00532 - Private Law Principles

Academic Year 2008/2009

  • Docente: Bettina Lena
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: IUS/01
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LS) in Social Work Planning and Management (cod. 0250)

Learning outcomes

The course, which is addressed to students in  "Responsabile nella Progettazione e Coordinamento dei Servizi sociali (6 crediti)" and "Occupazione, mercato, ambiente, politiche sociali e servizio sociale (OMAPSOSS)" (3 crediti), aims to analyze the family and children law with special attention to the dissolution of marriage and the parent-child relationships, with a focus on topical question, the latest laws and the main jurisprudencial and doctrine experience.

Course contents

Course contents Laurea Specialistica - Corso di Laurea in Responsabile nella Progettazione e Coordinamento dei Servizi sociali (6 crediti)

Topics will include:
-       An examination of the history and development of the family law.
-       The marriage and the nullity.
-       Domestic relationship: the rights and obligations among family members.
-       Financial aspects of the family: the right of property.
-       Family business.
-       Dissolution of marriage and the related issues of equitable distribution of marital assets, alimony, child custody and child support.
-       The legal recognition and regulation of different types of domestic relationships and families , including de facto and omosexual relationships.
-       Parent-child relationship.
-       Legal status of children, including legal issues arising from artificial insemination and current techniques of assisted reproduction.
-       The adoption.

Course contents Laurea Magistrale - Corso di laurea in Occupazione, mercato, ambiente, politiche sociali e servizio sociale (Diritto privato c.i. 3 crediti)

Topics will include:
-       The family and the law.
-       The marriage and the nullity.
-       Domestic relationship: the rights and obligations among family members.
-       Dissolution of marriage and the related issues of equitable distribution of marital assets, alimony, child custody and child support.
-       Parent-child relationship.
-       The legal status of children.


 

Readings/Bibliography

Laurea Specialistica - Corso di Laurea in Responsabile nella Progettazione e Coordinamento dei Servizi sociali (6 crediti)

Recommended reading: M. Sesta, Manuale di diritto di famiglia, II ed., Cedam, Padova, 2007, pp. 300 c.a.

Laurea Magistrale - Corso di laurea in Occupazione, mercato, ambiente, politiche sociali e servizio sociale (Diritto privato c.i. 3 crediti):

Recommended reading: M. Sesta, Manuale di diritto di famiglia, II ed., Cedam, Padova, 2007, chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9.

Teaching methods

During the meetings will be examinated the legal issues that arise from the regulation of the family, with a special focus on topical issues and the dispute questions in the jurisprudencial experience

Assessment methods

The course will have a final oral exam. Students can present a short paper on selected topic

Teaching tools

Lectures

Office hours

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