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CODE 99066
ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR IUS/13
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 1° Semester
MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di:
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

OVERVIEW

The course consist in an in-depth study of topics concerning private and procedural international law

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course, students will have acquired the methodological tools and specific, advanced skills of private and procedural international law, will be able to understand and analyse current legal issues in private cross-border relations and will be able to develop independently and critically possible solutions to open questions.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

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.

 

PREREQUISITES

Basic knowledge of International Law and European Union Law is required.

TEACHING METHODS

As a rule, teaching is given in person. In accordance with the rules on access to university premises adopted to combat the spread of the pandemic by COVID, lectures may possibly be conducted on TEAMS. If necessary, the TEAMS code will be communicated via aulaweb.

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.

 

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

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

 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

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 classes

B. Barel - S. Armellini, Manuale breve di diritto internazionale privato, Giuffrè, Milano, ed. 2018 o 2019, Cap. I, II, III, IV, V, VII, VIII, IX.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ILARIA QUEIROLO (President)

STEFANO DOMINELLI

LAURA CARPANETO (Substitute)

MARIA ELENA DE MAESTRI (Substitute)

FRANCESCA MAOLI (Substitute)

FRANCESCO PESCE (Substitute)

PIETRO SANNA (Substitute)

MATTEO SOMMELLA (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

See DISPO's didactic calendar

 

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

As a rule, exams take place in person. Oral exam usually consist of three questions on topics covered during classes - or on topics covers by thextbooks for students non attending classes.

If necessary, oral exams will take place on TEAMS (code: l1buonj).

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. 

Students taking part to 2/3 of in person classes are given the possibility to take a written test at the end of the course, which usually consists of 30 multiple-choice questions.

 

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam will verify the acquisition of competences, legal reasoning and thinking, as well as the acquisition of proper legal terminology.

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
10/01/2022 14:30 GENOVA Orale
07/02/2022 14:30 GENOVA Orale
30/05/2022 11:00 GENOVA Orale
20/06/2022 11:00 GENOVA Orale
15/07/2022 11:00 GENOVA Orale
05/09/2022 11:00 GENOVA Orale

FURTHER INFORMATION

TEAMS for online classes, if necessary: see aulaweb page.

TEAMS for online oral exams, if necessary: l1buonj