Ateneo - UPO

The course in Roman Law will focus on the study of Roman private and commercial law from the founding of the city to the Justinian Age.

For attending students: Matteo Marrone, Manuale di diritto privato romano, Publisher G. Giappichelli, Turin, latest edition, in all its parts, none excluded; plus lecture notes with insights on law and business.
For non-frequent students: Matteo Marrone, Manuale di diritto privato romano, Publisher G. Giappichelli, Turin, latest edition, in all its parts, none excluded; plus Aldo Petrucci, Per una storia della protezione dei contraenti con gli imprenditori, I, Publisher G. Giappichelli, Turin, latest edition, p. 1 to p. 154.

The Roman Law course is aimed at providing students with the basic knowledge of Roman private law and business law, enabling them to connect the institutions of Roman law with the corresponding institutions of our law.

No prerequisites are required and knowledge of Latin is not necessary.

Frontal lectures in which the entire program will be covered.
Frontal teaching is inclusive of exercises and simulations that provide for the active participation of students in the process of learning the subject, through the stimulation of the development of a critical and autonomous spirit.
Attendance is not mandatory, but it is strongly recommended from the beginning of the course because it significantly facilitates learning the program.

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request
specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse
e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services-
students-physical-or-learning-disabilities. Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted
the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination
modalities, concerning academic aspects.

The examination is conducted orally (except for students with disabilities, DSA and BES for whom the University Staff requires the written form) and students enrolled in the first year may divide the program into two parts according to the following:
part one, necessarily at the end of Semester I and in conjunction with the winter session appeals, on the syllabus taken in Semester I (the sources of Roman law; private process; negotiation acts; persons and family), with four questions on each of these subjects.
In case you have successfully passed the first partial, you may take the second partial on the second part of the program, at the end of the II semester and necessarily in conjunction with the summer and fall session appeals, on the program carried out in the II semester (real rights and possession; bonds; donations and succession), with four questions on each of these subjects. There will be at least one question on the business law topics covered in class in the first or partial second. Unattended students will have to answer on the additional Petrucci text in Part II. Once students have successfully passed the second partial as well, the verbalization of the exam grade, given by the average of the grades achieved in the two partials, rounded up, will take place. The possibility of taking the two partials is limited exclusively to the first year, so students who do not show up to take the partials in the manner indicated will have to take the exam in full, on all parts of the program, each of which will be the subject of a specific question.
GRADES
30, 30 and praise EXCELLENT: The student demonstrates a comprehensive and detailed knowledge of the subject matter, expounds in a clear and structured manner, with excellent ownership of language, and is able to adequately grasp the evolving contours of legal institutions.
28,29 OPTIMUM: The student demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the subject matter, expounds adequately-though with minor gaps and/or inaccuracies-employs correct terminology, and is able to place legal institutions in their historical context.
25-27 GOOD: The student demonstrates adequate knowledge of the subject, although he/she does not fully explain the relevant aspects, sometimes does not express him/herself precisely, sometimes is unable to grasp all the elements of the regime of legal institutions and to place them in their context.
22-24 DISCRETE: The student demonstrates acceptable knowledge of the subject matter, sometimes fails to organize the exposition in a structured and coherent manner, denotes gaps and/or inaccuracies of both terminology and content, and struggles to place the institutes in the context of reference.
18-21 SUFFICIENT: The student demonstrates limited knowledge of the subject matter, has present the basic contents of the discipline, but denotes even significant gaps, expresses himself in a confused and unclear manner, and is often unable to place the institutes in the context of reference.
INSUFFICIENT: The student demonstrates completely inadequate knowledge of the subject, does not have the basic content of the discipline in mind, expresses himself incorrectly and ignores technical terminology, and does not respond to questions put to him.

The course will focus on the study of the following subjects: the sources of Roman law; private process; negotiation acts; persons and family; real rights and possession; obligations; donations and succession. Topics related to Roman commercial law (in the context of the treatment of persons and family and obligations) will be covered in the course of the lectures, while nonattending students will study some of the types of businesses that existed in ancient Rome.
Topics attributable to the issues of language and gender equality will be addressed in the treatment of persons and family.

Knowledge:
the course in Roman law is directed toward students' knowledge of Roman private and commercial law, from the founding of the city to the Justinian age, with the identification-for the various legal institutions-of the historical contexts of reference, the elements of regime and the most important evolutionary profiles.
Competencies:
Students will acquire functional skills to understand the evolution of the legal institutions of Roman law and their temporal and value context of reference. The constant linkage of jusromanistic knowledge with current positive law will enable students to appreciate their relevance in the interpretation and application of current legal norms. They will be able to understand the historical development of law, identifying the elements of continuity and fracture that connote it.
Skills:
An understanding of the value and historical context of reference of the legal institutions of Roman law and their evolution over time will enable students to develop the sensitivity and skills necessary for a more conscious application of the norms of positive law, and they will be able to understand the complexity of current legal issues and the historical and cultural references underlying the various legislative and interpretive solutions.