37294 - PRINCIPLES OF LAW

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

At the end of the course students will be able to understand the main legal issues concerning the law of contract and obligations both in civil law and common law systems. They will also be equipped with the knowledge of the most important public law principles and rules concerning the role of the State and the public entities in an supranational, interrnational and global context.

Contenuti

Rules and norms

Forms of States and forms of goverments

The State

Constitutions and constitutional principles

The Sources of law

EU and national laws relation

Principles of italian contract and tort law

Principles of english contract law

 

Testi/Bibliografia

R. Wacks, Law - A very short introduction, Oxford 2008 or 2015 edition

J. M. SMITS, Contract law - A comparative Introduction, Edward Elgar, Paperback, 2015 or 2017, Chapters 1; 2 (pp. 16-17, 27-36); 3; 4 (pp. 63-83); 7; 8 (pp. 136-137; 142-155); 9; 11; 12 (pp. 209-211, 214-216, 220-227); 13 (pp. 229-231, 235-242).

 

G. F. Ferrari, Introduction to italian public law, Giuffrè, Milano, 2008 Chapters 1, 2, 3, 11, 13, 14.

 

G. Iudica, P. Zatti, Language rules of italian private law: an introduction, Cedam, Padova, last edition, Chapters 1-5 (pp. 1-36), 9-10 (pp. 55-68) , 11: I and II (pp. 69-80), 12-13 (pp. 85-102); 14 paragraphs 1-7 (pp.103-108), 15-16 (pp. 113-124); 18-19 (pp. 131-138)

 

Metodi didattici

Frontal lessons

Cases analysis and solutions

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

First Half test: written exam consisting in 1 open question on principles of public law and 1 open question on principles of private law

Second Half test: written exam consisting in 1 question on Contract Law and in the solution of a case

Full test: 3  questions + solution of a case

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

Slides will be provided during the lectures

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Maria Giulia Roversi Monaco