Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Introduction to the Italian Private Law
Course Code
JF_475
Branch of Science
Civil Rights; Law
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Law
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Tommaso Vito Russo
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
The course aims to provide a preliminary knowledge of Italian private law, starting from the study of the sources and their impact on the constitutional system, with particular attention to consumer protection. During the course the Italian legal civil institutions will be examined.
Preliminary Knowledge
National civil law.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On completion of the study course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the most important concepts of the Italian Private Law. 2. Describe the key institutes of the Italian Private Law. 3. To understand the influence of European Union law on the discipline of national private law 4. Explain the legal actions to be carried out by a lawyer in a particular case.
Skills
1.On completion of the study course, students will be able to: 1. Sum up the most essential legal information. 2. Analyse a practical case. 3. Use the terminology of the Italian Private Law. 4. Present and defend their point of view on a specific issue.
Competences
1.On completion of the study course, students will be able to: 1. Use the acquired knowledge in practice. 2. Interpret legal norms. 3. Logically formulate their opinion about the case in discussion. 4. Judge the particular legal case.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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Independent work - essay on chosen topic.
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Examination
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Grade
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Examination |
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2.
Examination |
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Independent work assignments – 50%; knowledge is checked in an oral examination – 50%.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Italian Constitution and Private Law
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Sources of Private Law: national, regional, european
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Natural Persons. Personality. Capacity. Personal Rights
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Modality
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Contact hours
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The Family and Succession
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Class/Seminar
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Pracical workshop
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Property and Goods
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Practical workshop
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Lecture
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Obligations and Contracts. Private autonomy and freedom of transaction. Defect of consent
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Practical workshop
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Wrongful Acts and Civil Liability
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Oral)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
G. Alpa – V. Zeno Zencovich. Italian Private Law, 2007
2.
P. Sirena. Introduction to Private Law. Bologna, 2019
3.
G. Filograno. Private Law. Notes on the Italian System. Napoli, 2021
Additional Reading
1.
P. Perlingieri. Constitutional Norms and Civil Law Relations. in The Italian Law Journal, 2016, p. 17 ff.
2.
F.P. Patti. Unfair Terms Control in Business-to-Business Contracts. in The Italian Law Journal, 2019, p. 581 ff.