PRINCIPLES OF PRIVATE LAW

Private law is one of the basic educational activities in the degree programme in International Trade and Tourism. The course aims to provide students with essential information concerning the basic legal institutions of private law and basic legal concepts for understanding the legal regulation of individual economic relationships.

1. Knowledge and understanding:
- Knowledge of the private legal institutions;
- Knowledge of the multilevel legal system which governs today's private relationships;
- Understanding the role of private legal institutions and the way in which the rules of Private law govern private relationships.
2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- Ability to identify legal rules suitable to govern private conflicts or cooperation relationships.
3. Judgment:
- Being able to interpret legal provisions.
- Being able to identify, distinguish and relate different principles and legal provisions belonging to different sources of the multilevel system.

None prerequisite is required.

The modern legal systems. Sources of law. The structure of the rule of law. The interpretation of the law. Rights and duties. The subjects of law. Natural and legal persons. The legal goods. The obligations in general. Performance, breach, and contractual liability. Private property and possession. The private autonomy and the circulation of goods. The general rules on contract (formation, validity and invalidity, effectiveness and ineffectiveness, execution, breach). Consumer contracts. Civil liability and tort law.

M. PARADISO, Manuale di diritto privato - Rapporti patrimoniali, Torino, Giappichelli, 2024, escluse le seguenti parti: Cap. 1, par. 6, 7, 8; Cap. 2, par. 7; Cap. 4, par. 1, 5; Cap. 6, par. 15, 16, 17, 18; Cap. 7, par. 4, 13, 14; Cap. 9, par. 6, 7, 8; Cap. 10; Cap. 12; Cap. 16, par. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13; Cap. 17; Cap. 22, par. 7, 12; Cap. 27; Cap. 28; Cap. 29; Cap. 32, par. 13, 14, 15; Cap. 33, par. 4; Cap. 36, par. 2; Cap. 37; Cap. 38, par. 9, 10; Cap. 40; Cap. 41, par. 15; Cap. 42; Cap. 44; Cap. 47; Cap. 48; Cap. 49; Cap. 50; Cap. 51; Cap. 52; Cap. 53; Cap. 54; Cap. 55.

V.ROPPO, Diritto privato - Linee essenziali, Torino, Giappichelli, 2024, escluse le seguenti parti: Cap. II, paragrafi 4, 5, 10, 11, 12; Cap. 7, Cap. 8, paragrafi 4,5,6,7,8, 19 e 20; Cap. 10; Cap. 13; Cap. 14, paragrafi da 3 a 10; Cap. 15, paragr. 6; Cap. 18, paragrafi 4,5,6, 10; Cap. 20, Cap. 22; Cap. 26, paragrafi 12 e 13; Cap. 27, paragr. 4; Cap. 28, paragr. 14,15,16,17,18; Cap. da 33 a 36 compreso; Cap. 38, paragrafi 8,9,10,11,12; Cap.39, paragrafi 6 e 7; Cap. 40, 41, 43, 44.

It is recommended the study of the (Italian) Civil Code, including the Constitution, EU Treaties, and sectoral codes, such as:

- Codice civile, Giovanni Perlingieri - Marco Angelone, Napoli, Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, last edition
- Codice civile, a cura di Adolfo Di Majo, Milano, Giuffré, last edition

The examination comprehends a preliminary written test (15 multiple-choice questions, 20 minutes) in order to assess the basic knowledge of the private legal institutions. The written test is passed if the correct answers are 9/15 or more. The preliminary test does not contribute to the final grade.
Then the student will choose for:
- a second written examination which will be scheduled on the same day (3 open-ended questions, 1 hour and a half) in order to assess the ability to expose and the acquired legal knowledge;
- an oral exam in order to assess the ability to expose and the acquired legal knowledge.

written and oral

The grade of the written exam with open-ended questions or the oral exam is determined by:
- knowledge and understanding of the exam's questions (range 10 points);
- ability to analytically scrutinize the exam's questions (range 8 points)
- ability to identify and highlight connections between legal rules (range 6 points);
- linearity and logic of the expostion (range 6 points)

The Course is structured in several frontal lessons and practical exercises.

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