Course program
The program deals with the introductory notions of the transport law and main institutions of the subject in the national, european and International regulations.
Transport law: concept and characters (5 hours); the sources of the national, european and international transport law (5 hours); trasnport infrastructure (6 hours); scheduled and non-scheduled transport services; access to the transport services market (5 hours); the carrier and the forwardimg agent and their responsibility (5 hours); transport contracts (leasing, rent, transport, passenger transport, carriage of goods, maritime transport of goods (charter parties and bill of lading); transport documents (14 hours). The program will be integrated with activities aimed at the practical examination of the main contractual instruments used in the maritime and air transport sector and the most recent significant decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union (8 hours).
Prerequisites
To approach the study of the subject and to achieve the learning objectives, it is important that the student demonstrates the basic knowledge about the main institutes of civil law, with specific reference to the discipline of obligations, contracts, and civil liability. However, it is worthwhile that the student also demonstrates the basic knowledge regarding the discipline of competition and the market, together with the characteristics of the administrative activity, with particular reference to the discipline of public goods and services. The immanent character of internationality that distinguishes the transport law implies the recommended knowledge of the basic principles of the production system of uniform EU and international law sources.
Books
Casanova M. - Brignardello M., Corso breve di diritto dei trasporti, Milano, 2020: cap. I, II, III, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
Teaching mode
Lectures on trasportation law and tutorials dealing with the most important national, european and international judgments; examination of the most important contractual models
The course also includes seminar activities through the intervention of representatives of the operating transportation world or through visits to transport and navigation infrastructures (Civitavecchia port in collaboration with the Port Authority of Civitavecchia).
Frequency
Lectures on trasportation law and tutorials dealing with the most important national, european and international judgments; examination of the most important contractual models
Exam mode
The examination will take place at the end of the course through an interview on the topics of the course program. For those who have followed the lessons, the judgments of the jurisprudence and the contractual models illustrated during the exercises may be discussed, with a consequent evaluation of the outcomes.
In the assessment of the examination the determination of the final grade takes into account the following elements:
- mastery of the subject
- argumentative correctness
- completeness of the answer
- clarity of exposure
To pass the examination the student must obtain a grade of not less than 18/30; to obtain the grade of 30/30 and honors, the student must instead demonstrate to have acquired excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, being able to connect them in a logical and consistent way.
Bibliography
AA. VV. I contratti del trasporto, Dottrina, casi e sistemi, diretto da F. Morandi, Milano, 2013, vol. 1 e 2
Lesson mode
Lectures on trasportation law and tutorials dealing with the most important national, european and international judgments; examination of the most important contractual models
The course also includes seminar activities through the intervention of representatives of the operating transportation world or through visits to transport and navigation infrastructures (Civitavecchia port in collaboration with the Port Authority of Civitavecchia).