Scheda programma d'esame
HISTORY OF ROMAN LAW
FEDERICO PROCCHI
Academic year2018/19
CourseLAW
Code480NN
Credits6
PeriodSemester 1
LanguageItalian

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
STORIA DEL DIRITTO ROMANOIUS/18LEZIONI48
FEDERICO PROCCHI unimap
Learning outcomes
Knowledge

The student who successfully completes the course will be able to have a solid knowledge of Roman public law from the origins of the city to Justinian's age. He or she will be able to look critically at the historical evolution of the different fields of Roman public law and their relationship to today's world.

Assessment criteria of knowledge

During the oral exam the student must be able to demonstrate his/her knowledge of the course material and be able to discuss the reading matter thoughtfully and with propriety of expression.

Methods:

  • Final oral exam

Further information:
Final oral exam 100%

Skills

After attending to this course a student will be able to understand some relevant rules of Roman constutional law, sources of law, criminal law, international law and administrative law in their historical development.

Assessment criteria of skills

In the final exam there will be a judgement about the student's ability to explain and to express notions learnt during the course. 

Behaviors

The student will be able to adquire and to develop specific sensibility to legal problems taught during the course.

Assessment criteria of behaviors

In the course there may be arranged seminars with written or oral reports about matters explained.

Prerequisites

Students must have basic knowledge of the general features of Roman history from the beginning to Justinian's age.

Teaching methods

Delivery: face to face

Learning activities:

  • attending lectures
  • participation in seminars
  • participation in discussions
  • individual study

Attendance: Advised

Teaching methods:

  • Lectures
  • Seminars
Syllabus

The course covers constitutional law, the sources of law, criminal law, international law and the legal organization of the territory in their historical evolution from the VIIIth century B.C. to the VIth century A.D.

Bibliography

Aldo PETRUCCI, Corso di diritto pubblico romano, Torino, Giappichelli, 2012 and Carlo VENTURINI, Damnatio iudicum. Saggi di diritto criminale romano, Pisa, Pacini, 2008. The reading of a general book about the history of Rome is warmly recommended.

Updated: 26/07/2018 10:57