Learning objectives
By the end of this course the students should be able to: ¬
• know the way in which Roman jurists operated
• understand 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.
-apply the methodology of the Roman jurists in the solution of controversies.
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.
In examining the different historical phases, judicial cases and legal problems will be addressed in which the role of law in terms of justice will emerge with particular clarity.
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
Bibliography
Peter Stein, “Roman Law in European History”, Cambridge University Press, 1999 (130 pages).
Some resources will be uploaded online on the Elly platform.
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
The achievement of the educational targets will be verified through an oral test to be held after the conclusion of the course which will consist of at least 3 questions on different topics (each answer will be assigned a score from 0 to 10, with increasing merit value). For the purposes of the evaluation, importance will be given to the correct and effective presentation of the contents in appropriate technical terms and to the quality of the legal reasoning. The final positive mark, deriving from the sum of the results achieved in the answers, will be expressed on a scale of evaluation out of thirty (from 18 to 30).
In relation to the evolution of the pandemic, the exam could take place in a mixed mode (ie in presence or remotely, for students who request it), or in an exclusively remote mode, online, for everyone. Notice of the chosen method will be given promptly and in advance through the esse3 system.
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