00221 - Business Law (A-C)

Learning outcomes

Aim of the course is giving the students a complete knowledge of company law, negotiable instruments law and bankruptcy law.

Course contents

A. Students not attending French-Italian course and who are not Erasmus students:

- The enterpreneur;

- Company law;

- Negotiable instruments law;

- Bankruptcy and other proceedings for the crisis of the companies.

B. Students attending French-Italian course and Erasmus students:

- The enterpreneur;

- Company law.

It is possible only reading the chapters dedicated to the following topics: L'acquisto della qualità di imprenditore. I segni distintivi. Opere dell'ingegno. Invenzioni industriali. La disciplina della concorrenza. I consorzi fra imprenditori. Le partecipazioni rilevanti. I gruppi di società. La società in accomandita per azioni. Trasformazione. Fusione e scissione. La società europea.

C. Students who have already attendend other Universities or other courses and who need "credits" must study the topics above indicated, sub A), not already studied in said Universities and said courses.

Readings/Bibliography

A. Students not attending French-Italian course and who are not Erasmus students:

- G.F. CAMPOBASSO, Diritto commerciale, Utet, Torino, voll. 1, 2, 3 (chapters relating to commercial contracts not included), last edition,

or,

G. PRESTI, M. RESCIGNO, Corso di diritto commerciale, Zanichelli, Bologna (chapters relating to commercial contracts not included), last edition,

or,

- M. CIAN (a cura di), Diritto commerciale, Giappichelli, Torino, voll. I e II, last edition.

B. Students attending French-Italian course and Erasmus students:

- G.F. CAMPOBASSO, Manuale di diritto commerciale, Utet, Torino, last edition.

It is also possibile to choose other handbooks, if agreed with prof. Guerrieri (see, for example, F. VELLA, G. BOSI, Diritto dell'impresa e dell'economia, last edition; F. VELLA, G. BOSI; Diritto ed economia delle società. Le forme giuridiche societarie, last edition).

Teaching methods

Lectures aim to make a framework - and to stimulate debates - about the main rules stated by our legal system and the most important tendecies of the authors and of the judges, for every topic.

Propaedeutic exams: Private Law; Constitutional Law.

Lectures will be kept in the ways described at the following link: 

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 during which the students will have to show their knowledge of business law by discussing four topics studied in their textbooks.

By way of example, the following criteria will be used to assess the final mark (that will be out of 30/30):

- sufficient or barely sufficient knowledge on the programme, limited reasoning ability, some difficulties in using technical and legal language → 18-21/30;

- fairly good knowledge of the programme, adequate critical reasoning ability, sound use of technical and legal language → 22-25/30;

- comprehensive knowledge of the programme, notable reasoning ability, good command of technical and legal language → 26-29/30;

- extensive knowledge of the programme, very good reasoning ability, and ability to fully master technical-legal language → 30-30L/30.

Thesis: it is possibile to ask for a thesis directly to Prof. Guerrieri.

Teaching tools

Apart from the handbooks suggested for studying all the contents of the course, during the lectures the teacher will indicate other books, articles, judgments about subjects which could be particularly interesting for the students.

Office hours

See the website of Gianluca Guerrieri