Part one: the course main goal is to foster a solid knowledge of the basis of civil law, and to initiate students to a critical and historical interpretation of law. Part two: the course main goal is to promote analytical skills on a comparative and historical basis, with a main focus on penal procedure and crime prevention and repression policies.
Course Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Teaching Methods
Class lessons with power point slides.
Assessment Methods
Intermediate written exams and final oral exam. The midterm examination will be written and based on open questions to be answered within a limited space. In case of success, the parts of the program included in the midterm exams will not be subject to further verification in the final examination. Evaluation criteria for midterm examination: relevance and completeness of the responses, synthesis ability, language property. Weight of midterm exams on the final evaluation: 85% approx.
Contents
Part one: an exposition of the basics of roman private law, always taking for reference contemporary civil law. With a comparative and historical metodology, teaching will be focused on the origins of business law and on the following themes: sources of law, family law, civil process, theory of juristic acts, law of contracts and obligations, rights in rem, law of successions and donations. Part two: the course is focused on the formation and development of european law, and on its roman roots. We will especially analyze, with constant reference to the roman experience, the problems of criminal procedure including the due process, the adversarial and inquisitorial models, the theory of evidence, with a special focus on evidence gathering, crime prevention and repression and law enforcement and police forces.
More information
Textbooks. 1st section: M. Marrone, Manuale di diritto privato romano, Torino, Giappichelli 2nd section: A. Banfi, Acerrima indago, Torino, Giappichelli
