The course aims to develop the ability to understand, analyse, and critique Western legal culture by examining the fundamental institutions of Roman private law and showing how they relate to current regulation.

The course consists of a first part, devoted to analyzing general theoretical concepts such as legal norm, legal system, sources of law, and interpretation of law.

In the second part, the leading institutes of Roman private law will be specifically examined, such as procedural protection, persons, things, and obligations.

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A) Knowledge and understanding: knowledge and understanding of the legal phenomenon and the leading institutes of Roman private law in their historical development.

B) Applied knowledge and understanding: ability to critically examine the fundamental lines of the historical evolution of the institutions, also in an interdisciplinary dimension, and to make connections between the different parts of the programme.

C) Autonomy of judgement (making judgements): ability to interpret legal systems historically and to make autonomous assessments in contexts of discussion and debate.

D) Communication skills: ability to organise the notions learnt wholly and rationally, using appropriate legal language.

E) Learning skills: ability to approach study independently and update knowledge.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

The lecturer will make supporting teaching materials available within the Moodle platform › blended. uniurb.it

Teaching

Lectures, with the use of slides that the lecturer will make available on the Moodle platform › blended. uniurb.it

Part of the teaching (up to one third of the hours) will also be delivered online, by the provisions of Ministerial Decree no. 1835 of 6 December 2024.

Innovative teaching methods

The traditional didactics will be enriched with individual and group exercises and in-depth studies, which students will carry out using the University's Moodle platform and digital touchboards.  Some course topics will be treated following the practice of Flipped Learning.

Attendance

Active participation in class activities is highly recommended.

Course books

M. Marrone, Manuale di diritto privato romano, Giappichelli, Torino 2004, excluding Chapters VII and VIII.

The lecturer will communicate additional study material during lectures and make it available on the Moodle platform. › blended.uniurb.it.

Assessment

The final exam (an oral interview) is based on three or more questions on different topics covered by the course.  This method allows you to better understand and appreciate the level of understanding of the institutions, the punctuality and accuracy of the presentation, as well as the ability to develop critical arguments and to reason on practical cases.

The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:

less than 18/30: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

18-20/30: competence level sufficient. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

21-23/30: competence level satisfactory. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding” and in “applied knowledge and understanding”.

24-26/30: competence level good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding” and “making judgments”.

27-29/30: competence level very good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “communication skills”.

30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “learning skills”.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

The lecture's teaching material (e.g., slides, handouts, scientific essays) is also available to non-attending students by accessing the Moodle platform. › blended.uniurb.it.

A part of the teaching (up to one third of the hours) will also be delivered online, by Ministerial Decree no. 1835 of 6 December 2024

Course books

To allow non-attending students to compensate for what is covered during the lectures through self-study, the following materials referring to the duplicate syllabus content are provided to promote complete understanding:

M. Marrone, Manuale di diritto privato romano, Giappichelli, Torino 2004, excluding Chapters VII and VIII.

The lecturer will communicate additional study material on the Moodle platform. › blended.uniurb.it.

Assessment

The final exam (an oral interview) is based on three or more questions on different topics covered by the course. This method allows you to better understand and appreciate the level of understanding of the institutions, the punctuality and accuracy of the presentation, and the ability to develop critical arguments and reason on practical cases.

The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:

Less than 18/30: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

18-20/30: competence level sufficient. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

21-23/30: competence level satisfactory. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding” and “applied knowledge and understanding”.

24-26/30: competence level good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, and “making judgments”.

27-29/30: competence level excellent. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments”, and “communication skills”.

30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments,” and “learning skills”.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

The student can request to sit the final exam in English with an alternative bibliography.