The course aims to introduce students to the knowledge of the world's major legal systems, with particular regard to their genesis and evolution in the current context characterised by the phenomenon of globalisation. The experiences taken into consideration will be those most exemplary of the civil law and common law traditions, in particular the English and the the United States for common law systems, the French, German and Italian for civil law systems. Particular attention will then be paid to the evolution of Asian, South American and African systems in the current experience. The study of the different legal systems will be approached from an historical-comparative perspective, aimed at highlighting the interaction between culture, law and the evolution of a technical-legal language.
Teaching Methods
The course adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, involving students 1. in the critical analysis of some famous cases (in particular with regard to environmental law and climate change law), 2. in the reading of some important literary texts, which highlight the figure of the jurist and the importance of the written law in different regulatory contexts, 3. in the viewing of some documentaries representing different visions and conceptions of law. Assessment methods
Assessment Methods
The learning assessment consists of an oral examination, with a final grade in thirtieths, covering the entire course programme. Non-attending students are required to study the textbook indicated for the part concerning the syllabus
Contents
The course presents 1. an introduction to comparative law methodology and its instruments of investigation, as well as legal systemology 2. a course of study that explains the system of sources in common law as well as in civil law, through a historical reconstruction of the main stages in the evolution of these systems, in order to understand their current differences. 3. an insight into how legal transplants take place
Course Language
Italian
More information
The course is further connected with a Summer school: Every year a Summer School in Comparative Law is organised with professors from various European universities in order to conduct a comparative analysis of particular topics, such as comparative environmental law. The Summer School is recognised 5 additional credits.
