Learning objectives
The course is designed to offer a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of Italian civil law.At the end of the training activity, the student should have acquired knowledge and skills related to the main issues and the most important issues of private law. In particular, it is expected that the student will be able to:
1. Know the legal rules contained in the Civil Code and in the main special laws, which concern the fundamental institutes; Remember the basic definitions; Understanding the concepts; Interpreting norms by systematic method (knowledge and understanding skills).
2. Apply the interpretations acquired to simple concrete cases, under the guidance of the Teacher (ability to apply knowledge and comprehension).
3. Know how to analyze elementary cases of reality through the process of interpretation of the fact and its legal qualification (autonomy of judgment).
4. Know to expose brief conclusions of your own concrete case analysis (communicative abilities).
5. Know how to evaluate alternative solutions to the concrete cases considered (learning ability).
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The course is aimed at identifying the fundamental lines of the private legal system, and learning the core notions of its institutes.
The first part of the course deals with: the sources of law; The interpretation of normative texts; Subjective rights; The effectiveness of norms in transnational relations; persons; Personality rights; The entities. The second part of the course is general family law; Successions in general.
The third part of the course is focused on property, rights and ownership. The fourth part of the course deals with: the mandatory relationship; The contract in general; The trade; Civil liability. The last part concerns the protection of rights (capital liability and causes of pre-emption, means of preservation of the asset guarantee).
Full programme
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Bibliography
It is necessary to study an updated university manual. We recommend:
Private law lines, by M. Bessone, Giappichelli, Turin, 2015 (latest edition), limited to the following parts (about 560 pages):
Introduction; Part One (Subjects); Part Two (Family Law); Part Three (Successions, excluded: Division - Chapter XX and Donations - Chapter XXI); Part Four (Goods, Real Rights and Possession); Part Five (Bonds, excluding Personal Guarantees - Chapter XXXV); Part Six (General Contracts, excluded: Consumer Contracts - Chapter XLI, Sections II, and Simulation - Chapter XLVIII); Part Seven (Only Trade: Chapter LIII, Sections I); Part One (Civil Liability); Part Two (Protection of Rights, Only: Capital Liability and Causes - Chapter LXXIV, and LXXV Capital Asset Protection).
Teaching methods
Didactic activities will be conducted through oral lessons, for 54 hours.
During the lessons, focusing on the deeper understanding of some institutes, the dialogue dialogue with the classroom will be privileged. In the classroom, the guided study of some jurisprudence and elementary cases will also be conducted.
It is recommended that all students also take a look at the Elly platform of any uploaded footage by the Teacher for further explanations of certain parts of the program.
Assessment methods and criteria
NON-FREQUENCY STUDENTS:
The final evaluation (vote on thirty) takes the form of an oral exam with at least three questions, with reference to the suggested texts and the parts indicated. The final examination aims at assessing whether the student has knowledge and understanding of the institutes dealt with during the lessons, as well as the ability to apply such knowledge to elementary concrete cases that are envisaged during the exam. The sufficient threshold is considered to be achieved when the student has demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the institutes of the course and is able to implement the correct interactions between the various parts of the program. If this is not achieved, the exam will be considered inadequate. Voting of the oral test is communicated immediately at the end of the test.
FREQUENTLY STUDENTS:
During the exercises, the teacher provides partial, formative exams useful to monitor the achievement of the learning objectives in the field and to provide feedback to the students before the official call. The methods and dates of such partial tests will be communicated by the teacher during the lessons. The final evaluation (vote on thirty) takes the form of an oral exam with at least three questions, with reference to the suggested texts and the parts indicated. The final examination aims at assessing whether the student has knowledge and understanding of the institutes dealt with during the lessons, as well as the ability to apply such knowledge to elementary concrete cases that are envisaged during the exam. The sufficient threshold is considered to be achieved when the student has demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the institutes of the course and is able to implement the correct interactions between the various parts of the program. If this is not achieved, the exam will be considered inadequate. If the student has passed partial trials or has succeeded in any process simulation, he / she may exclude from the final test the relevant arguments, and may request that the positive result be taken into account for the purposes of the award of the final vote. Which is communicated immediately at the end of the final test itself.
Other information
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