11316 - Private Law

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide students with the fundamentals notions of Italian civil law. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: understand the peculiarities of inter-private legal relations; apply the store of knowledge thus acquired to a wide array of social and economic events.

Course contents

Course contents concern the following subjects:
A. - First Part: 1) fundamental notions and concepts of private law;  the sources of law (national law; EU Law; international law; Unidroit Principles, PECL and soft law); 2) natural and legal persons (including business association and cooperatives, no-profit organizations): 3) fundamental rights (including data protection law); 4) family; 5) torts and civil liability; 6) successions (inheritance, legacy) and donations.
B. - Second Part: legal analysis about specific topics selected during the course, in light of case law (for instance: citizenship in Italian Law; case law about IVF; and so on)   

Readings/Bibliography

1) F. Galgano, Istituzioni di diritto privato, Wolters Kluwer-Cedam, Milano, last ed., only chapters 1-3, 19, 23, 24-26.
2) selected cases of law and other materials, that will be available online on the "Virtuale" Platforms, during the course

Teaching methods

Traditional lectures. Analysis and guided debates on controversial cases. Training exercises, simulations, seminars.

Assessment methods

The final exam consists of an oral test with three or four questions on the above-mentioned course contents.

Teaching tools

1. computer, projector, keynotes, multimedia materials, internet and e-learning tools;

2. case studies, models of different types of contract.

Office hours

See the website of Fabio Bravo