Programme

The course analyzes the historical evolution of Roman Private Law from its origins to the Justinian age. The Roman Private Law’s main topics are:
1- Sources of Roman Law (8 h);
2- Civil procedure (18 h);
3- Individuals and family (2 h);
4- Facts, acts and legal acts. Obligations and contract law (12 h);
5- Ownership, possession, other rights in rem (6 h);
6- Inheritance law (2 h).

The following chapters will be not requested:
Cap. VI, § 8 (247-250)
Cap. VII, § 3-6 (256-261)
Cap. VIII, s. V, §§ 9-9.1-9.2-9.3; 10 (471-486).
Cap. IX.
Cap. X, §§ 4-15, 17-25, 27 and 28.

The main purpose of this course is to explain the elementary discipline of the institutes created by the Roman legal science. The course also aims to encourage students to analyze specific legal issues: students should become familiar with the methodological tools needed to apply theoretical knowledge to private law issues.

Core Documentation

V. MANNINO, Introduzione alla storia del diritto privato dei Romani (3a ed.), Torino, 2018.

Background reading:
Le Istituzioni di Gaio. Traduzione italiana, a cura di M. Balzarini, Torino, 1998.

Type of delivery of the course

The teaching method aims at promoting learning through frontal lessons in which each legal feature is taken into account with their inseparable logical and systematic correlation. Learning material will be uploaded on the Uniroma Tre e-learning platform. Any conferences and/or seminars of interest for the topics dealt with, as well as tutoring activities and optional workshops related to the course will be reported from time to time during the lectures. ERASMUS students are kindly requested to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course in order to agree on the exam’s programme, which will consist in the discussion of an assigned paper on a specific subject, that as to be written in English or in Italian.

Type of evaluation

Extraordinary Procedure for online exams due to the current COVID-19 medical emergency: The examination will take place by interview both on the substantive and procedural institutions of Roman law. Oral exams will be held on Microsoft Teams (art. 1, Rector Decree n. 703 - 05/05/2020) as explained in details in the following link: http://portalestudente.uniroma3.it/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/file_locked/2020/05/Esami-Profitto_ProvaOrale_Vademecum_Studente-v2.0.pdf. PLEASE NOTE: Recording and sharing the session's audio, video or pictures, in full or partially, regardless of the source or the tools used to obtain them, is strictly forbidden. Any violation will be prosecuted by law. Ordinary Procedure for exams: The examination will take place for every student both in written form (with the submission of five open questions to which the student must answer in the maximum time of twenty-five minutes), and with an interview, in which, after a brief illustration and comment on the written test, the knowledge of the subject will be further examined. The final grade is expressed in thirtieths (30/30). The evaluation between 18 and 20 corresponds to a sufficient, yet low and basic, knowledge of the subject; the evaluation between 20 and 25 shows a more than sufficient / discreet knowledge; the evaluation between 25 and 29 shows a good or very good knowledge as well as commendable critical skills. The evaluation between 30 and 30 cum laude corresponds to a very good or excellent knowledge along with a high critical, analytical and connection skills. Language of the oral exam: Italian, German and English.

Programme

General traits of the different ages of Roman law.
Sources of Roman law.
Legal theory and history of law.
Civil procedure.
Law of persons and family.
Law of property and possession.
Law of obligations.
Law of succession.
The Roman jurists and their methods.

Core Documentation

- G. PUGLIESE –F.SITZIA-L. VACCA, MANUALE DI ISTITUZIONI DI DIRITTO ROMANO, GIAPPICHELLI, TORINO 2012

Type of evaluation

Oral exam

Programme

The course analyzes the historical evolution of Roman Private Law from its origins to the Justinian age. The Roman Private Law’s main topics are:
1- Sources of Roman Law (8 h);
2- Civil procedure (18 h);
3- Individuals and family (2 h);
4- Facts, acts and legal acts. Obligations and contract law (12 h);
5- Ownership, possession, other rights in rem (6 h);
6- Inheritance law (2 h).

The main purpose of this course is to explain the elementary discipline of the institutes created by the Roman legal science. The course also aims to encourage students to analyze specific legal issues: students should become familiar with the methodological tools needed to apply theoretical knowledge to private law issues.

Core Documentation

V. MANNINO, Introduzione alla storia del diritto privato dei Romani (3a ed.), Torino, 2018.

Background reading

Le Istituzioni di Gaio. Traduzione italiana, a cura di M. Balzarini, Torino, 1998.

Type of delivery of the course

Course Outline The teaching method aims at promoting learning through frontal lessons in which each legal feature is taken into account with their inseparable logical and systematic correlation. Learning material will be uploaded on the Uniroma Tre e-learning platform. Any conferences and/or seminars of interest for the topics dealt with, as well as tutoring activities and optional workshops related to the course will be reported from time to time during the lectures. ERASMUS students are kindly requested to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course in order to agree on the exam’s programme, which will consist in the discussion of an assigned paper on a specific subject, that as to be written in English or in Italian. Exam information Extraordinary Procedure for online exams due to the current COVID-19 medical emergency: The examination will take place by interview both on the substantive and procedural institutions of Roman law. Oral exams will be held on Microsoft Teams (art. 1, Rector Decree n. 703 - 05/05/2020) as explained in details in the following link: http://portalestudente.uniroma3.it/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/file_locked/2020/05/Esami-Profitto_ProvaOrale_Vademecum_Studente-v2.0.pdf. PLEASE NOTE: Recording and sharing the session's audio, video or pictures, in full or partially, regardless of the source or the tools used to obtain them, is strictly forbidden. Any violation will be prosecuted by law.

Type of evaluation

Exam information Extraordinary Procedure for online exams due to the current COVID-19 medical emergency: The examination will take place by interview both on the substantive and procedural institutions of Roman law. Oral exams will be held on Microsoft Teams (art. 1, Rector Decree n. 703 - 05/05/2020) as explained in details in the following link: http://portalestudente.uniroma3.it/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/file_locked/2020/05/Esami-Profitto_ProvaOrale_Vademecum_Studente-v2.0.pdf. PLEASE NOTE: Recording and sharing the session's audio, video or pictures, in full or partially, regardless of the source or the tools used to obtain them, is strictly forbidden. Any violation will be prosecuted by law. Ordinary Procedure for exams: The examination will take place for every student both in written form (with the submission of five open questions to which the student must answer in the maximum time of twenty-five minutes), and with an interview, in which, after a brief illustration and comment on the written test, the knowledge of the subject will be further examined. The final grade is expressed in thirtieths (30/30). The evaluation between 18 and 20 corresponds to a sufficient, yet low and basic, knowledge of the subject; the evaluation between 20 and 25 shows a more than sufficient / discreet knowledge; the evaluation between 25 and 29 shows a good or very good knowledge as well as commendable critical skills. The evaluation between 30 and 30 cum laude corresponds to a very good or excellent knowledge along with a high critical, analytical and connection skills. Language of the oral exam: Italian, German and English.

Programme

The course analyzes the historical evolution of Roman Private Law from its origins to the Justinian age. The Roman Private Law’s main topics are:
1- Sources of Roman Law (8 h);
2- Civil procedure (18 h);
3- Individuals and family (2 h);
4- Facts, acts and legal acts. Obligations and contract law (12 h);
5- Ownership, possession, other rights in rem (6 h);
6- Inheritance law (2 h).

The following chapters will be not requested:
Cap. VI, § 8 (247-250)
Cap. VII, § 3-6 (256-261)
Cap. VIII, s. V, §§ 9-9.1-9.2-9.3; 10 (471-486).
Cap. IX.
Cap. X, §§ 4-15, 17-25, 27 and 28.

The main purpose of this course is to explain the elementary discipline of the institutes created by the Roman legal science. The course also aims to encourage students to analyze specific legal issues: students should become familiar with the methodological tools needed to apply theoretical knowledge to private law issues.

Core Documentation

V. MANNINO, Introduzione alla storia del diritto privato dei Romani (3a ed.), Torino, 2018.

Background reading:
Le Istituzioni di Gaio. Traduzione italiana, a cura di M. Balzarini, Torino, 1998.

Type of delivery of the course

The teaching method aims at promoting learning through frontal lessons in which each legal feature is taken into account with their inseparable logical and systematic correlation. Learning material will be uploaded on the Uniroma Tre e-learning platform. Any conferences and/or seminars of interest for the topics dealt with, as well as tutoring activities and optional workshops related to the course will be reported from time to time during the lectures. ERASMUS students are kindly requested to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course in order to agree on the exam’s programme, which will consist in the discussion of an assigned paper on a specific subject, that as to be written in English or in Italian.

Type of evaluation

Extraordinary Procedure for online exams due to the current COVID-19 medical emergency: The examination will take place by interview both on the substantive and procedural institutions of Roman law. Oral exams will be held on Microsoft Teams (art. 1, Rector Decree n. 703 - 05/05/2020) as explained in details in the following link: http://portalestudente.uniroma3.it/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/file_locked/2020/05/Esami-Profitto_ProvaOrale_Vademecum_Studente-v2.0.pdf. PLEASE NOTE: Recording and sharing the session's audio, video or pictures, in full or partially, regardless of the source or the tools used to obtain them, is strictly forbidden. Any violation will be prosecuted by law. Ordinary Procedure for exams: The examination will take place for every student both in written form (with the submission of five open questions to which the student must answer in the maximum time of twenty-five minutes), and with an interview, in which, after a brief illustration and comment on the written test, the knowledge of the subject will be further examined. The final grade is expressed in thirtieths (30/30). The evaluation between 18 and 20 corresponds to a sufficient, yet low and basic, knowledge of the subject; the evaluation between 20 and 25 shows a more than sufficient / discreet knowledge; the evaluation between 25 and 29 shows a good or very good knowledge as well as commendable critical skills. The evaluation between 30 and 30 cum laude corresponds to a very good or excellent knowledge along with a high critical, analytical and connection skills. Language of the oral exam: Italian, German and English.

Programme

General traits of the different ages of Roman law.
Sources of Roman law.
Legal theory and history of law.
Civil procedure.
Law of persons and family.
Law of property and possession.
Law of obligations.
Law of succession.
The Roman jurists and their methods.

Core Documentation

- G. PUGLIESE –F.SITZIA-L. VACCA, MANUALE DI ISTITUZIONI DI DIRITTO ROMANO, GIAPPICHELLI, TORINO 2012

Type of evaluation

Oral exam

Programme

The course analyzes the historical evolution of Roman Private Law from its origins to the Justinian age. The Roman Private Law’s main topics are:
1- Sources of Roman Law (8 h);
2- Civil procedure (18 h);
3- Individuals and family (2 h);
4- Facts, acts and legal acts. Obligations and contract law (12 h);
5- Ownership, possession, other rights in rem (6 h);
6- Inheritance law (2 h).

The main purpose of this course is to explain the elementary discipline of the institutes created by the Roman legal science. The course also aims to encourage students to analyze specific legal issues: students should become familiar with the methodological tools needed to apply theoretical knowledge to private law issues.

Core Documentation

V. MANNINO, Introduzione alla storia del diritto privato dei Romani (3a ed.), Torino, 2018.

Background reading

Le Istituzioni di Gaio. Traduzione italiana, a cura di M. Balzarini, Torino, 1998.

Type of delivery of the course

Course Outline The teaching method aims at promoting learning through frontal lessons in which each legal feature is taken into account with their inseparable logical and systematic correlation. Learning material will be uploaded on the Uniroma Tre e-learning platform. Any conferences and/or seminars of interest for the topics dealt with, as well as tutoring activities and optional workshops related to the course will be reported from time to time during the lectures. ERASMUS students are kindly requested to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course in order to agree on the exam’s programme, which will consist in the discussion of an assigned paper on a specific subject, that as to be written in English or in Italian. Exam information Extraordinary Procedure for online exams due to the current COVID-19 medical emergency: The examination will take place by interview both on the substantive and procedural institutions of Roman law. Oral exams will be held on Microsoft Teams (art. 1, Rector Decree n. 703 - 05/05/2020) as explained in details in the following link: http://portalestudente.uniroma3.it/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/file_locked/2020/05/Esami-Profitto_ProvaOrale_Vademecum_Studente-v2.0.pdf. PLEASE NOTE: Recording and sharing the session's audio, video or pictures, in full or partially, regardless of the source or the tools used to obtain them, is strictly forbidden. Any violation will be prosecuted by law.

Type of evaluation

Exam information Extraordinary Procedure for online exams due to the current COVID-19 medical emergency: The examination will take place by interview both on the substantive and procedural institutions of Roman law. Oral exams will be held on Microsoft Teams (art. 1, Rector Decree n. 703 - 05/05/2020) as explained in details in the following link: http://portalestudente.uniroma3.it/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/file_locked/2020/05/Esami-Profitto_ProvaOrale_Vademecum_Studente-v2.0.pdf. PLEASE NOTE: Recording and sharing the session's audio, video or pictures, in full or partially, regardless of the source or the tools used to obtain them, is strictly forbidden. Any violation will be prosecuted by law. Ordinary Procedure for exams: The examination will take place for every student both in written form (with the submission of five open questions to which the student must answer in the maximum time of twenty-five minutes), and with an interview, in which, after a brief illustration and comment on the written test, the knowledge of the subject will be further examined. The final grade is expressed in thirtieths (30/30). The evaluation between 18 and 20 corresponds to a sufficient, yet low and basic, knowledge of the subject; the evaluation between 20 and 25 shows a more than sufficient / discreet knowledge; the evaluation between 25 and 29 shows a good or very good knowledge as well as commendable critical skills. The evaluation between 30 and 30 cum laude corresponds to a very good or excellent knowledge along with a high critical, analytical and connection skills. Language of the oral exam: Italian, German and English.