CODE | 106795 |
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ACADEMIC YEAR | 2022/2023 |
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SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR | IUS/13 |
LANGUAGE | English |
TEACHING LOCATION |
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SEMESTER | 1° Semester |
PREREQUISITES |
Prerequisites
You can take the exam for this unit if you passed the following exam(s):
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TEACHING MATERIALS | AULAWEB |
The course focuses on the conflict-of-law rules applied with a view to identifying the law applicable to situations having an international character. The course also deals with the legal framework regulating the relations between subjects of international law, through the study of the subjects and the sources of international law, the law of international responsibility, immunity and the use of force.
At the end of the course, students will have acquired the methodological tools and the general competences of public and private international law. They will be able to understand and analyse current legal questions concerning international and trasnational relations, as well as to autonomously identify possible solutions to open issues.
In its first part, the course aims at providing the students with the fundamental notions of private international law, through the analysis of the rules applied to identify the law applicable to situations having a “transfrontier” character and by focussing on the application of foreign law by Italian courts.
In its second part, the course aims at providing the students with the fundamental notions of public international law, with specific regard to the following issues: a) coordination between international law and domestic law; b) the subjects of international law; c) the sources of international law.
In its third and last part, the course specifically focuses on the main questions of current public international law and aims at providing the students with a solid understanding, knowledge and attitude to critical assessment with regard to the following issues: a) international responsibility; b) territorial sovereignty and immunity; c) resolution and prevention of international disputes; d) the use of force in international relations.
The individual study, the attendance of lectures and the participation to the proposed activities will allow the students to:
The course is held in English and consists of 54 hours of lectures given by the course holder (Teams code: 328g6qm). The lectures will focus on the presentation and the analysis of the main theoretical notions of public and private international law as well as on the discussion of practical cases and examples. Teaching materials will be made available on the University portal www.aulaweb.unige.it. Occasionally, qualified guests such as scholars or professionals experts in the area of international law might be invited with a view to improving the understanding of the practical implications of this area of law.
Part 1. Private International Law. General issues. Conflict-of-law rules. The connecting criteria. Coordination between connecting criteria. The renvoi. Ascertainment and application of foreign law. Public order and overriding mandatory provisions.
Part 2. Public international law. Subjects and actors of the international community. The sources of international law. The coordination between international law and domestic law.
Part 3. The law of immunity. Use of force. Violation of international law and international responsibility. Solution of international disputes.
Decisions and legislative texts of particular relevance and utility for the comprehension of the subjects covered will be published on the University portal www.aulaweb.unige.it.
Textbooks and recommended readings for students attending the lectures
Part 1:
A. V.M. Struycken, Co-ordination and Co-operation in Respectful Disagreement: General Course on Private International Law, in Recueil des Cours de l’Académie de droit international de La Haye, vol. 311, 2004: chapters 3 (par. 1-4), 4 (par. 1, 2, 7), 5 (par. 1-6.1), 6, 11, 13, 14 (par. 1-3), 15 (par. 1).
A. Giardina, Italy: Law Reforming the Italian System of Private International Law, in International Legal Materials, Volume 35, Issue 3, May 1996, pp. 760 – 782.
Parts 2 and 3:
J. Crawford, Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law, Oxford University Press, with regard to the following chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16, 22, 25, 26 e 33.
Textbooks and reccomended readings for students non-attending the lectures
Part 1:
A. V.M. Struycken, Co-ordination and Co-operation in Respectful Disagreement: General Course on Private International Law, in Recueil des Cours de l’Académie de droit international de La Haye, vol. 311, 2004: chapters 1, 2 (par. 1.1-1.4), 3 (par. 1-4), 4 (par. 1, 2, 7), 5 (par. 1-6.1), 6, 11, 13, 14 (par. 1-3), 15 (par. 1).
A. Giardina, Italy: Law Reforming the Italian System of Private International Law, in International Legal Materials, Volume 35, Issue 3, May 1996, pp. 760 – 782.
Parts 2 and 3:
J. Crawford, Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law, Oxford University Press, with regard to the following chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16, 22, 25, 26 e 33.
Office hours: Thursday: 10-12 upon appointment by email at Sez. Diritto internazionale, Via Balbi, 22/7B, III piano or through Teams (code 9tiyl22)
SIMONE CARREA (President)
PAOLA IVALDI
FRANCESCA BANDINI (Substitute)
MATTEO BEDENDI (Substitute)
GUGLIELMO BONACCHI (Substitute)
ELENA GUALCO (Substitute)
SARAH LATTANZI (Substitute)
I semester from 19th September to 9th December 2022 (12 weeks).
All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.
The exam is sustained in oral form. Only the students attending at least 2/3 of the lessons are entitled to take the exam through two written tests: the first one at the end of Part 1 and the second at the end of Part 2 and 3. As far as written tests are concerned, the students answer 20 questions with multiple answer (for maximum 20 points) and one open question (for maximum 10 points), without the possibility to examine legal sources. Each correct answer to the questions at multiple answer is evaluated 1/20. The final mark is represented by the average between the mark obtained in the first test (at the end of Part 1) and in the second test (at the end of Part 2 and 3). Students can also decide to sustain only one of the written test and sustain the other part of the exam in oral form. The same rule applies if the student fails one of the tests (obtaining less than 18/30).
The oral and the written exam aim at verifying the effective knowledge and the acquisition by the students of the theoretical notions explained in the course, as well as their ability to comprehend and apply the rules of International Law concerning specific issues. Through questions of theoretical and practical nature, it will be verified whether the students are able to:
- identify, comprehend and apply the rules concerning the law applicable to cross-border matters and the application of foreign laws in the Italian legal system;
- remember, identify, distinguish and comprehend the subjects and rules regulating the structure and the functioning of the international community;
- identify, comprehend and apply the fundamental rules concerning international relations;
- identify and define relevant concepts and comprehend the technical legal language of the matter.
Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
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12/12/2022 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
09/01/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
23/01/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
08/05/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
22/05/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
12/06/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
10/07/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
11/09/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale |