Learning objectives

By providing an in-depth study of the legal institutes already covered in the course Private Law, the course intends to provide students with the ability to face and solve legal issues (even if complex and / or new) on civil liability, also providing them with the knowledge required to identify and accurately apply the legal sources and arguments (both scholars’ opinions and case law) relevant to this field of the law.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Private Law Exam.

Program

The course aims at providing an in-depth understanding of the Italian Law of contractual and tortious liability.
Books recommended:
C.M. Bianca, Diritto civile, vol. 5, La responsabilità, 3rd ed., Giuffrè, Milano, 2021, par.: 1-28; 41-78; 227-262; 269-304; 307-311.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

During the course, there will be discussions with active participation of students.

Learning assessment procedures

The examination will be in Italian (2 questions) and consists of an oral interview.
Evaluation runs on a scale from 0 to 30 (successful completion of the examination starts from 18). The candidate which demonstrates an excellent preparation and exposition could achieve the recognition of the laude.

Evaluation criteria

The oral exam has the following goals: Level and depth of study and understanding; Language properties; Capacity to connect systematically the understanding; Analitycal and arguing ability.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Overall evaluation of the answers given by the student.

Exam language

Italiano