The course aims to impart students with the knowledge of fundamental legal concepts and rules that govern relations in civil society. The course will introduce students to all the preliminary and methodological tools necessary for analysis and resolution of legal problems, as it relates to the legal institutions indicated in the program.
I beni e i diritti reali: Le cose, i beni e i diritti reali in generale - La proprietà - Il possesso - Acquisto e difesa della proprietà - I diritti sui beni immateriali - La proprietà superficiaria, l’enfiteusi, gli usi civici e gli oneri reali - I diritti reali su cosa altrui - Servitù, usufrutto, uso e abitazione.
Private Law in General: The concept of law and its fundamental divisions – Sources of objective law – The spatial and temporal effectiveness of legal norms – Legal norms and their classification – Application, interpretation, and integration of legal norms – Subjective rights and legal duties.
Subjects and the Law of the People: Natural persons – Legal capacity and legal capacity to act – Personality rights – Legal residence of the person – Legal entities (associations, foundations, committees).
The Lifecycle of Subjective Rights: Legal facts and acts – Legal transactions in general – Accidental elements of legal transactions – pathology in legal transactions – contractual limitations and prescriptions.
Rights of Obligations and their Sources: The contract in general – Nature and elements of the binding relationships – Lifecycle and effectiveness of obligations – Fulfillment of obligations – Breach of contract and contractual delays – Contractual liability – Means of extinguishing obligations other than fulfillment – Modification of elements in contractual relationships – credit protection and obligation guarantees – Contracts in general – Unlawful acts and non-contractual liability.
Property and Rights in Rem: Material things, property, and rights in rem in general – Ownership – Possession – Acquisition and protection of property – Rights over intangible assets – Land ownership, emphyteusis, civic customs – Rights in Rem over things belonging to others – Servitude, usufruct, right to use, and right of abode.
