Economics and Finance

introduction to Private Law: The common and civil law systems. Contract Law: Principles, formation, content, remedies. Tort Law: Fault and strict liability, causation, and damages. Property Law: Theory and history, regulation of property and property rights, focus on digital goods. Family Succession Law.

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J. Smits, Advanced Introduction to Private Law, Edward Elgar, 2016.

1) Private Law and Public Law. Private International Law. Uniform Law 2) Civil Law and Common Law Jurisdictions 3) Law and Justice. Legal Rules, Principles, Systems 4) Private Law and its Sources 5) European Law 6) Legal Facts and Legal Acts 7) Rights and Duties 8) Legal Subjects Introduction to Law of Contracts, Torts, Succession, Property and Family Law will be embedded in 1) to 8) above

Proficiency in English language (students need to follow lessons in classroom and make written tests in English). No further requirement.

Slides presented by Prof. S.Orlando and uploaded on Classroom platform Textbooks: P. Sirena, Introduction to Private Law, Il Mulino (last ed.): from paragraph III.4 onward G.Iudica, P. Zatti, Language and Rules of Italian Private Law. A Brief Textbook, Wolters Kluwer, Cedam (last ed.): selected parts as indicated in the slides

Attendance to lessons as well as partecipation in tutorship activities is highly recommended

Written test with multiple choices plus written responses (free text) to ad hoc questions

Presentation of slides + interaction with students (questions and answers, and follow-up discussion) + examples of written tests