TRANSNATIONAL LAW: COMPETENT COURTS AND APPLICABLE LAW

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018/2019

Type of Course:

Elective Course

Optional/Mandatory:

Optional

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in SCIENZE DELLA POLITICA E DELL'AMMINISTRAZIONE

Disciplinary Sector:

International Law

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

ASTA Gabriele

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of European Union Law and Private Law is highly recommended.

AF code:

A003035

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Oral exam aimed at verifying the student’s theoretical knowledge as well as his ability to solve practical cases. For students who have attended at least 75% of the lessons, an intermediate test may be organized on a part of the course program.

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

This course aims at providing students with necessary tools to comprehend and analyse the main issues concerning transnational legal situations. To this end, the course will be aimed at transmitting a basic knowledge of the relevant regulatory sources and of the issues relating to the coordination between them, as well as of the principles and techniques characteristic of Private International Law.

Contents

The course will deal with the following topics:
- The Sources of Private International Law;
- Jurisdiction;
- Applicable Law;
- General issues (interpretation and application of the rules of Private International Law; methods of coordination of transnational legal situations; proof of foreign law; renvoi; public order; mandatory rules);
- The recognition and enforcement of foreign decisions and acts;
- Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I);
- Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II).

Recommended Bibliography

For attending students: G. CONETTI, S. TONOLO, F. VISMARA, Manuale di diritto internazionale privato, Giappichelli, Torino, latest edition (the chapters to be studied will be agreed with the teacher during lessons). The handbook will be accompanied by additional didactic material provided during the course.

For non-attending students: F. MOSCONI, C. CAMPIGLIO, Diritto internazionale privato e processuale. Volume I – Parte generale e obbligazioni, UTET giuridica, Milano, latest edition.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

The course will be carried out through lectures, which will be supplemented by the examination of case law during seminars, aimed at encouraging students’ participation and the development of critical skills.

Contacts/More Information

For information on the contents of the program or for any clarifications, you can contact the teacher via e-mail (gasta@uniss.it).

Other courses

Course year: 1

ITALIAN AND COMPARATIVE PRIVATE LAW
12 credits
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
9 credits - Base
HISTORY OF POLITICAL DOCTRINES
9 credits - Base
POLITICAL ECONOMY
9 credits - Base
GENERAL SOCIOLOGY
12 credits - Caratterizzante
MODERN HISTORY
9 credits - Affine/Integrativa
POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
6 credits - A scelta dello studente

Course year: 2

HISTORY OF THE JURIDICAL AND POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS OF SARDINIA
9 credits
REGIONAL LAW
6 credits
REGIONAL LAW
6 credits
SPANISH LANGUAGE
6 credits
CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
9 credits - Base
CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
9 credits - Base
INSTITUTES OF PUBLIC LAW
9 credits - Base
INSTITUTES OF PUBLIC LAW
9 credits - Base
ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL LANGUAGE
9 credits - Caratterizzante
ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL LANGUAGE
9 credits - Caratterizzante
ECONOMIC POLICY
12 credits - Caratterizzante
ECONOMIC POLICY
12 credits - Caratterizzante
POLITICAL SCIENCE
9 credits - Caratterizzante
POLITICAL SCIENCE
9 credits - Caratterizzante
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (ADVANCED COURSE)
9 credits - A scelta dello studente
FRENCH LANGUAGE
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
9 credits - A scelta dello studente
FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
GERMAN LANGUAGE
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
HISTORY OF POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS CULTURE IN THE MODERN AGE
9 credits - A scelta dello studente
ITALIANO
9 credits - A scelta dello studente
Laborat LABORATORIO IN GENDER POLITICS
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
LABORATORIO IN CIRCULAR ECONOMY, INNOVATION AND PUBLIC POLICIES
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
6 credits - A scelta dello studente

Course year: 3

FINAL TEST
9 credits
HISTORY OF POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
9 credits
HISTORY OF THE JURIDICAL AND POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS OF SARDINIA
9 credits
INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN UNION LAW
12 credits
URBAN SOCIOLOGY
9 credits
STATISTICAL METHODS
9 credits - Base
STATISTICAL METHODS
9 credits - Base
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
12 credits - Caratterizzante
HISTORY OF POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
9 credits - Caratterizzante
HISTORY AND INSTITUTIONS OF ASIA
9 credits - Affine/Integrativa
HISTORY AND INSTITUTIONS OF ASIA
9 credits - Affine/Integrativa
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
9 credits - Affine/Integrativa
LABOUR LAW
9 credits - Affine/Integrativa
LABOUR LAW
9 credits - Affine/Integrativa
SCIENCE OF ADMINISTRATION
9 credits - Affine/Integrativa
SCIENCE OF ADMINISTRATION
9 credits - Affine/Integrativa
CAREER CONSTRUCTION AND CAREER COUNSELING
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
ECONOMIC POLICY
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
FAMILY LAW
9 credits - A scelta dello studente
ITALIANO
9 credits - A scelta dello studente
MEDIA LAW
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
PUBLIC ECONOMIC LAW
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
REGIONAL LAW
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
TRANSNATIONAL LAW: COMPETENT COURTS AND APPLICABLE LAW
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
OTHER TRAINING ACTIVITIES
6 credits - Altro

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