37294 - PRINCIPLES OF LAW

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

This course is designed to explore the legal foundations of the market, through the study in comparative perspective of a number of doctrines derived from different legal traditions. Particular emphasis will be placed on the law of obligations and business contracts, with a special focus on the European law of regulated markets. By the end of the course, students have acquired a general understanding of the working of the legal system and grasped the main peculiarities of the different legal traditions, by means of proper legal terminology.

Contenuti

20 classes; 60 hours

• Basic elements of the law of obligations, contracts and remedies

• Predictability in legal relationships. The notion of ‘good faith’: pre-contractual liability, contract validity and exact performance

• Contract Law and the Protection of the Weaker Party

• Financial Stability in the Eurozone.

• The “social dimension” of business

• Islamic Law & Finance

• International Investments, Sustainable Development & Applicable Law

Testi/Bibliografia

Jan Smits. Contract Law. 2nd edition, Edward Elgar Publishing Inc., 2017 (relevant chapters and sections will be specified by the instructor before each class)

Other materials will be handed out by the instructor

Metodi didattici

Lectures, open debate on cases and articles.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Partial oral exam (March/April) + final oral exam (June/July/Sept). Active class participation will be considered favorably in the overall final grade.

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

Open access texts, journal articles, published court decisions, newspapers, official press releases, Power Point presentations.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Francesco Quarta