Programme

PROGRESS OF CIVIL LAW: CONTRACT INTERPRETATION
The course intends to analyse the techniques and the modalities of interpretation of contracts, through the study of cases that involve the main legal institutes of private law.

Core Documentation

A. Gentili, Senso e Consenso, Giappichelli, Torino, 2015, Vol. I “Storia e teoria”, pp. 287-329, Vol. II “Tecnica”, pp. 331-402 and 481-655.
Attending students are exempted from the study pp. 331-402 (Vol. II).
The in-depth teaching materials are made available in the web-site e-learning.

Type of delivery of the course

The teaching method adopts modern active-learning techniques which focuses on lectures, discussion and practical cases analysis.

Type of evaluation

The assessment of learning takes place through an oral test assessed by the minimum mark of 18/30, corresponding to the basic knowledge of all parts of the program and of the technical language, to the maximum mark of 30/30 with honors, which is equivalent to excellent mastery of the topics, appropriate or excellent property of language, appropriate or excellent analytical ability and practical resolution of legal issues. In order to verify the level of achievement of the indicated educational objectives, attending and non-attending students will have to answer at least three questionsasked orally on different topics which are the subjects of the program, with reference to the recommended texts and to the lectures held.