20111017 - Activities: Roman Law in Action. Cases and Problems of Roman Private Law

The proposed activity aims to expose students to particularly relevant cases and issues of Roman private law. In order to explore some fundamental areas of Roman private law (including, in particular, real rights and obligations), the theoretical concepts learned in the "Institutions of Roman Law" course will be integrated by the analysis of selected case studies. This will allow students to experience the typical case-based method of Roman jurisprudence, to learn the argumentative logic employed to resolve practical problems and to better understand the nature of the Roman system as an “open legal system”.
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Programme

Discussion of texts and examination of case studies concerning real rights (with particular emphasis on the issue of the transfer of ownership) and obligations (with special reference to contracts).
Materials will be distributed during classes.

Core Documentation

Materials related to the training activities will be distributed during the lessons.
For theoretical concepts, students may refer to M. Marrone, Istituzioni di diritto romano, Palumbo editore, III edizione, 2006.

Attendance

Given the seminar-style nature of the activity, regular attendance at the meetings is required.

Type of evaluation

Students will be assessed on an ongoing basis, based on their participation in the proposed practical activities.