EUROPEAN PRIVATE LAW

Course objectives

The course aims to increase the theoretical and practical knowledge of european private law - especially considered the EU integration process - through the analysis of areas where the EU legislation has affected relations between private parties, particularly with regard to the contract and civil liability

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Europe, cultural, political and legal identity. The conceptions of private European law: - legal norms and legal acts of Union law; - the right of consumers as the first nucleus of European private law; - the acquis communautaire; - the European Parliament's resolutions on contract law; - initiatives for the drafting of a "European civil code" The general principles of law and the general principles of European private law. The natural person, fundamental rights, human rights and social rights. The protection of consumer and consumer contracts. European contract: - the processes of harmonization and unification of contract law; - “acquis communautaire” on contracts; - the definition and requirements of the contract; - the coding processes and the Draft Common Frane of Reference; - PICC and PECL; - contractual autonomy and contractual freedom; - The European Commission's Communication on "Contract Law"; - The Fleasibility test and the CESL Civil liability: - the special schemes and the new branches of European civil liability; - liability for defective products and services; - environmental liability; - State liability for breach of EU law; -the assessment of damages to the natural person; - the codification of the rules of civil liability; - corporate liability. Market regulation and competition: -introduction; -the new lex mercatoria and instances of codification; -competition and free market. Enterprise and Enterprise Contracts: - business idea; -contractual autonomy and business contracts; - the bankruptcy of the market and the failure of economic analysis of the law. Services: -services in the European law; -the proposed EU directive on services in the internal market; - the proposed EU directive on the liability of the service provider; - consumer credit; - consumer protection techniques; - the Financial Markets Directive and consumer protection. Access to justice and out-of-court settlement of disputes -ADR; - the directive on inhibitory measures - the arbitration clause in consumer contracts; - class action and conciliation.
Prerequisites
As foreseen in the order of studies, students must have taken the following exams: Private law institutions; Public Law; European Union law.
Books
G. Alpa, Diritto privato europeo, Giuffrè, Milano 2016, capp. II, VIII, X.
Teaching mode
Lessons are conducted in accordance with the University guidelines. Timely information is provided on the teacher bulletin board.
Frequency
Attendance at lessons is not compulsory but is recommended
Exam mode
The exam consists of an oral test on the topics of the course.
Bibliography
G. Alpa, Diritto privato europeo, Giuffrè, Milano 2016; Codice di Diritto Privato Europeo, (a cura di) L. Di Donna, CEDAM, 2019; L. Di Donna, Diritto privato dell'economia, Giappichelli, 2019.
Lesson mode
Lessons are conducted in accordance with the University guidelines. Timely information is provided on the professor bulletin board.
  • Lesson code1044058
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • Courselaw
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDIUS/01
  • CFU9