BASIC JURIDICAL NOTIONS FOR ENVIRONMENT LAW

CODE	94636
ACADEMIC YEAR	2025/2026
CREDITS	5 cfu anno 1 ENGINEERING FOR NATURAL RISK MANAGEMENT 11921 (LM-26 R) - SAVONA
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR	IUS/10
LANGUAGE	English
TEACHING LOCATION	SAVONA
SEMESTER	1° Semester

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The objective of this teaching unit is to teach the fundamental aspects of the juridical system (in particular, the Italian one), so that students may attend profitably the second subsequent juridical teaching unit and may also understand the issues that are likely to emerge from other non-juridical teaching units in the M.Sc. program.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The teaching will help students to learn the most important juridical concepts which are necessary in order to understand environmental law.

TEACHING METHODS

The teaching will be held in presence. If health situation requires distance lessons, totally or partially, notice will be given through Aulaweb page of the teaching: in both cases, lessons will be held online.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The teaching will concern useful topics for studying environment law, among which:

meanings of law,

notion of juridical system,

State and its organs,

local bodies,

sources of law and the criteria to solve conflicts between them,

notions of nullity and annulment,

administrative act: elements and defects,

recourses against legislative acts and against administrative acts,

rights and duties of the persons,

elements of international law,

elements of European Union law,

kinds af liability: civil liability, criminal liability and administrative liability.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

PATRIZIA VIPIANA

Ricevimento: The professor receives on Tuesday afternoon from 2,30 to 4,00 p. m., in presence at Department of political and international sciences, Albergo dei poveri, Piazzale Emanuele Brignole 3a, third upper floor or, in case of health emergency, at distance on Team "RV Ricevimento Vipiana" code to enter: wmktdhn In both cases it is better to fix an appointment by sending an e-mail to the address: patrizia.vipiana@unige.

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://courses.unige.it/10553/p/students-timetable

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam will consist in a test of 30 questions: for each question there will be the choice among three answers.

Students with learning disorders ("disturbi specifici di apprendimento - DSA) will be allowed to use specific modalities and supports that will be determined on a case-by-case basis in agreement with the delegate of the Engineering courses in the Committee for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam grade will depend on the number of correct answers given by the student (for instance, the exam grade will be 28 if the student will answer correctly to 28 among the 30 questions of the text).