69917 - Comparative Labour Law and Transnational

Academic Year 2015/2016

  • Docente: Carlo Zoli
  • Credits: 7
  • SSD: IUS/07
  • Language: Italian
  • Moduli: Carlo Zoli (Modulo 1) Marcello Pedrazzoli (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 1); In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Law (cod. 0659)

Learning outcomes

The course will be focused on a specific topic, or a group of topics, of particular importance for labor law or industrial relations, comparing the disciplines of our system with those provided in other legal systems and having as a reference the rules of the European Union and those transnational, where applicable, to understand and verify alternative solutions to be tested in the national context.

Course contents

The course is focused on the study of the topics of collective bargaining and employee involvement in Spain, France, Germany and the UK, as well as in our country.

The course, firstly, will seek to shed light both on the comparative method and the main issues and concepts that will be discussed afterwards.

The course will proceed with the presentation of the Spanish, French, German and British systems, highlighting the undoubted differences and common profiles with respect to the Italian system. The purpose of such a comparison - in our system of industrial relations, recently affected by a deep change - is the knowledge of principles, solutions and practices developed in different jurisdictions, in order to verify how in practice they work and wether it would be possible to be applied in Italy.

Readings/Bibliography

On the topics covered in the lectures of the academic year 2015-2016, which will also have a development in single seminars, the attending students will have materials specifically supplied, which the final exam will be focused on.

Students not attending will prepare for the oral exam studying texts below.

 

For the topic of collective bargaining

M. Magnani, Diritto sindacale europeo e comparato, Giappichelli, Torino, 2015.

 

For the topic of participation

C. Zoli (a cura di), Lavoro e impresa: la partecipazione dei lavoratori e le sue forme nel diritto italiano e comparato, Giappichelli, Torino, 2015.

Teaching methods

The course will consist of oral lectures and seminars for the discussion of the materials provided, hoping for the participation of students to the comparative method.

Assessment methods

The final oral exam will be focused on the topics covered during lectures and seminars. 

For non attending students, there will be an oral exam on the readings recommended.

Teaching tools

In order to better understand the diversity of legal frameworks and to enhance the quality of comparison, much care should be taken to identify and accurately translate legal concepts that arise in the legislation, doctrine and jurisprudence of the countries under comparison.

Office hours

See the website of Carlo Zoli

See the website of Marcello Pedrazzoli