AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

European and domestic complaint rules aimed at creating an intergrated and tendentially complete system of protection as regards the respect of EU law, also under the point of view of the protection of individual interests deriving from EU law. The process of uniformation of conflict of laws rules and rules of international civil procedure within the Member States. Evolutionary European case law concerning fundamental freedoms to elaborate common solutions.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course, divided in two modules, deepens the subject first developed in the classes of European Union law and International law. In particular, topics of the course are:

Part 1: EU law and international civil procedure
The first part of the course, focused on European rules in civil matters, covers the study of uniform rules that in this field identify: (i) coordination of jurisdictional activities in cross-border matters; (ii) preconditions and rules for the recogniction and enforcement in Italy of foreign decisions. Particular attention will be devoted to Regulation 1215/2012 (Brussels I bis); Regulation 2201/2003 (Brussels II bis), now under recast (doc. COM(2016) 411 final).

Part 2: European conflict of laws rules
The second part of the course is devoted to: (i) the study of uniform conflict of laws rules adopted by the European Union; (ii) the study of the effects on such rules of the principles and provisions of EU law in light of the most recent case law of the CJEU. In particualr, the attention will focus on regulations concerning the law applicable to contractual and non-contractual obligations (Regulation 593/2008 - Roma II, n. 864/2007 - Roma II), on maintenance (Regulation 4/2009), legal separation and divorce (Regulation 1259/2010 - Roma III), on patrimonial relationships between spouses and registered partners (Regulations 2016/1103 and 2016/1104) and successions mortis causa (Regulation 650/2012 - Roma IV). 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Materials for students attending classes
Materials (scholarly articles, regulations, case law) will be identified during classes and/or made available on aulaweb. In any case, suggested books are:

Part I: S.M. Carbone, C.E. Tuo, Il nuovo spazio giudiziario europeo in materia civile e commerciale. Il regolamento UE n. 1215/2012, Giappichelli, Torino, 2016, only the parts on the topics addressed during classes; F. Mosconi, C. Campiglio, Diritto internazionale privato e processuale, Vol. II - Statuto personale e diritti reali, 4a ed., UTET Giuridica, Milano, 2016, only Ch. V, sec. I  and III; Ch. VI, parr. 1, 2, 10 and 11, within the limits clarified during classes.

Part II 2: F. Mosconi, C. Campiglio, Diritto internazionale privato e processuale, Vol. I - Parte generale e obbligazioni, 7a ed., UTET Giuridica, Milano, 2015, only Ch. VI and VII; F. Mosconi, C. Campiglio, Diritto internazionale privato e processuale, Vol. II - Statuto personale e diritti reali, 4a ed., UTET Giuridica, Milano, 2016, only for the parts of the topics addressed during classes.

Materials for students not attending classes
S.M. Carbone, C.E. Tuo, Il nuovo spazio giudiziario europeo in materia civile e commerciale. Il regolamento UE n. 1215/2012, Giappichelli, Torino, 2016: Ch. I (parr. 5 and 6 excluded); Ch. II (sub-parr. from 8.14 to 8.16 excluded); Ch. III (sub-parr. from 9.2 to 9.6 excluded); Ch. IV (sub-par. from 11.2 to 11.4 excluded); Ch.V (para. 13 excluded); Ch. VI (para. 18; sub-parr. from 19.2 to 19.7, and para. 20 excluded).

F. Mosconi, C. Campiglio, Diritto internazionale privato e processuale, Vol. I - Parte generale e obbligazioni, 7a ed., UTET Giuridica, Milano, 2015, Ch. VI and VII only.

F. Mosconi, C. Campiglio, Diritto internazionale privato e processuale, Vol. II - Statuto personale e diritti reali, 4a ed., UTET Giuridica, Milano, 2016, Ch. V; VI (parr. 1, 2, 10 and 11); VIII and IX only.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

PAOLA IVALDI (President)

LAURA CARPANETO

SIMONE CARREA

CHIARA CELLERINO

MARIA ELENA DE MAESTRI

STEFANO DOMINELLI

MARCO FERRUGLIO

FRANCESCA MAOLI

FRANCESCO PESCE

ILARIA QUEIROLO

GIORGIO RISSO

CHIARA ENRICA TUO

LESSONS

LESSONS START

I semester from September, 18th to December, 7th 2017 (12 weeks)
II semester from February, 26th to May, 18th 2018 (12 weeks)

Class schedule

EUROPEAN UNION LAW II A

EXAMS

Exam schedule