GIU0594 - DIRITTO PRIVATO COMPARATO

The course aims to introduce students to the knowledge of the major
legal systems, with particular regard to the dichotomy civil law -
common law, through the acquisition of the basics of the method of
comparative analysis.
The experiences taken into consideration will be those most
illustrative of both traditions, namely the English and the
United States for common law systems, and the French, German and
for civil law systems.
The study of the different legal systems will be approached from a comparative-historical perspective, aimed at highlighting the interaction between the different formants of the
of law - doctrine, case law and legislation - in the creation of the
norms and the major classifications of private law, as well as the
differences existing in the formation of the jurist and a particular
mentality typical of common lawyers compared to that of civil lawyers.
Particular attention will also be paid to the current structure of the sources
of private law in the different legal systems taken into consideration and to the
phenomenon of the circulation of legal models.
Finally, the final part of the course will be devoted to the law of modern India,
taking into account the traditional substratum and the circulation of the
of common law.