Classes deepen some of the topics dealt with in the thid-year classes of International law.
The rules on the conflict of laws: general issues; problems arising from “renvoi”, foreign law’s knowledge, public policy, mandatory rules, etc.; the recent EU Regulations on the law applicable to contractual and non-contractual obligations, and to family matters; the rules on jurisdiction and on the enforcement of foreign judgments; the Italian rules of Law of 31 May 1995 No 128 and its recent amendments.
The course will give students knowldege in free movement of judgments, international jurisdiction, applicable law to cross-border cases. Students will comprehend i) principles and main rules of private international law, in particular related to the domestic act of PIL; ii) limits to domestic jurisdiction in light of EU and international law; iii) functioning of conflict of laws rules to determine the applicable law; iv) recognition of foreign judgments. Particualr attention will be given to the residual scope of application of domestic provisions of private international law following the adoption of numerous EU Regulations.
Knowledge acquired by students will allow them to better fit international professional arenas. The subject is also foreseen in the diplomatic carreer access exam.
Frontal classes with text and case law material analysis (uploaded on aulaweb). Seminars might take place during classes with the teacher with experts of the subject matter.
PIL terminology
Scope of application of the Italian PIL act
EU intervention in PIL after the Amsterdam Treaty in 1997
Scope of Italian jurisdiction in light of domestic, EU and international law
Coordination ofn EU law and domestic law
Students attending classes Notes and materials on aulaweb can be integrated with B. Barel - S. Armellini, Manuale breve di diritto internazionale privato, Giuffrè, Milano, ed. 2018 o 2019, Cap. I, II, III, IX. During classes a monographic topic will be treated. .
Students non attending classesB. Barel - S. Armellini, Manuale breve di diritto internazionale privato, Giuffrè, Milano, ed. 2018 o 2019, Cap. I, II, III, IV, V, VII, VIII, IX.
Ricevimento: Tuesday from 10.30 to 12.00 a.m., Department of Political Sciences (Albergo dei Poveri, Torre Ovest, second floor at the level of the Library)
ILARIA QUEIROLO (President)
LAURA CARPANETO
MARIA ELENA DE MAESTRI
STEFANO DOMINELLI
FRANCESCA MAOLI
FRANCESCO PESCE
PIETRO SANNA
GIOVANNI SCIACCALUGA
MATTEO SOMMELLA
See official calendar
The exam is oral, and held in Italian. It usually consists of 3 questions on topics of the programme. To give the exam, the student must enroll to the exam session via the internet portal.
To students taking part to 2/3 of classes, it is given the possibility to give a written test at the end of the course, which consists of open-choice questions.
The exam will verify the acquisition of competences, legal reasoning and thinking, as well as the acquisition of proper legal terminology.
