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00221 - Business Law

Academic Year 2020/2021

                
                        Docente:
                        Sergio Gilotta
                    
                        Credits:
                        15
                    
                        SSD:
                        IUS/04
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        Traditional lectures
                        
                            Campus:
                            Ravenna
                        
                            Corso:
                            Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in
                            Law (cod. 9233)

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students will reach an in-depth knowledge of the law governing economic activities and business organizations. Students will know the legal framework in which entrepreneurial activity takes place and the different types of business organizations that may be used to organize, conduct and finance economic activities. Students will also understand the main governance challenges posed by these organizations and how the law addresses them.

Course contents

The regulation of entrepreneurial activity, with specific focus on the following topics:

The legal notion of "entrerprise" and "firm"
Competition law
Trademarks
Joint ventures, firm associations and networks

The law of business organizations, with specific focus on the following topics:

The business organization in general
Partnerships
The joint stock company
The limited liability company
Cooperatives
Transformations, mergers, spin-offs
Listed companies

Readings/Bibliography

Students may use the following textbooks:

1) F. Vella e G. Bosi, Diritto dell'impresa e dell'economia, Bologna, Il Mulino, last ed.; F. Vella e G. Bosi, Diritto ed economia delle società, Bologna, Il Mulino, last ed.

2) G.F. Campobasso, Diritto commerciale, collana Il sistema giuridico italiano, Torino, Utet, last ed., volumes I and II

3) G. Presti e M. Rescigno, Corso di diritto commerciale, volumes I e II, Bologna, Zanichelli, last ed.

Upon prior approval, students may also choose different textbooks.

Students seeking a credit integration may study the program of the course in financial markets law.

Teaching methods

Classes held by the course teacher. Active class participation is strongly encouraged.

During the first semester, classes will be taught according to one of the methods described at the following web page:

https://dsg.unibo.it/en/teaching/projects-and-teaching-methodologies/teaching-modes-at-dsg-on-i-semester-a-y-2020-2021

Assessment methods

Oral examination at the end of the course.

Teaching tools

Textbook and slides. For an active and fruitful class participation, use of an updated civil code, complemented with the most important business legislation, is encouraged.

Office hours

See the website of Sergio Gilotta