ROMAN LAW

Course objectives

The course will be based on roman law sources. Contemporary sources of law and some cases on public goods will also be reviewed.

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ELENA TASSI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Prerequisites
There are no specific requirements to understand the teaching content. Knowledge of Latin is useful but not essential. The Latin texts are translated.
Books
Students: Course Books: 1) G. GROSSO, Corso di diritto romano. Le cose. Con una ´nota di lettura di Filippo Gallo (scaricabile gratuitamente da internet https://www.ledonline.it/rivistadirittoromano/allegati/dirittoromano0102grosso.pdf), limitatamente alle parti indicate a lezione. 2) E. TASSI SCANDONE, Terre comuni e pubbliche tra diritto romano e regole agrimensorie. Pubblicazioni del Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza vol. 123, Napoli, Jovene, 2017, ISBN:9788824324892. Non-attending Students: Course Books: 1) A. DI PORTO, Salubritas e forme di tutela in età romana. Il ruolo del civis, Giappichelli editore, Torino 2014; 2) A. DI PORTO, Res in usu publico e ‘beni comuni’. Il nodo della tutela, Giappichelli editore, Torino 2013.
Teaching mode
The didactic model adopted includes lectures and practical lessons.
Frequency
Attendance is not mandatory but strongly recommended.
Exam mode
To pass the exam you must get a grade not less than 18/30. The student must demonstrate that he has acquired sufficient knowledge of the topics indicated in the different parts of the program. To achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must demonstrate that he has acquired excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, being able to link them in a logical and consistent way.
Lesson mode
The didactic model adopted includes lectures and practical lessons.
ELENA TASSI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Prerequisites
There are no specific requirements to understand the teaching content. Knowledge of Latin is useful but not essential. The Latin texts are translated.
Books
Students: Course Books: 1) G. GROSSO, Corso di diritto romano. Le cose. Con una ´nota di lettura di Filippo Gallo (scaricabile gratuitamente da internet https://www.ledonline.it/rivistadirittoromano/allegati/dirittoromano0102grosso.pdf), limitatamente alle parti indicate a lezione. 2) E. TASSI SCANDONE, Terre comuni e pubbliche tra diritto romano e regole agrimensorie. Pubblicazioni del Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza vol. 123, Napoli, Jovene, 2017, ISBN:9788824324892. Non-attending Students: Course Books: 1) A. DI PORTO, Salubritas e forme di tutela in età romana. Il ruolo del civis, Giappichelli editore, Torino 2014; 2) A. DI PORTO, Res in usu publico e ‘beni comuni’. Il nodo della tutela, Giappichelli editore, Torino 2013.
Teaching mode
The didactic model adopted includes lectures and practical lessons.
Frequency
Attendance is not mandatory but strongly recommended.
Exam mode
To pass the exam you must get a grade not less than 18/30. The student must demonstrate that he has acquired sufficient knowledge of the topics indicated in the different parts of the program. To achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must demonstrate that he has acquired excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, being able to link them in a logical and consistent way.
Lesson mode
The didactic model adopted includes lectures and practical lessons.
Channel 2
DOMENICO DURSI Lecturers' profile
DOMENICO DURSI Lecturers' profile
Channel 3
ANTONIO ANGELOSANTO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The general part of the ‘Roman Law’ course will focus on the Roman civil process, with particular reference to the formular one. The special part of the course will be devoted to popular actions and interdicts. For the study of the general part, it will be necessary to reread the chapter devoted to the process in any ‘Institutions of Roman Law’ textbook (e.g. M. Marrone, Istituzioni di diritto romano3, Palermo 2006, limited to pp. 55-115; or M. Marrone, Manuale di diritto privato romano, Torino 2004, pp. 29-76). As regards the special part, for students attending the course the notes from the lectures will be sufficient, during which Roman, modern and contemporary sources will be examined according to the exegetical and comparative method, with particular attention to legal sources. As regards the Roman sources, whose translation is not offered during the lectures, students attending will have the possibility to use of the Italian translations to be found in D. Mantovani, Le formule del processo privato romano. Per la didattica delle Istituzioni di diritto romano2, Padua 1999. For non-attending students, on the other hand, it will be necessary to study A. Di Porto, Res in usu publico e ‘beni comuni’. Il nodo della tutela, Giappichelli Editore, Torino 2013 and A. Di Porto, Salubritas e forme di tutela in età romana. The role of the civis, Giappichelli Editore, Turin 2014.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of "Institutions of Private Law" and "Institutions of Roman Law" is a prerequisite. Basic knowledge of the categories of civil procedural law is useful. As a precondition, it is necessary to have passed the examination of "Institutions of Private Law" and "Institutions of Roman Law" (or, alternatively, "History of Roman Law" if they are students from the 1948 system).
Books
- M. Marrone, Manuale di diritto privato romano, Giappichelli Editore, Torino 2004, pp. 29-76 (o qualsiasi altro manuale di “Istituzioni di diritto romano” limitatamente al capitolo dedicato al “Processo”); - A. Di Porto, Res in usu publico e ‘beni comuni’. Il nodo della tutela, Giappichelli Editore, Torino 2013 e A. Di Porto, Salubritas e forme di tutela in età romana. Il ruolo del civis, Giappichelli Editore, Torino 2014.
Frequency
Course attendance is optional.
Exam mode
The oral exam consists of a conversation related to the whole subject corresponding to the program of the course. During the exam, the examining committee verifies the knowledge of the founding principles of the subject, the acquisition of the technical language and the candidate's ability to retrace the historical-juridical reasoning proposed on the basis of the interpretations of the ancient and contemporary juridical sources. For the purposes of the evaluation, out of thirty, of the oral exam, the accuracy and completeness of the answers will be taken into consideration, as well as the ownership of the language used, the link between the various topics and the critical and logical-argumentative abilities of the candidate. At the end of the interview the candidate will be notified of the passing or not of the exam and, in the first case, of the grade obtained. Students attending the course will be asked to write at least one written paper that will be discussed and evaluated in the oral examination.
Bibliography
F.P. CASAVOLA, Studi sulle azioni popolari romane. Le «actiones populares», Napoli 1957 = Martina Franca 1991; R. ORESTANO, Azione Diritti soggettivi Persone giuridiche. Scienza del diritto e storia, Bologna 1978; M. TALAMANCA, voce Processo civile (diritto romano), in ED XXXVI, Milano 1987, pp. 1-79; A. BISCARDI, La tutela interdittale ed il relativo processo. Corso di lezioni 1955-1956, a cura e con una Nota di lettura di R. MARTINI, in RDR, 2, 2002, pp. 9-98; S. SETTIS, Azione popolare. Cittadini per il bene comune, Torino 2012.
Lesson mode
The course will be based on two essential methodological directions: the ‘direct approach with the sources’ (F. SERRAO, Diritto privato economia e società nella storia di Roma, I, Napoli 2006, p. 13) and the exercise in writing. With regard to the former, the course will mainly revolve around the reading of Roman sources, particularly legal sources, of which translations into Italian will be provided. Contemporary sources of law production and jurisprudential pronouncements will also be examined. With regard to the second subject, students attending the course will be asked to write at least one written paper, which will be discussed and assessed during the examination. The best paper will be proposed for publication to the Editorial Board of the ‘Sapienza Legal Papers. Quaderni degli alumni della Facoltà di Giurisprudenza’. On these methodological directions, it is recommended, for those attending the course, to read A. DI PORTO, Da Scialoja a Irti: la didattica del diritto romano (e non solo) nell'età della giurisdizione. Spunti per una riflessione, in BIDR 116 (2022), pp. 1 ff.
ANTONIO ANGELOSANTO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The general part of the ‘Roman Law’ course will focus on the Roman civil process, with particular reference to the formular one. The special part of the course will be devoted to popular actions and interdicts. For the study of the general part, it will be necessary to reread the chapter devoted to the process in any ‘Institutions of Roman Law’ textbook (e.g. M. Marrone, Istituzioni di diritto romano3, Palermo 2006, limited to pp. 55-115; or M. Marrone, Manuale di diritto privato romano, Torino 2004, pp. 29-76). As regards the special part, for students attending the course the notes from the lectures will be sufficient, during which Roman, modern and contemporary sources will be examined according to the exegetical and comparative method, with particular attention to legal sources. As regards the Roman sources, whose translation is not offered during the lectures, students attending will have the possibility to use of the Italian translations to be found in D. Mantovani, Le formule del processo privato romano. Per la didattica delle Istituzioni di diritto romano2, Padua 1999. For non-attending students, on the other hand, it will be necessary to study A. Di Porto, Res in usu publico e ‘beni comuni’. Il nodo della tutela, Giappichelli Editore, Torino 2013 and A. Di Porto, Salubritas e forme di tutela in età romana. The role of the civis, Giappichelli Editore, Turin 2014.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of "Institutions of Private Law" and "Institutions of Roman Law" is a prerequisite. Basic knowledge of the categories of civil procedural law is useful. As a precondition, it is necessary to have passed the examination of "Institutions of Private Law" and "Institutions of Roman Law" (or, alternatively, "History of Roman Law" if they are students from the 1948 system).
Books
- M. Marrone, Manuale di diritto privato romano, Giappichelli Editore, Torino 2004, pp. 29-76 (o qualsiasi altro manuale di “Istituzioni di diritto romano” limitatamente al capitolo dedicato al “Processo”); - A. Di Porto, Res in usu publico e ‘beni comuni’. Il nodo della tutela, Giappichelli Editore, Torino 2013 e A. Di Porto, Salubritas e forme di tutela in età romana. Il ruolo del civis, Giappichelli Editore, Torino 2014.
Frequency
Course attendance is optional.
Exam mode
The oral exam consists of a conversation related to the whole subject corresponding to the program of the course. During the exam, the examining committee verifies the knowledge of the founding principles of the subject, the acquisition of the technical language and the candidate's ability to retrace the historical-juridical reasoning proposed on the basis of the interpretations of the ancient and contemporary juridical sources. For the purposes of the evaluation, out of thirty, of the oral exam, the accuracy and completeness of the answers will be taken into consideration, as well as the ownership of the language used, the link between the various topics and the critical and logical-argumentative abilities of the candidate. At the end of the interview the candidate will be notified of the passing or not of the exam and, in the first case, of the grade obtained. Students attending the course will be asked to write at least one written paper that will be discussed and evaluated in the oral examination.
Bibliography
F.P. CASAVOLA, Studi sulle azioni popolari romane. Le «actiones populares», Napoli 1957 = Martina Franca 1991; R. ORESTANO, Azione Diritti soggettivi Persone giuridiche. Scienza del diritto e storia, Bologna 1978; M. TALAMANCA, voce Processo civile (diritto romano), in ED XXXVI, Milano 1987, pp. 1-79; A. BISCARDI, La tutela interdittale ed il relativo processo. Corso di lezioni 1955-1956, a cura e con una Nota di lettura di R. MARTINI, in RDR, 2, 2002, pp. 9-98; S. SETTIS, Azione popolare. Cittadini per il bene comune, Torino 2012.
Lesson mode
The course will be based on two essential methodological directions: the ‘direct approach with the sources’ (F. SERRAO, Diritto privato economia e società nella storia di Roma, I, Napoli 2006, p. 13) and the exercise in writing. With regard to the former, the course will mainly revolve around the reading of Roman sources, particularly legal sources, of which translations into Italian will be provided. Contemporary sources of law production and jurisprudential pronouncements will also be examined. With regard to the second subject, students attending the course will be asked to write at least one written paper, which will be discussed and assessed during the examination. The best paper will be proposed for publication to the Editorial Board of the ‘Sapienza Legal Papers. Quaderni degli alumni della Facoltà di Giurisprudenza’. On these methodological directions, it is recommended, for those attending the course, to read A. DI PORTO, Da Scialoja a Irti: la didattica del diritto romano (e non solo) nell'età della giurisdizione. Spunti per una riflessione, in BIDR 116 (2022), pp. 1 ff.
  • Lesson code1022648
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • Courselaw
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year5th year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDIUS/18
  • CFU9