena, dominium – RLS Part VII, Chapters 39-42
Case study
Settimana 7
Obligations I: definition, contracts, stipulatio – RLS, Part VII 43-44
Case study
Settimana 8
Obligations II: emptio venditio, locatio conductio, mandatum – RLAJ, Chapter XI
Case study
Settimana 9
Obligations III: societas, delicts, iniuria – RLAJ, Chapters XI-XII
Case study
Settimana 10
Family and Succession Law: potestas, auctoritas, hereditas – RLS, Part VII; RLAJ, Chapters VII-IX
Case study
Settimana 11
Economics and the Law: business, markets, agriculture – RLS, Chapters 46-50
Written test
Settimana 12
The legacy of Roman Law: the law after Justinian, foundations of European law, persistence in contemporary legal orders