Università Roma Tre

PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW (COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE)

PROGRAM:
THE COURSE AIMS AT CONDUCTING A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOME KEY INSTITUTIONS OF PRIVATE LAW (CONTRACT LAW, TORT LAW), WITH SPECIAL FOCUS BOTH ON THE COMMON LAW/CIVIL LAW CONVERGENCE AND DISTINCTIONS AND ON THE PROCESS OF EUROPEANISATION OF PRIVATE LAW. IN PARTICULAR, THE FOLLOWING AREAS WILL BE EXAMINED:
INTRODUCTION TO PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW - CONTRACT LAW IN THE CIVIL LAW, ROMAN LAW, AND COMMON LAW TRADITIONS - PRINCIPLES OF TORT LAW AND RELEVANT CASE LAW IN SOME OF THE MAIN TRADITIONS OF CIVIL LAW (FRANCE, GERMANY, AND ITALY) AND COMMON LAW (UK AND USA)- THE EUROPEANISATION OF PRIVATE LAW IN THE AREAS OF CONTRACT AND TORT (WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON CONSUMER LAW).

A DETAILED SYLLABUS WITH CALENDAR OF CLASSES, TOPICS AND ASSIGNED READINGS IS AVAILABLE (UNDER "PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW") AT:
HTTP://WWW.GIUR.UNIROMA3.IT/STUDYING_LAW/COURSES.PHP

PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW

FOR STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE COURSE IN ENGLISH:
A SELECTION OF READINGS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES WILL BE USED, INCLUDING:

FOR CONTRACTS:
• H. BEALE, B. FAUVARQUE-COSSON, J. RUTGERS, D. TALLON, S. VOGENAUER, CASES, MATERIALS AND TEXT ON CONTRACT LAW, 2ND ED., HART PUBLISHING, 2010

FOR TORTS:
• W. VAN GERVEN, CASES, MATERIALS AND TEXT ON NATIONAL, SUPRANATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TORT LAW, HART PUBLISHING, 2000

PLUS VARIOUS CASES AS NOTED IN THE SYLLABUS.
SUPPORTING / RECOMMENDED COURSE READING MATERIAL: NON-COMPULSORY SELECTED READINGS WILL BE RECOMMENDED DURING THE COURSE FOR SPECIFIC TOPICS.

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PER GLI STUDENTI NON FREQUENTANTI CHE SOSTENGONO L'ESAME IN ITALIANO
TESTI CONSIGLIATI:

G. ALPA, M.J. BONELL, D. CORAPI, L. MOCCIA, V. ZENO-ZENCOVICH, A. ZOPPINI, DIRITTO PRIVATO COMPARATO. ISTITUTI E PROBLEMI, LATERZA 2012 (LIMITATAMENTE AI CAPITOLI SU PROPRIETÀ, CONTRATTO, RESPONSABILITÀ CIVILE E SUCCESSIONI).

PER LA PARTE SUL DIRITTO PRIVATO EUROPEO SONO DISPONIBILI LE DISPENSE DAL TITOLO: MATERIALI DI DIRITTO PRIVATO EUROPEO (A.A.2004-2005) REPERIBILI TANTO SUL SITO WWW.GIUR.UNIROMA3.IT (SEZIONE RISERVATA AGLI UTENTI REGISTRATI, SCHEDA INSEGNAMENTO, LINK "MATERIALE DIDATTICO"), QUANTO IN FORMA CARTACEA PRESSO LA SEGRETERIA DIDATTICA E LA COPISTERIA DI VIA ROCCO.