82170 - COMMERCIAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

The course aims to provide students with the main principles of business law, company law and competition law. Hence, its focus is on the different ways to carry out business activities regulated by the legal system, such as the different companies that it is possible to establish. In this context, the analysis will include the main principles of civil law jurisdictions in comparison with the principles of common law jurisdictions, and the most important international contracts, which usually are signed by companies while performing their business. A specific focus is devoted to the most important principles of the Anglo-Saxon systems of company law, such as the corporate governance theories and the corporate governance structures of companies, the responsibility of the directors and the position of the shareholders. At the end of the course students are able to: (a) find and choose the best legal solutions to carry out properly and efficiently business activities; (b) use the different types of contracts, both regulated and unregulated, in order to deal with suppliers and clients of the firms; (c) find and choose the best legal form to perform business. This course supplements the labour law course, fulfilling the learning objectives of “labour law and commercial law” integrated course, by providing the necessary legal skills to organize and manage factors of production (labour and capital).

Contenuti

Course Structure and Lecture Breakdown:

Module 1: Introduction to Business and Company Law

Module 2: Sole Proprietorship and Bankruptcy Law

Module 3: Partnerships and Joint Ownerships

Module 4: Public Companies in the US and UK

Module 5: European and Italian Company Law

Module 6: Emerging Trends and Case Studies

Testi/Bibliografia

S. Bruno, Foundations of Business and Company Law. US, UK, Italy and the European Context, Giappichelli, Torino, 2025.

ISBN 9791221108088

 

Un saggio a scelta tra:

1) A. J. Pagano, M. Spiotta, “Alternative corporate governance systems in Italian and Dutch law”, European Business Law Review, 1, 2025, Issue 1, pp. 133-150, https://kluwerlawonline.com/journalarticle/European+Business+Law+Review/36.1/EULR2025005

2) A. J. Pagano, “The implementation of the Decentralized Autonomous Organizations in the EU corporate governance system”, Business Law Review, 1, 2025, Issue 1, pp. 12-16, https://kluwerlawonline.com/journalarticle/Business+Law+Review/46.1/BULA2025004

3) A. J. Pagano, M. Spiotta, “The Implementation and transposition of the European Directive 2019/1023 in the Italian legislative context”, European Business Law Review, 1, 2024, Issue 1, pp. 139-156, https://kluwerlawonline.com/journalarticle/European+Business+Law+Review/35.1/EULR2024013

 

 

Metodi didattici

1. Acquisizione delle conoscenze: mediante lo svolgimento di lezioni frontali e lo studio autonomo sulla base del materiale didattico indicato nel programma e delle letture integrative suggerite durante il corso

2. Acquisizione della capacità di applicare le conoscenze: mediante lo svolgimento di esercitazioni durante il corso.

3. Acquisizione dell’autonomia di giudizio: durante il corso le Studentesse e gli studenti saranno stimolati ad interpretare le norme.

4. Acquisizione del linguaggio tecnico: durante l’insegnamento sarà illustrato il significato dei termini giuridici utilizzati.

5. Acquisizione delle capacità di apprendimento: per ogni istituto, partendo dal dato normativo, si esaminerà l’evoluzione dottrinale e giurisprudenziale.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Esercitazioni in aula e/o simulazioni d’esame. L’esame è orale; tuttavia potranno essere previste modalità selettive di ammissione all’orale attraverso apposite prove scritte.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Andrea Jonathan Pagano