Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
Period | From | To |
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1° periodo di lezioni | Oct 3, 2011 | Dec 16, 2011 |
Periodo riservato ad eventuali recuperi di lezioni - dicembre 2011 | Dec 19, 2011 | Dec 20, 2011 |
2° periodo di lezioni - febbraio/aprile 2012 | Feb 13, 2012 | Apr 2, 2012 |
2° periodo di lezioni - aprile/maggio 2012 | Apr 11, 2012 | May 8, 2012 |
Periodo riservato ad eventuali recuperi di lezioni - maggio 2012 | May 9, 2012 | May 12, 2012 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione straordinaria (solo studenti fuori corso) - dicembre 2011 | Dec 21, 2011 | Dec 23, 2011 |
Sessione invernale - 1° appello | Jan 9, 2012 | Jan 14, 2012 |
Sessione invernale - 2° appello | Feb 6, 2012 | Feb 11, 2012 |
Sessione straordinaria (solo studenti fuori corso) - aprile 2012 | Apr 3, 2012 | Apr 5, 2012 |
Sessione estiva - 1° appello | May 14, 2012 | May 19, 2012 |
Sessione estiva - 2° appello | Jun 11, 2012 | Jun 16, 2012 |
Sessione estiva - 3° appello | Jul 9, 2012 | Jul 14, 2012 |
Sessione autunnale - 1° appello | Aug 29, 2012 | Sep 4, 2012 |
Sessione autunnale - 2° appello | Sep 24, 2012 | Sep 29, 2012 |
Session | From | To |
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(Termine presentazione tesi di laurea - sessione ottobre 2011) | Sep 30, 2011 | Sep 30, 2011 |
Sessione autunnale - ottobre 2011 | Oct 24, 2011 | Oct 25, 2011 |
(Termine presentazione tesi di laurea - sessione febbraio 2012) | Jan 11, 2012 | Jan 11, 2011 |
Sessione invernale - febbraio 2012 | Feb 2, 2012 | Feb 3, 2012 |
(Termine presentazione tesi di laurea - sessione marzo 2012) | Mar 5, 2012 | Mar 5, 2012 |
Sessione invernale - marzo 2012 | Mar 28, 2012 | Mar 30, 2012 |
(Termine presentazione tesi di laurea - sessione giugno 2012) | Jun 4, 2012 | Jun 4, 2012 |
Sessione estiva - giugno 2012 | Jun 28, 2012 | Jun 29, 2012 |
(Termine presentazione tesi di laurea - sessione settembre 2012) | Aug 29, 2012 | Aug 29, 2012 |
Sessione autunnale - settembre 2012 | Sep 19, 2012 | Sep 20, 2012 |
Period | From | To |
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Festa di Ognissanti | Nov 1, 2011 | Nov 1, 2011 |
Festa dell'Immacolata | Dec 8, 2011 | Dec 8, 2011 |
Vacanze Natalizie | Dec 24, 2011 | Jan 6, 2012 |
Vacanze Pasquali | Apr 6, 2012 | Apr 10, 2012 |
Festa della Liberazione | Apr 25, 2012 | Apr 25, 2012 |
Festa dei Lavoratori | May 1, 2012 | May 1, 2012 |
Ricorrenza del Santo Patrono | May 21, 2012 | May 21, 2012 |
Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2012 | Jun 2, 2012 |
Vacanze estive | Aug 8, 2012 | Aug 15, 2012 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Law Teaching and Student Services Unit.
To view all the exam sessions available, please use the Exam dashboard on ESSE3.
If you forgot your login details or have problems logging in, please contact the relevant IT HelpDesk, or check the login details recovery web page.
Academic staff
Dalla Massara Tommaso
tommaso.dallamassara@univr.it +39 045 8028810Patrono Paolo
paolo.patrono@univr.it +39 045 8028813Riguzzi Maurizio
maurizio.riguzzi@univr.it +39 045 8028852Strano Silvana
silvana.stranoligato@univr.it +39 045 8028856Tincani Chiara
chiara.tincani@univr.it +39 045 8425396Zanuso Francesca
francesca.zanuso@univr.it +39 045 8028811Zini Francesco
francesco.zini@univr.it +39 045 8028883Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
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Principles of economics
Roman Law Institutions
History of Medieval and Modern Law
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2012/2013
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3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2013/2014
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4° Year activated in the A.Y. 2014/2015
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5° Year activated in the A.Y. 2015/2016
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Principles of economics
Roman Law Institutions
History of Medieval and Modern Law
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
International Trade Law (2015/2016)
Teaching code
4S01087
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
IUS/13 - INTERNATIONAL LAW
Period
2° Periodo di lezioni - aprile/maggio 2016, 2° Periodo di lezioni - febbraio/marzo 2016
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to provide students with an overview of the legal and institutional foundations of international commercial law. It will discuss basic principles governing international economic relations, with special emphasis on trade, investment and international monetary relations. It will describe the basic principles which presided over the New International Economic Order as well as the so called Washington Consensus and will approach current debate on sustainable development. The course will covers the law of GATT/WTO, thus analysing the basic law of the world trading system, and international investment law, studying the main standards applied to foreign direct investments.
Program
The aim of this course is to provide students with an overview of the principle, rules and institutional foundations of international commercial law.
The program will develop as follows:
1.Introduction to international economic law
2.Historical background – from the New Economic Order to the Washington Consensus
a)Changes in the international panorama after decolonization
b)UNGA Resolutions during the 1960s/1970s
c)Permanent sovereignty over natural resources
d)The Washington Consensus
3.WTO - the institutional setting and the normative standards
a)Introduction to trade relations and the World Trade Organisation
b)Historical perspective: from the GATT to the WTO
c)Institutional setting of WTO
d)Normative standards (most favored nation; national treatment)
4.WTO – dispute settlement mechanism
a)The Dispute Settlement Mechanism
b)Panel and Dispute Settlement Body
c)Selected case law
5.Actors and financial institutions
a)Introduction to the main financial institutions: the International Monetary fund and the Wold Bank
6.International investment law: sources and the definition of investment
a)Sources of international investment law (BITs e IIAs)
b)The definition of investment according to international treaties and international investment arbitration (Salini test)
7.Standards of treatment
a)The Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard
b)Direct and indirect expropriation
c)Relative standards: most favored nation; national treatment
8.Investment dispute settlement and legal consequences
a)Investment dispute settlement mechanisms
b)The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes ('ICSID')
9.Current debate – soustainable development
a)Conflicting interests in investment and trade law
b)Human Rights, Environmental and Labor issues in investment law and trade law
10.Guest lawyers/practitioners in the field of international commercial law
The lecture will be structured in two parts: lecturing and giving key concepts, on the one hand; working groups, with the aim of stimulating students' analysis and debate on selected practical cases, on the other hand. Attending students will be required to participate in working groups and present their analysis of the case to the class.
Lectures will be held in English if requested by the majority of attending students.
Course material:
Course material will be available online through e-learning.
WTO agreements, Panels' reports and Appellate Body's reports (http://www.wto.org/), as well as, arbitral investment awards shall be used as complementary material for exam preparation.
Suggested textbooks:
P. C. MAVROIDIS, G. A. BERMANN, M. WU, The Law of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Documents, Cases & Analysis, Thomas Reuters United States (2010);
F. GALGANO, F. MARRELLA, Diritto del commercio internazionale, CEDAM (2010);
A. TANZI, International Investment Law and Arbitration: an introductory case book, CEDAM, (2013).
Students that do not attend classes:
E. SCISO, Appunti di diritto internazionale dell'economia, 2 ed., Giappichelli, (2012).
The most part of the material is in English, therefore, a basic knowledge of the language is required (B1).
Examination Methods
Oral exam.
Students who attend classes and participate in the working groups, will also be assessed on the bases of the working groups' activities.
Teaching materials e documents
- PROGRAMMA E TESTI CONSIGLIATI (octet-stream, it, 32 KB, 19/01/16)
Type D and Type F activities
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Career prospects
Module/Programme news
News for students
There you will find information, resources and services useful during your time at the University (Student’s exam record, your study plan on ESSE3, Distance Learning courses, university email account, office forms, administrative procedures, etc.). You can log into MyUnivr with your GIA login details: only in this way will you be able to receive notification of all the notices from your teachers and your secretariat via email and also via the Univr app.
Language skills
Graduation
Internships
Internships are aimed at enabling students to gain direct knowledge of the world of work and to acquire specific professional skills.
Internships are carried out under the responsibility of an individual lecturer, and can be carried out in professional firms, public administration bodies and companies recognised by the University of Verona.
Any CFU credits gained by doing internships will be recognised and recorded by the University in accordance with the relevant University regulations in force (Regolamento d’Ateneo per il riconoscimento dei crediti maturati negli stage universitari).
For further information on internships, please go to: https://www.univr.it/it/i-nostri-servizi/stage-e-tirocini.
Student mentoring
Dissertation
Gestione carriere
Student login and resources
Modalità e sedi di frequenza
La frequenza non è obbligatoria.
Maggiori dettagli in merito all'obbligo di frequenza vengono riportati nel Regolamento del corso di studio disponibile alla voce Regolamenti nel menu Il Corso. Anche se il regolamento non prevede un obbligo specifico, verifica le indicazioni previste dal singolo docente per ciascun insegnamento o per eventuali laboratori e/o tirocinio.
È consentita l'iscrizione a tempo parziale. Per saperne di più consulta la pagina Possibilità di iscrizione Part time.
La sede di svolgimento delle lezioni e degli esami è il Palazzo e aule didattiche di giurisprudenza