Learning objectives
By the end of this course the students should be able to: ¬
• illustrate the way in which Roman jurists operated
• account for the ways in which Roman law was studied and applied¬ throughout medieval and modern Europe, to become a unifying element of the European legal traditions.
The attending students should also be able to experience the Roman legal methodology in actual cases.
Prerequisites
None.
Course unit content
Over the centuries Roman law has played an important role in the creation of the idea of a common legal European culture.
Roman law was mainly developed by professional jurists and became highly sophisticated. The soundness of its reasoning made it attractive to professional lawyers through the ages.
The course aims at exploring the role of Roman law as a unifying element of European legal traditions.
Full programme
• Roman law in antiquity
• The revival of Justinian's law
• Roman law and the nation state
• Roman law and codification
• Roman law and the origins of the Civil law Tradition
For the attending students:
• Seminars on contract law
Bibliography
Peter Stein, “Roman Law in European History”, Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Teaching methods
The course will be delivered through a combination of lectures and seminars, trying to encourage the students to participate in the discussion.
Assessment methods and criteria
Attending students.
The achievement of the learning outcomes will be verified through a paper on a topic of the course. The paper shall be the object of an oral presentation at the end of the course.
The calculation of the final grade will take into account the class participation and the result of the intermediate oral/written examinations (if positive). The final positive vote will be expressed in a scale from 18 to 30.
Non attending students.
The achievement of the learning outcomes will be verified through an oral examination regarding the content of the textbook.
In grading the oral discussions regard will be given to the quality of legal thought and accuracy in representing the topics of the course.
The oral examination will include at least three questions (with individual scores from 0 to 10 for each question, with increasing value). The final positive grade will be expressed in a scale from 18 to 30.
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