00233 - Civil Procedure Law (M-Q)

Learning outcomes

The course aims to make students familiar with the basic aspects and institutions of civil procedural law.

Course contents

The course includes eight units:

a) Principles and basic concepts of civil procedural law;

b) First instance proceedings;

c) Appeals;

d) Enforcement;

e) Interim, special and summary proceedings;

f) Labour law proceedings;

g) Arbitration;

h) European law on civil procedure.

Unit g) is not compulsory for students who include the “Internal and international arbitration law” module in their study plan, or have already passed the examination in the same module.

Unit h) is not compulsory for students who include the “European Union procedural law” module in their study plan, or have already passed the examination in the same module.

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For Socrates/Erasmus students the program is:

a) Principles and basic concepts of civil procedural law;

b) First instance proceedings;

c) Appeals;

d) European law on civil procedure.

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For French students of the University of Nanterre attending the third year in Bologna, the program includes:

a) Principles and basic concepts of civil procedural law;

b) First instance proceedings;

c) Appeals;

d) Arbitration;

e) European law in matter of civil procedure.

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For Italian students attending the module “Diritto processuale civile e ordinamento giudiziario francese”, the program for the part of “Diritto processuale civile” includes:

a) Principles and basic concepts of civil procedural law;

b) First instance proceedings;

c) Appeals;

d) Arbitration;

e) European law in matter of civil procedure.

Readings/Bibliography

The following textbooks are recommended:

a) BIAVATI, Argomenti di diritto processuale civile, 3rd edition, Bononia University Press, 2016 (850 pages), and the free updates that will be published on the website www.buponline.com, in the section “teaching materials”

It is also possible to use

G.F. RICCI, Diritto processuale civile, 6th edition, Giappichelli, 2017, vol. I, II and III (this one only on pp. 1-282, 291-323, 403-529) (1099 pages)

b) One of the following texts, at student's choice:

BIAVATI-LUPOI, Regole europee e giustizia civile, 2nd edition, Bononia University Press, 2013. In this book, chapters by Biavati, Lupoi, Porcelli and Rasia are mandatory; other two  chapters should be chosen among the remaining ones (130 pages about)

or

ZUCCONI GALLI FONSECA, Diritto dell'arbitrato, Bononia University Press, 2016 (only chapters 1-6, 105 pages)

or

GIUSSANI, Corso di diritto processuale delle imprese, Bononia University Press, 2015 (102 pages)

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Socrates/Erasmus students programs depend on the needed number of credits. Unless otherwise specified, the program includes:

a) BIAVATI, Argomenti di diritto processuale civile, 3rd edition, Bononia University Press, 2016, chapters I, II, III and V, and the free updates that will be published on the website www.buponline.com, in the section “teaching materials”

b) BIAVATI-LUPOI, Regole europee e giustizia civile, 3rd edition, Bononia University Press, 2017, on the chapters above specified (130 pages about).

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For Italian students attending the course “Diritto processuale civile e ordinamento giudiziario francese” the following texts are recommended:

BIAVATI, Argomenti di diritto processuale civile, 3rd edition, Bononia University Press, 2016, only following paragraphs: 1-68, 80-88, 89, 96, 108 (600 pages), and the free updates that will be published on the website www.buponline.com, in the section “teaching materials”

BIAVATI-LUPOI, Regole europee e giustizia civile, 3rd edition, Bononia University Press, 2017, on the chapters above specified (130 pages about).

Teaching methods

Lectures will be done by prof. Carlo Rasia (charged of the course) and prof. Brunella Brunelli.

Classes will be taught in the first and in the second semester. Students attending the course in 2017/2018 will be allowed to take the exam from May 2018.

Assessment methods

The oral exam is aimed at verifying the knowledge of the subject, the use of the correct terminology and the problem solving ability.

Office hours

See the website of Carlo Rasia

See the website of Brunella Brunelli