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• CG1. Search and appropriately manage information regarding the various sectors of the legal system
• CG1. Read, understand, write and comment on scientific texts
• CG2. Know how to search online and obtain basic legal information: legislative, jurisprudence and bibliographic databases
• CG3. Understand and critically evaluate information regarding the various sectors of the legal system
• CG4. Read and interpret legal texts in the different branches of the legal system
• CG5. Correctly draft legal texts
• CG6. Use legal reasoning and arguments in the various sectors of the legal system
• CG7. Know a foreign language
• CG7. Use the English language
• CG8. Learn autonomously
• CG9. Work in teams
• CG9. Communicate orally and in writing
• CG10. Prepare and deliver a legal address in public
• CG11. Understand the social functions of law as an instrument of government in modern societies
• CE1. Assess the costs and the sustainability of legislative proposals and of specific doctrinal and jurisprudential solutions
• CE6. Analyse legal language and comment on it

1. COMPARATIVE LAW. 1. Concept of comparative law. 2. History of comparative law 3. Functions and goals of comparative law. 4. Comparative methodology. 5. The limits of comparative law. 6. The theory of legal systems. 6.1. The style of the legal system. 6.2. The Western legal tradition.

2. THE “CIVIL LAW” LEGAL SYSTEMS. 1. From the reception of Roman law to national codifications. 2. History of French law. 3. Main characteristics of the Civil Code. 4. Reception of the French Civil Code around the globe.

3. THE GERMANIC LEGAL SYSTEMS. 1. History of German law. 2. The BGB. 3. The Austrian ABGB 4. The Swiss Civil Code.

4. THE COMMON LAW. 1. The development of English common law. 2. The extension of common law in the world. 3. The law in the United States. 4. The so-called “mixed” legal systems.

5. OTHER GLOBAL WORLD TRADITIONS.1. The legal systems of the Far East. 1.1 Japan. 1.2 China. 2. Islamic law.

6. SOURCES AND APPLICATION OF LAW. 1. The role of the judge and the position of the written law in comparative perspective. 2. Sources of law. Interpretation and application of legislative acts. 3. Comparative approach to procedural rules and practices.

7. EUROPEAN PRIVATE LAW. 1. European private law. 2. Contract and tort law 2.1. The principles of European contract law (PECL). 2.2. The principles of European tort law (PETL). 3. The CEFL Principles of European family law. 4. Towards a European civil code? The Draft Common Framework of Reference (DCFR) and the private law of the European Union.

• Zweigert, Konrad (1998 ). Introduction to comparative law (3rd rev. ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. Catàleg
• Glenn, H. Patrick (2010 ). Legal traditions of the world : sustainable diversity in law (4rd ed.). Oxford [etc.]: Oxford University Press. Catàleg
• Hartkamp, A. S. Bar, Christian von, 1952- (cop. 2011 ). Towards a European civil code (4th revised and expanded ed.). The Hague: Kluwer Law International. Catàleg
• Menski, Werner (2006 ). Comparative law in a global context : the legal systems of Asia and Africa . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Catàleg
• De Cruz, Peter (2007). Comparative law in a changing world (3ª). Cavendish. Catàleg
• Youngs, Raymond (2014). English, French and German comparative law (3ª). Routledge. Catàleg
• Bogdan, Michael (2013). Concise introduction to comparative law. Groningen, Amsterdam: Europa Law Publishing. Catàleg
• Mattei, Ugo (2009). Schlesinger's comparative law : (7th ed.). New York: Foundation Press. Catàleg
• Reimann, Mathias (2019). The Oxford handbook of comparative law (Segona edició). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Catàleg
• Zimmermann, Reinhard (2001). Roman law, contemporary law, European law :. New York: Oxford University Press. Catàleg
• Gordley, James. (2021). An introduction to the comparative study of private law : (Second edition). New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press. Catàleg
• Siems, Mathias M. (2021). Comparative law. Cambridge, United Kingdom ;: Cambridge University Press. Catàleg
• Fekete, Balázs (2021). Paradigms in modern European comparative law : a history. Oxford, UK ;: Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing. Catàleg

Assessment activities:

Students who have successfully completed the learning activities included in the continued evaluation plan are NOT required to sit the final exam. The continued evaluation plan consists of a) classroom preparation and discussion of deliverables and suggested readings and b) writing a brief essay (3 pages) analysing an issue of comparative law (synthesis assessment test).

For those who failed the previous, there is a final exam, consisting of a written test including a choice of two questions from among three possible ones. It will assess the ability of students to connect concepts, to synthesise the main ideas emerging from the topics chosen and to master the special technical concepts of the subject.

Specific criteria for the "No show" grade:
Any student who does not show up to take the final test scheduled according to the official calendar of exams will be given a mark of “incomplete”. Students who have successfully completed the activities of continued evaluation plan are not required to take the final exam.

Single Assessment:
Students who have NOT successfully completed the learning activities included in the continued evaluation plan may sit the final exam.

It will consist of a written test including a choice of two questions from among three possible ones. It will assess the ability of students to connect concepts, to synthesise the main ideas emerging from the topics chosen and to master the special technical concepts of the subject.

Minimum requirements to pass:
To pass the subject, a minimum grade of 5.0 must be obtained both in the practical activities and the assessments.

Tutoring will be scheduled whenever the student needs it, in person or through virtual communication.

Teacher communications with students will be developed by email or through the Moodle platform.

Subject included in the ENGLISH PROGRAMME of the Faculty of Law. All learning activities and materials are in English. A minimum level of English and a certain familiarity with legal English are necessary to be able to follow the lessons and work with the materials properly.

This subject is especially suitable for those interested in continuing their legal studies abroad, as well as for ERASMUS students who want to expand their knowledge of other legal systems.