CODE 64927 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 GIURISPRUDENZA 7995 (LMG/01) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 2 TRADUZIONE E INTERPRETARIATO 8743 (LM-94) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 2 LINGUE E LETTERATURE MODERNE PER I SERVIZI CULTURALI 9265 (LM-37) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 2 LINGUE E LETTERATURE MODERNE PER I SERVIZI CULTURALI 9265 (LM-38) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR IUS/02 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester SECTIONING Questo insegnamento è diviso nelle seguenti frazioni: A B MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: COMPARATIVE PRIVATE LAW TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Diritto Privato Comparato A-L is organised in two half. After a brief introduction on legal comparison, lectures will focus on principal legal orders of both civil law and common law areas as well as the Chinese and the Islamic traditions. In each semester legal sources (especially judgments) will be studied in their own languages. Language students: the borrowed course is “Introduzione alla comparazione giuridica e ai sistemi giuridici comparati”, Fraz. A, cod. 64927 AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES form of comparative legal systems AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The aim of Part I is to provide general knowledge on foreign legal orders and to give to students the tools to proper understand those legal experiences. This Part is intended to contribute to the education of a professional operating in a complex world marked by the constant need of a comparison between different legal orders and instances of harmonization. This part shall also encourage students to develop a critical attitude in approaching law issues and to enable them to interact with lawyers from different legal traditions. At the end of the term, students shall have acquired a general knowledge on foreign legal orders main characteristics and they will be able to understand those countries legal sources (in their own languages). Thanks to a proper case law analysis, students shall acquire also the skills to research foreign legal sources and the ability to understand and make proper use of foreign legal materials. They shall also have developed the ability of (critically) evaluating subjects of their studies. Students will acquire a general knowledge on principal research paths and on how to use legal databases, so they shall update their legal research on their own. TEACHING METHODS Lectures, seminars and eventual students work in depth study Due to the Covid emergency, lessons will take place on Teams Diritto privato comparato A-L is part of a Project of the Department for innovating teaching. More infos on aulaweb SYLLABUS/CONTENT In Part I, after a general introduction on legal comparison, lectures will focus on Common law systems. The analysis will start with the historical development and the actual status of the English legal systems (with special focus on administration of justice and English legal sources). Then there will be a description of U.S. law’s peculiarities. It is important to notice that this Part shall not be focused just on historical development, but It will include legal sources analysis, foreign legal thinking examination and the explanation of main legal arrangements. The goal of this Part is to increase the knowledge of foreign legal orders by the analysis of countries really different from the Italian such as the Chinese one, the Japanese one and those based on Islamic law. That’s why the course will host classes by scholars (from other Universities) that have gained a deep knowledge on those legal systems. Keeping in mind that this course aim is to train professionals able to interact with lawyer from different legal orders and with different legal cultures. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Attendance students Notes and material on aulaweb, plus V. Varano – V. Barsotti, La tradizione giuridica occidentale, vol. I, Testo e materiali per un confronto civil law common law, 6° ed., Torino, 2018, ch. I, III, and V (addendums excluded) In employment students V. Varano – V. Barsotti, La tradizione giuridica occidentale, vol. I, Testo e materiali per un confronto civil law common law, 6° ed., Torino, 2018, ch. I, III and V (addendums excluded) R. Cavalieri (cur.), Diritto dell’Asia Orientale, 2° ed, Venezia, 2009, pagg. 1-117 TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD FRANCESCA BRUNETTA D'USSEAUX Ricevimento: Please contact me per email Francesca.Brunetta@unige.it, meetings will take place on teams Exam Board FRANCESCA BRUNETTA D'USSEAUX (President) GIORGIA CORSI ELENA ANNA GRASSO (President Substitute) ALESSANDRO CAPROTTI (Substitute) UMBERTO DE MAGISTRIS (Substitute) MATTEO PATRONE (Substitute) ANDREA PERELLI (Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START I semester from September 14th to December 4th 2020 Class schedule INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE LAW AND TO COMPARATIVE LEGAL SYSTEMS A EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Due to the Corona virus emergency all exams will take place on the web (Microsoft teams) Please take a look at aulaweb or contact me at francesca.brunetta@unige.it ASSESSMENT METHODS The aim of the exam is to assess student knowledge of foreign legal orders key elements. It is also to verify the achievement of a proper legal vocabulary and the ability to sort and understanding sources of law. Examiners will ascertain the skill of connecting different topics. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 11/01/2021 09:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 01/02/2021 09:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 12/05/2021 09:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 26/05/2021 09:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 09/06/2021 09:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 23/06/2021 09:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 01/09/2021 09:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 22/09/2021 16:00 GENOVA Orale