37294 - Principles of Law

Learning outcomes

The objective of this course is to present the fundamental Institutes of law, with particular attention to the subject of obligations and contracts, to understand the mechanisms through which a right to property belonging to others is obtained or the right to the execution of services by others.

Course contents

• The legal system and the sources of the law
• Fundamental principles in the constitutions and in the bills of rights
• Legal systems harmonization paths
• Law and economics: the economic analysis of law
  
• The legal relation
• The sources of the obligations
• Principles of contract law
• Notes on the discipline of some contracts
• The contract as a means of transfer of property and rights on others' goods
• The content of the rights on goods and registration
• Civil liability: breach of contract and tort
• Notes on the legal instruments for the protection of rights

Readings/Bibliography

The exam focuses primarily on topics explained during the lessons. Therefore, students' notes assume primary importance.

The teacher shares with the students all teaching materials used during the lessons. These materials, appropriately arranged and integrated in the light of the lectures, are sufficient for exam preparation.

Nevertheless, to integrate preparation and fill any gaps, it is possible to consult any manual of private law institutions (in the most recent edition available), taking care to select in the index - possibly with the assistance of the Teacher - the parts included in the program.

By way of example, the following texts are indicated, to be consulted preferably in the most recent edition:

• Calzolaio, E. 20220131, Comparative Contract Law, Routledge. Available from: vbk://9781000522150
  

• Pietro Sirena, Introduction to Private Law, il Mulino, Bologna;

• James Gordley, Foundations of Private Law. Property, Tort, Contract., Unjust Enrichment, Oxford University Press, Oxford;

• John Cartwright, Contract law. An Introduction to the English Law of Contract for the Civil Lawyer, Bloomsbury, Oxford and Portland.

Teaching methods

The course combines lectures with written exercises and individual and group training activities, to allow students to progressively acquire their assessment, distributing workload and study-load over the entire duration of the course. Therefore, frequency is recommended.

Assessment methods

The final examination is carried out by interview. The evaluation takes into account all curricular activities (exercises, training activities) carried out by the student during the course.

Teaching tools

Lectures are supported through the use of slides and multimedia content, as well as through the sharing of teching materials and of training contributions made by students.

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