B5088 - PRIVATE AND DIGITAL LAW

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

The course primarily aims to provide students with a general understanding of the foundations of private law and its key institutions, including property law, contract law, fundamental concepts, and the structure of international contracts, legal entity law, and the law of obligations. This course will help students familiarize themselves with the fundamental legal principles essential for business operators at both the national and international levels, equipping them with the ability to comprehend the private law regulations relevant to resolving a wide range of legal issues. Special attention will be given to the analysis of emerging phenomena --such as IoT, A.I., GDPR, and smart contracts-- along with their principal legal implications for modern business and society.

Contenuti

The course will provide, in the first and general part, an overview of the different approaches available to identify the rules governing cross-border commercial relations, given the existence of relevant differences in domestic legal systems. In this respect, it will provide an overview of:

• civil law and common law;
• sources of law;
• contracts;
• international contracts in the field of tourism;
  
• trust and property;
  
• data protection, privacy and tourism;
• personal rights and information society;
• private law issues and technology in the field of tourism

The second part is specifically dedicated to the analysis of the EU legislation in the field of tourism. This course will help student to acquire ability with the use of basic legal principles necessary to business operators acting at the national and international level (especially the field of tourism and hospitality) and the ability to understand the rules of private law and to apply them to resolve legal problems.

Testi/Bibliografia

Alpa- Zeno- Zencovich, Italian Private Law, Routledge, 2007;

NON ATTENDING STUDENTS: pp.1-18; 19-26; 29; 41-46; 79-83; 93-100; 107-118; 157-177; 214-225; 231-233.

ATTENDING STUDENTS: 9-10; 29; 41-46; 107-112; 157-161; 200-203; 214-222; 231-233.

Suggerito: Sirena, Introduction to Private Law, Il Mulino, 2021;

NON ATTENDING STUDENTS: Chap. 1: par. 1, 2, 3, 4; Chap. 4; Chap. 6; Chap. 8.

Metodi didattici

The class format will combine a short lecture-style introduction and subsequent discussion. A Socratic method will primarily be adopted and Students are thus expected to prepare for and to participate in individual or group class discussions on a regular basis.

The course is also based on a case law method.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Attending students grades will be based on participation to class discussion with a mandatory case presentation during the course, as well as on a final exam.

Attending students: case presentation in class and final closed book written exam. The closed book written exam will consist of:

15 multiple choice questions.

Every correct answer counts 2 points, every missing or wrong answer counts 0 points.

The final score will consist on the average between the score of the presentations and the score of the final written exam.

Attendance will be checked randomly during the lssons.

Non attending students’s grades will be based on a written exam.

The closed book written exam (20 min.) will consist of 15 multiple choice questions.

Every correct answer counts 2 points, every missing or wrong answer counts 0 points.
Only the students that correctly answer at least 9/15 questions will pass the exam.

Grade rejection

Students can reject the grade obtained at the exam. To this end, he/she must email a request to the instructor within the date set for registration.

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

Excerpts, handouts, slides, contracts, case law, papers to be found on the online materials accessible via the Professor website.

Students needing compensatory tools due to disabilities or learning disabilities (SLD) should inform the Professor about their necessities. Therefore, they will be addressed to their referent to arrange the adoption of the proper devices.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Caterina Del Federico

Consulta il sito web di Carolina Magli