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.
Study 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.
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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.
Romanistic Foundations of Private Law (2025/2026)
Teaching code
4S000517
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
IUS/18 - ROMAN AND ANCIENT LAW
Period
2° periodo lezioni (2A) dal Feb 11, 2026 al Mar 24, 2026.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
The course is intended to provide the student with the main private law categories through the study of the cases examined by the Roman jurists, as well as through the modern theories grounded on Roman sources.
At the end of the course, the student will be able to elaborate on legal issues, in both written and oral forms, developing proper reasoning and argumentation, using an appropriate and specific vocabulary, reaching independent judgement on actual cases, adopting a method based on continuous learning and knowledge updating.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Roman Law Institution is the preparatory exam for this course.
Program
Roman law is a fundamental historical phenomenon also for the understanding of current legal experiences. As such, the teaching of Foundations of European Private Law aims to deepen the characteristics of some Roman Law institutions, belonging to different areas of private law, which constitute the roots of as many figures of current law, both in Civil and Common Law systems.
The lectures will focus on the exposition of some fundamental principles of European Private Law, with particular regard to the formation of the European Legal Tradition in contractual matters. The course will be characterized also of intensive lectures and seminars organised into thematic modules in the field of obligations, rights in rem, and succession.
The didactic material uploaded on the e-learning platform will be available to students.
ERASMUS students are kindly requested to contact the Professor at the beginning of the course, in order to agree the exam’s program.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Alongside the traditional frontal modality, the lessons aim to stimulate the legal reasoning capacity of students, through their active participation, especially by soliciting the analysis and discussion of the legal issues submitted to them.
Any conferences and / or seminars of particular interest for the topics covered will be reported from time to time by the teacher during the lessons.
Learning assessment procedures
The examination will take place in oral form, preceded by a written test with the submission of five open questions to be answered in the total maximum time of forty-five minutes.
By agreement with the teachers, students attending the course could present a written essay on a specific topic to the class.
For ERASMUS students the exam will consist on a written paper, in Italian or English, on the part of the programme agreed in advance between the student and the teacher. In the first few hours of the course, the modalities and types of examinations will be explained in detail.
Evaluation criteria
The exam’s goal is to test the program knowledge, having regard to the student’s ability to develop a critical reasoning on specific legal issues.
The evaluation criteria are as follow:
- acquisition of knowledge;
- acquisition of critical reasoning skills;
- acquisition of analytical capacity and arguing ability.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The final evaluation is expressed in thirtieths (30/30). The evaluation between 18 and 20 corresponds to a sufficient, yet low and basic, knowledge of the contents; the evaluation between 20 and 25 shows a more than sufficient/discreet knowledge of the contents; the evaluation between 25 and 29 shows a good or very good knowledge of the contents together with commendable critical skills. The evaluation between 30 and 30 cum laude corresponds to a very good or excellent knowledge together with high critical, analytical and connection skills.
Exam language
Italiano
