Histrory and fundamentals of roman law - GDF004

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.