Course 2015-2016 a.y.

50169 - EU PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW


CLMG - M - IM - MM - AFC - CLAPI - CLEFIN-FINANCE - CLELI - ACME - DES-ESS - EMIT

Department of Legal Studies

Course taught in English

Go to class group/s: 31
CLMG (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  IUS/13) - M (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  IUS/13) - IM (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  IUS/13) - MM (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  IUS/13) - AFC (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  IUS/13) - CLAPI (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  IUS/13) - CLEFIN-FINANCE (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  IUS/13) - CLELI (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  IUS/13) - ACME (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  IUS/13) - DES-ESS (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  IUS/13) - EMIT (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  IUS/13)
Course Director:
MARIA PAOLA MARIANI

Classes: 31 (I sem.)
Instructors:
Class 31: MARIA PAOLA MARIANI


Course Objectives

Private international law is the subject studied in this course. Private international law covers three main areas: national court jurisdiction to decide cases with foreign elements; recognition and enforcement of national courts decisions from other national jurisdictions; conflict of law, the system to choose what law is to govern the resolution of international issues in dispute. Every Nation has its own conflict of laws, and so Italy. Since 1999, the private international law of the EU Member States is increasingly regulated by the European Union, making private international law ever less 'national' and ever more EU based. The course is mainly focused on the EU system. A seminar on the Italian system (compulsory only for Italian students) is held in Italian.

Course Content Summary

  • The Concept, Nature and Development of Private International Law.
  • Sources of Private International Law.
  • The Impact of European Law on the Private International Law of the Member States.
  • International jurisdiction.
  • The European area of justice: the international jurisdiction.
  • The European area of justice: recognition and enforcement of judgments.
  • Conflicts rules.
  • Interpretation and implementation of conflict rules.
  • Individuals and corporate entities.
  • International contracts and torts.
  • Cross border insolvency.
  • The Italian system.

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

Esame scritto a domande aperte

Textbooks

  • GEERT VAN CALSTER, European Private International Law, Oxford, Hart Pub., latest edition.
Only for Italian student
  • BAREL, ARMELLINI, Diritto internazionale privato (manuale breve), Milano, Giuffrè, ultima edizione, parte prima, capitoli I,II,III,.
Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)
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