Teaching code

4S01078

Academic staff

Maria Federica Merotto, Marta Beghini

Coordinator

Maria Federica Merotto

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

IUS/18 - ROMAN AND ANCIENT LAW

Period

2nd lecture period (2B) dal Apr 3, 2023 al May 23, 2023.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The main purpose of the course is to develop the student’s ability of reasoning on significant topics in the frame of European Private Law. In order to properly deal with these issues, an analysis of continuities and discontinuities in the historical progression of these matters will be necessary. This analysis shall move backwards from the last significant developments of European Private Law to the roots of the ideas stemming from Roman legal system.

Moreover, the student is expected to: understand and reconstruct the basic outlines of several figures emerging from Rome’s historical experience; recognise the Roman principles still existing in current legal experiences, both in Civil and Common Law; develop analysis and connection skills, also from an historical-comparative perspective; expound the results of his/her critical evaluation in a coherent manner and with appropriate language proficiency; deal with concrete cases and propose legally correct solutions.

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.

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Didactic methods

The course combines 30 hours of direct lecturing (supported by the use of PowerPoint presentations) with 6 hours of Workshop teaching dedicated to exercising students according to the Problem Based Solving (PBS) method.
All the lectures involve the active participation of the students.
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 three open questions to be answered in the total maximum time of forty-five minutes.
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.

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 Gli studenti ERASMUS potranno scegliere se sostenere la prova in italiano o in inglese, previo accordo con il Docente.