20110198 - Institutes of private law I(Global Legal Studies)

The course aims at analysing the fundamental concepts and institutions of the private law sector, trying - as is proper for an institutional course - to give an overall image of the subject, treated as a whole as a unitary issue. The topics to which particular attention will be given are: the sources of law and interpretation; subjects of law; assets, real property law and factual situations; obligations; the general part of the contract; contractual protections; civil liability. In summary, family law and the regulation of inheritances and donations will be examined, while only some of the typical contracts regulated by the Civil Code will be considered. The commercial and labour parts are not included in the programme.
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Programme

The course aims at analysing the fundamental concepts and institutions of the private law sector, trying - as is proper for an institutional course - to give an overall image of the subject, treated as a whole as a unitary issue. The topics to which particular attention will be given are: the sources of law and interpretation; subjects of law; assets, real property law and factual situations; obligations; the general part of the contract; contractual protections; civil liability. In summary, family law and the regulation of inheritances and donations will be examined, while only some of the typical contracts regulated by the Civil Code will be considered. The commercial and labour parts are not included in the programme.

Core Documentation

SUGGESTED BOOKS:

- IL CODICE CIVILE corredato dalle principali leggi speciali (It is recommended the updated text edited by A. di Majo published by “I BLU GIUFFRÈ’”)
- S. MAZZAMUTO (a cura di), Manuale del diritto privato, G. Giappichelli Editore, Torino, III ediz., 2019 [The parts included in the program are: I, II (basic notions), III (basic notions), IV (basic notions), V, VI, VII, VIII (basic notions with regard to the contracts of sale, lease, procurement, loan and mandate)]

BOOKS FOR DEEPENING:
- P. GROSSI, Prima lezione di diritto, Laterza Bari-Roma, 2003
- C. SALVI, Capitalismo e diritto civile. Itinerari giuridici dal Code civil ai Trattati europei, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2015
- Further texts can be recommended on request.


Reference Bibliography

Treaties and encyclopedias with regard to specific topics of the program as well as documents (decisions, articles, essays) analyzed during the course.

Type of delivery of the course

Frontal lectures.

Attendance

Optional, but strongly recommended.

Type of evaluation

Oral exam without intermediate test. The oral exam consists of questions on the whole program, with regard to tge recommended texts. The minimum mark is 18/30, corresponding to the sufficient knowledge of the basic issues. The maximum mark is 30/30 cum laude, corresponding to the excellent knowledge of the arguments, excellent language property, excellent ability of analysis and solving the legal problems.