1 Course Introduction.

• Definition of ‘law’; function of the law
• Comparative law: functions, approach and methodology

2 Western legal tradition; civil law and common law jurisdictions  (part 1)

3 Western legal tradition; civil law and common law jurisdictions (part 2)

4 Western legal tradition; civil law and common law jurisdictions (part 3)

5 Law and Justice; Post-II World War European Costitutionalism

6 Essential concepts: legal norms; juridical facts/acts

7 - 8 Essential concepts: juridical positions (rights and duties)

9 Private Law and its sources (part 1)

10 Private Law and its sources (part 2)

11 - 12 European Law (origins, values and goals)

13 - 14 European Law (institutions, sources)

15 European Private Law

16 Essential concepts: Legal subjects

17 - 18 The notion of consumer and its consequences in contract law

19 Unfair contractual terms - consumer rights directive 

20 Sales guarantees directive

21 Short test; review/summary

P. Sirena, Introduction to Private Law, Il Mulino, 2021 (3rd edition)

Additional teaching materials will be provided in class and uploaded to the e-learning platform