00221 - Business Law

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students will achieve an in-­depth knowledge of the rules and regulations governing entrepreneurial activities and business organizations. Students of the Laurea Magistrale will also achieve an in-depth knowledge of the major bankruptcy procedures.

Course contents

The regulation of entrepreneurial activity - Competition law - 

The law of business organizations - Bankruptcy law (only for students of the Laurea Magistrale)

Readings/Bibliography

Students of the Laurea Magistrale may use the following textbooks:

1) G.F. Campobasso, Diritto commerciale, collana Il sistema giuridico italiano, Torino, Utet, last ed., volumes I, II, III

2) F. Vella e G. Bosi, Diritto dell'impresa e dell'economia, Bologna, Il Mulino, last edition; F. Vella e G. Bosi, Diritto ed economia delle società, Bologna, Il Mulino, last ed.

 

Alternatively, students may also use:

3) F. Galgano, Diritto commerciale - L'imprenditore, Bologna, Zanichelli, last ed.; F. Galgano, Diritto commerciale - Le società, Bologna, Zanichelli, last ed.

4) G. Presti e M. Rescigno, Corso di diritto commerciale, volumes I e II, Bologna, Zanichelli, last ed.

Textbooks 3) and 4) do not cover bankruptcy law, which therefore must be studied from textbooks 1) or 2)

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Students of the course in Giuristi di impresa e delle amministrazioni pubbliche may use the following textbooks:

1) G.F. Campobasso, Manuale di diritto commerciale, compact edition in one volume, Torino, Utet, last ed.

2) F. Vella, G. Bosi, Diritto dell'impresa e dell'economia, Bologna, Il Mulino, last ed. (for the study of the law of entrepreneurial activity); F. Vella e G. Bosi, Diritto ed economia delle società, Bologna, Il Mulino,last ed. (for the study of the law of business organizations)

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Students seeking a credit integration are requested to:

a) study the bankruptcy law part of the Laurea Magistrale program

b) study the regulation of publicly traded companies using the following textbook: R. Costi, Il mercato mobiliare, Torino, Giappichelli, last ed. 

Teaching methods

Classes held by the course teacher. The goal is to provide students with an in­-depth understanding of the rules and regulations governing entrepreneurial activity and business organizations.

Assessment methods

Oral exam at the end of the course. Students will be asked to discuss two or three different topics of the course program.  

Teaching tools

Textbook and slides. For an active and fruitful class participation, use of an updated civil code, complemented with the most important business legislation, is encouraged.

Office hours

See the website of Sergio Gilotta