Teaching code

4S008468

Teacher

Carlo Pelloso

Coordinator

Carlo Pelloso

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

IUS/18 - ROMAN AND ANCIENT LAW

Period

2° periodo lezioni (2B) dal Apr 5, 2027 al May 20, 2027.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course aims at highlighting Roman criminal law (as far as substance and procedure are concerned), with its main features and at enlightening all the continuities and discontinuities existing between past and present. At the end of the course, students will develop the ability to formulate, in an autonomous and critical way, judgements and elaborated arguments on the main legal questions dealt with in class.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Passing the exam in Institutions of Roman Law is a prerequisite.

Program

Part 1:
Public law and criminal justice (the study of chapters I-IV of B. Santalucia's volume, La giustizia penale in Roma antica, Milano [Il Mulino], 2013).
Part 2:
The study of the following essays from the volume Nel segno di Luigi Garofalo. Scritti degli allievi, Napoli (Jovene), 2026:
- M. Falcon, Legalità e prassi nei giudizi criminali del principato.
- M.F. Merotto, Il corpo dell’uomo libero nel pensiero dei giuristi romani tra indisponibilità e sacralità.
- M. Padovan, Riflessioni nel solco del principio di finitezza.
- C. Pelloso, Le morti di Virginia e di Appio Claudio tra diritto sacro e diritto pubblico.
- R. Scevola, Sullo stato d’eccezione vero e falso: dal ‘iustitium’ alla pseudo-dittatura di Pompeo.
- P. Ziliotto, La ‘verberatio’ del ‘parens’.
Historical reflection on the topics covered by the course favors the formation of jurists capable of bringing benefit to the institutions of the legal system, in terms of greater effectiveness, accountability, and transparency (GOAL 16), promotes gender equality (GOAL 5), and aims at reducing inequalities (GOAL 10).
Attending students may limit their study to the contents and materials of the classes.
ERASMUS students are requested to contact the lecturers at the beginning of the course to agree upon the syllabus of the examination, consisting in the discussion of a written paper (in Italian or English), focusing on the in-depth study of a specific topic.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Alongside the traditional classroom mode, the lessons aim to stimulate the students' legal reasoning capacity through their active participation, specifically 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 announced from time to time by the lecturers during classes.
Teaching material uploaded to the e-learning platform will be available to students.
Video recordings of the course lessons will be made available, upon contact with the lecturers, exclusively to the following categories:
- students with disabilities, invalidity, or SLD, upon communication to the lecturer by the Inclusion and Accessibility Unit;
- students participating in the PA 110 e lode training project.

Learning assessment procedures

The exam takes place through an oral assessment.
For attending students, differentiated teaching materials and exam modalities, as well as the methods for verifying course attendance, will be communicated by the lecturer at the beginning of classes.
For ERASMUS students, the exam test will consist of the discussion of a written paper (in Italian or English), focusing on the in-depth study of a specific topic. To this end, ERASMUS students are requested to contact the lecturers at the beginning of the course to agree upon the syllabus.
Students with disabilities or specific learning disabilities (SLD) who intend to request exam accommodations must follow the instructions reported HERE

Evaluation criteria

The final test aims to ascertain knowledge of the syllabus, with regard to the development of critical reasoning by the student in relation to specific legal problems.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final evaluation is expressed out of thirty (30/30). An evaluation between 18 and 20 corresponds to sufficient knowledge, but minimal and not in-depth, of the subject; an evaluation between 20 and 25 highlights a more than sufficient / fair knowledge of the contents; an evaluation between 25 and 29 highlights a good or very good knowledge of the structures of the subject and a critical and connection capacity of the student. An evaluation between 30 and 30 with honors corresponds to an optimal or excellent knowledge accompanied by a high critical, analytical, and connection capacity.

Exam language

Italiano

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