COMMERCIAL LAW - I

Business Law is a core educational activity of the Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Business.
The course aims at explaining the business activity and its different forms (sole proprietorship, partnership). After an in-depth analysis of the structural characteristics of the enterprise, the course is mostly concerned with company law.

1. Knowledge and understanding
1.1 Knowledge of the business activity in both forms of sole ownership and partnership.
1.2 Knowledge of the legal aspects of the business activity.
1.3 Knowledge and analysis of the organisational and functional structure of commercial companies.

2. Applied skills of knowledge and understanding
2.1 Capability of distinction of the various figures of entrepreneur on the basis of nature, dimension and form of the activity.
2.2 Capability of identification of the proper rules for every figure of entrepreneur.
2.3 Comprehension of the various forms of enterprise from the point of view of organisation and functions.

3. Evaluation
3.1 Comprehension of the text of the law.
3.2 Capability of evaluation of the legal consequences of every enterprise’s form choice.
3.3 Capability of balancing the different interests concerning the business activity in sole ownership and in partnership.

4. Communication skills
4.1 Proper reporting of the specific features of commercial law.
4.2 Critical and dialogical interaction with the examiners during the examination.

Preliminary course: Private Law

1. Entrepreneur and enterprise.
2. Commercial and non-commercial entrepreneur. The rules set forth for the commercial enterprises.
3. Business assets.
4. Trademarks and competition law.
5. The company, in general.
6. The partnership (general partnerships and limited partnerships).
7. Joint-stock companies.
7.1. Financial corporate structure (Shares. Bonds. Assets intended for a specific business affair).
7.2. Shareholders’ meeting.
7.3. Management and supervisory bodies.
8. Limited liability company.

AA.VV., Diritto commerciale, ed. by L. De Angelis, 3nd edit., Wolters Kluwer Cedam, Milan, 2024: chapters I, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XVI (except sect. V, parr. 14-16), XVIII, XIX, corresponding to pp. 1-49, 119-151, 169-428, 463-523, 589-617.

Civil code (updated edition).

Further material may be uploaded on Moodle.

The final exam consists exclusively in an oral test in order to verify the knowledge and comprehension of the course contents, the proper reporting of them and the ability of consulting legal texts.

Regarding grade graduation (mode by which grades will be assigned), regardless of attending or non-attending mode:

A. scores in the 18-22 range will be awarded in the presence of:
- sufficient knowledge and applied comprehension skills with reference to the syllabus;
- limited ability to collect and/or interpret data, making independent judgments;
- sufficient communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language pertaining to the discipline of enterprise and companies;

B. scores in the 23-26 range will be awarded in the presence of:
- fair knowledge and applied comprehension skills with reference to the syllabus;
- discrete ability to collect and/or interpret data, making independent judgments;
- fair communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language pertaining to the discipline of enterprise and companies;

C. scores in the 27-30 range will be awarded in the presence of:
- good or very good knowledge and applied understanding with reference to the syllabus;
- good or excellent ability to collect and/or interpret data, making independent judgments;
- fully appropriate communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language pertaining to the discipline of enterprise and companies.

D. honors will be awarded in the presence of knowledge and applied understanding with reference to the syllabus, judgment and communication skills, excellent.

Frontal lecture and teacher-students interaction.

Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
Accommodation and support services for students with disabilities and students with specific learning impairments

Ca' Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support services and accommodation available to students with disabilities. This includes students with mobility, visual, hearing and other disabilities (Law 17/1999), and specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010). If you have a disability or impairment that requires accommodations (i.e., alternate testing, readers, note takers or interpreters) please contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it.

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