Storia del diritto (mod I) - ENG

Storia del diritto (modulo I)
Prof. Maria Antonietta Ligios

Codice Insegnamento: CODICE
SSD Insegnamento: IUS 18
6 CFU – 48 ore
Sede: Novara

Objectives

The module is intended to provide a basic understanding of the major institutions of Roman law, Roman economy and its social and political dynamics. The deepening of the topics covered in the course of the lessons, intends to launch an analysis in the perspective of historical law leading institutes of commercial law, with an emphasis on those from which are derived institutes still present in the Italian legal system.

Content

The course will cover the study of Roman commercial law, in particular, the following topics:
-periodization of Roman trade law;
-the three types of private Roman process;
-the use of slaves in entrepreneurial activities;
-the Earth's trade;
-the navigation;
-the production company;
-banking firm;
-the freedom of competition;
-unfair competition;
-transport and storage of goods;
-companies;
-crimes against the public economy.

Prerequisites

No specific prerequisites required

Bibliography

For students attending: lesson notes more handouts available to students in the library;
For students not attending: PIETRO CERAMI, ALDO PETRUCCI, Diritto commerciale romano, 3rd Edition, publishing house Giappichelli, Torino 2010.
For more information, please consult the page of the course on D.I.R. to: [the previous sentence can be changed at will and cancelled if the course is not present on DIR]

Teaching activities

Lectures

Course attendance

Course attendance is optional

Methods of assessment

The examination is conducted orally