20110555 - Comparative Legal Systems

Objectives
The course aims at introducing students, with a holistic perspective, to what a legal system is, what are the main differences between them, how to compare them. They main aim is that of showing the extreme complexity of contemporary legal systems and the continuous circulation of models between them.
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Fruizione: 20110163 Comparative legal systems(Global Legal Studies) in GIURISPRUDENZA LMG/01 A - Z VARDI NOAH

Programme

The course cuts across traditional divisions between public law and private law, between substantive law and procedural law, and between the so-called civil law/common law divide. The course is focused on the Western Legal Tradition and explains the pitfalls of comparisons with non-Western systems.

Core Documentation

The following two texts are adopted for the course:

1) Vincenzo Zeno-Zencovich, "Comparative Legal Systems. A Short and Illustrated Introduction", Roma TrEpress, 2021.
The book can be downloaded free of charge here:
https://romatrepress.uniroma3.it/libro/comparative-legal-systems-a-short-and-illustrated-introduction-2/

and

2) Alessandra De Luca- Elena Ioriatti, "Comparative Legal Systems. An Introduction", Giappichelli, 2024

Attendance

Students are strongly encouraged to attend classes.

Type of evaluation

Students will be evaluated with a final written exam.