OVERVIEW

This course introduces a general framework of European legal sources, institutions, juridical science and practice, from the Early Middle Ages to the Contemporary Age, with specific reference to the sector of the administration of justice.  It provides the student the basic knowledge and methodology for comprehending tha evolution of legal procedures, their applicationt to the solution of  concrete cases and the transformations that affected the judicial authorities delegated over the centuries to the exercise of jurisdiction and to the governament of the judiciary, with particular attention to the Italian and French area.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Introductory notions on the history of the trial, of justice and of the various bodies responsible for its administration. Sources, institutions, legal culture with specific reference to the evolution of civil and criminal proceedings and judicial systems from the Middle Ages to the present age.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LORENZO SINISI (President)

MATTEO CARMINE FIOCCA

RICCARDO FERRANTE (President Substitute)

DANIELE COLONNA (Substitute)

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

For attending students:

the final exam consists of an oral test before a special commission, based on the lessons, the slides provided and the texts indicated. The final grade is awarded out of thirty. To take the test, the student must register online for the chosen ordinary session. It is strongly recommended to unsubscribe, in case of renouncing to attend the exam.

During the course, the attending student will have the right to take any partial written test, based on the lessons already held and the slides projected, limited to the part of the program covered in the firs module (medieval and modern period), with subsequent correction. If the student successfully passes this test, the oral exam will focus only on the second half of the program (book by P. Alvazzi Del Frate, Justice and jurisdictional guarantees. Notes on the history of judicial systems, Turin, Giappichelli Editore).

The mark obtained in the written test, expressed out of thirty, will remain valid for one calendar year. The final exam grade out of thirty will therefore consist of a weighted average of the assessments reported respectively in the written and oral tests. If, on the other hand, the student prefers not to take the written test, does not pass it or is not satisfied with the grade obtained, the final oral exam will cover the entire Program.

For non-attending students:

the final exam consists of an oral test before a specific Commission, based on the texts indicated. The final grade is awarded out of thirty. To take the test, the student must register online for the chosen ordinary session. It is strongly recommended to unsubscribe, in case of renouncing to attend the exam.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The final oral exam will evaluate the student's learning and understanding of the indicated Program, through 3/4 questions addressed to the candidate by the appropriate Commission.

With any partial written test, the learning and understanding gained by the attending student will be assessed in relation to only the part of the course covered in class up to then, based on the lessons already held and the projected images.

The student will have to demonstrate that he has understood the importance of the reforms in the justice sector that have taken place over the centuries, as well as the historical evolution of the rules relating to the process and the constitution and functioning of the courts, distinguishing periods, legal institutions and fundamental figures, coordinating sources of medieval and modern times, discovering the links between legal history and political, social and economic history, arguing for changes, processes of rupture and continuity. For this purpose, the quality of exposure, the correct use of the legal lexicon and especially the ability to reason critically on the contents studied will constitute evaluation parameters.

Exam schedule