Ateneo - UPO

The course covers the main institutions of Roman Private Law in their
historical evolution and their relationship with modern civil law.

The examination must be prepared on the following texts:
- M. MARRONE, Istituzioni di diritto romano, Palumbo Editore, Palermo, 3rd ed. 2006.
- V. DI CATALDO, A che cosa serve il diritto, il Mulino Editore, Bologna, 2017

Students interested in doing their dissertation in Romanistic disciplines (in particular
civil law topics in particular), and, more generally, those with an interest
on the main institutional legal sources of the course, may consult the
Institutions of Gaius and Justinian in the translation (with facing Latin text) of E.
NARDI, Istituzioni di diritto romano, vols. A and B, Milan, Giuffrè, 1973-1975 and
subsequent reprints.
Students interested in going into certain topics in greater depth may extend their
their preparation with the optional reading of L. RAGGI, Il metodo della
Roman jurisprudence, Giappichelli Editore, Turin, 2007. Further readings may
agreed with the lecturer, or carried out independently by students on the basis of their own
their own interests, also by frequenting the library and
familiarisation with the relevant catalogues.
We also recommend reading G. PASCUZZI, Giuristi si diventa. How
recognising and learning the skills of the legal professions, il Mulino Editore,
Bologna, ult. ed.
- G. PASCUZZI, Il diritto nell'era digitale, il Mulino Editore, Bologna, 2020.
The last-mentioned texts are not aimed at preparing for the examination of Institutions of
Roman Law, but allow, in a reasonable number of pages, to have a
complete picture of the panorama of legal studies, and of the skills that should
develop for the performance of the main legal professions, also illustrated by
a series of useful exercises and tests, also in the light of technological innovations and their relevant impact on the legal professions.

Knowledge of the aforementioned institutions, in their historical dimension and in their relationship with
modern civil law; knowledge of the skills of modern legal professions.

None

Lectures and tutorials.
Attendance is not compulsory.

In order to enrich the training offer of the course by also giving due space to the
professional dimension, the testimony of a legal practitioner (lawyer, magistrate, notary
(lawyer, magistrate, notary or corporate lawyer) who will illustrate in practical terms
what it means to be a legal practitioner today.

In the final assessment, the acquisition of the aforementioned
knowledge and skills expected at the end of the course, by means of
by means of a question lasting approximately twenty minutes.
indicative, as it is closely related to the expositive abilities of each student.

The topics covered in class will follow the traditional articulation of the subject:
(a) Roman law and its sources; (b) private process; (c) negotiation acts; (d)
persons and family; e) property, rights in rem and possession; f) obligations; g) donations; h)
successions mortis causa. During the lessons, constant attention will be paid to the
relations of derivation or separation between Roman legal experience and current law, and the skills required in modern legal professions will be illustrated.

Knowledge of the main institutions of Roman private law in their
historical evolution and their relationship to modern civil law.