OVERVIEW

Specific In-Depth Study of Comparative Private Law (Approfondimenti specifici di comparazione giuridica privatistica) forms part of the course Public Law and Comparative Private Law. The lessons will provide an in-depth comparative analysis of specific issues concerning the intersection between family law and an intercultural perspective.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Comparative private law focuses on the comparative study of both the main foreign legal systems and specific legal institutions belonging to legal traditions different from the Italian one, and aims to provide students with the tools to interpret them correctly.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to introduce students to specific issues relating to family and multiculturalism, and to provide them with the tools to interpret these issues correctly. The course 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. It will also encourage students to develop a critical attitude in approaching law issues and will enable them to interact with lawyers from different legal traditions. At the end of the lessons, students will be able to understand the legal sources of foreign countries (in their own languages).  Thanks to a proper case law analysis, students will also acquire the skills to research foreign legal sources and the ability to understand and make proper use of foreign legal materials. They will 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 will be able to update their legal research on their own.

In particular, thanks to their participation in the planned teaching activities, by the end of the course students will be able to: communicate effectively in written and oral form, adapting their communication to the context and using various sources and aids to this end. They will have developed critical thinking, as well as the ability to use, process and evaluate information, finally improving their argumentative skills (functional literacy). They will have developed the ability to identify their own abilities; they will have acquired the ability to concentrate and reflect critically on a task; they will be able to handle complexity; they will be autonomous in making decisions and carrying out tasks; they will be able to seek support if necessary and be resilient as well as being able to handle stress (personal competence). They will also have developed social competence, i.e. the ability to manage their own social interactions with a collaborative attitude, with constructive communication in different environments; the ability to respect others and their needs, willingness to overcome prejudices, to express and understand different points of view, conflict management, the ability to build trust, empathy. Finally, they will also be able to learn how to learn, they will therefore have awareness of their own learning strategies, organisation and evaluation of personal learning according to what they have understood and learned, understanding of their own needs and ways of developing skills, ability to identify and pursue learning objectives.

PREREQUISITES

Knowledge of at least one of the following languages: English, French, German. Please, check all the pre-requisites exames on the Manifesto

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching is carried out by means of lectures, also with the use of multimedia supports (videos and the Mentimeter platform), seminars held by lecturers from other universities, specialists in the subject matter and in-depth studies by students. To this end, various teaching methods will be used during the lessons to acquire transversal skills such as the Flipped classroom and Team Based Learning, a structured method of innovative teaching, which alternates individual and group work phases and encourages the development of skills such as problem solving and team working. Training tests (via Aulaweb quizzes and Wooclap) will also be offered througout. 

Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), disabilities or other educational needs and having complied with Unige procedures (described here) who need compensatory measures to prepare the exams or during the exams are invited to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course to agree on any teaching methods that, in accordance with the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning styles. For requesting Unige services for students with disabilities and other information, please visit https://giurisprudenza.unige.it/serv_disabili. For further information, please visit https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa and contact the Department's disability liaison officer (isa.fanlo@unige.it).

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The lessons focus on specific issues relating to the intercultural perspective, both where this intersects with family law – such as the headscarf or the Islamic kafalah – and where it relates more directly to religious matters, such as the wearing of the kirpan, the Sikh ritual dagger. The in-depth analysis will be carried out from a comparative perspective, whilst also taking into account the supranational dimension of the topics covered.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Specific details regarding the recommended reading list will be provided by the lecturer at the start of the course. Students are asked to register on the course’s Aulaweb page.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The timetable for all lectures, classrooms, and examination dates can be found at EasyAcademy.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

At the end of the course attending students will take a written examination focused on the lessons, including investigations about specific themes, integrated by materials and case law discussed during the lectures (to be found online on aulaweb)

For non-attending students there will be an oral exam on the sessions indicated on the University web-page. The exam will cover the syllabus set out under "recommended reading". 

To attend the exam, it is mandatory to enlist yourself (at least 5 days before the date) following the on-line procedure as established by the University (Ateneo).

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The aim of the exam is to assess student knowledge of the specific issues discussed during the lectures; examiners will ascertain the skill of connecting different topics. Furthermore, the achievement of a proper legal vocabulary and the ability to sort and understand sources of law specially those seen in class, will be ascertained. 

Students having a valid certification of disability or Specific Learning Disorders (DSA) and having complied with Unige procedures (described here) may request the use of compensatory measures during the exams (e.g. additional time and/or concept maps). In any case, for further information, please contact the Department’s disability liaison: Isa.Fanlo@unige.it

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students are invited to enrol for the course on Aulaweb and to contact the professor for further information not included in the teaching schedule