The main aim of the course is to give the students the basic concepts of institutions of private law, which are analyzed in a systematic approach, connecting to constitutional provisions, to the Civil Code and some other acts. Institutions of Italian private law are also placed in the broader context of European Union law, underlyning the increasingly close and complex interrelationships among the States members.
The course aims also to provide students with instruments essential to test the practical relevance and implementation of those institutions.
In particular, after a general introduction on the sources of private law, on facts and legal acts, there are taken into consideration individual and collective subjects, legal situations and, more specifically, legal activity, with particular attention to the law of contract, in its theoretical and practical implications.
The study of contractual and tort liability, with reference to its different sources, allows to have a nearly complete framework of the issues and instruments to manage with them.
Students are also provided with an overview of the most important issues on the regulation of succession, donations and family relationships (with particular reference to economic relations within the family).
In conclusion, at the end of the course, students will be able to classify each case giving them the proper legal framework, identifying the rules and their practical consequences.