Educational offer - University of Padova

First cycle degree courses	Second cycle degree courses	Single cycle degree courses
School of Economics and Political Science
ECONOMIC LAW

Course unit
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE LAW
EPP3049379, A.A. 2019/20

Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2017/18

Information on the course unit

Degree course	First cycle degree in DIRITTO DELL'ECONOMIA (Ord. 2011) SP1841, Degree course structure A.Y. 2011/12, A.Y. 2019/20	bring this page with you
Number of ECTS credits allocated	6.0
Type of assessment	Mark
Course unit English denomination	ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE LAW
Department of reference	Department of Political Science, Law, and International Studies
Mandatory attendance	No
Language of instruction	Italian
Branch	ROVIGO
Single Course unit	The Course unit can be attended under the option Single Course unit attendance
Optional Course unit	The Course unit can be chosen as Optional Course unit

Lecturers

Teacher in charge	NICOLA BRUTTI		IUS/02

ECTS: details

Type	Scientific-Disciplinary Sector		Credits allocated
Core courses	IUS/02	Comparative Private Law	6.0

Course unit organization

Period	Second semester
Year	3rd Year
Teaching method	frontal

Type of hours	Credits	Teaching hours	Hours of Individual study	Shifts
Lecture	6.0	45	105.0	No turn

Calendar

Start of activities	02/03/2020
End of activities	12/06/2020
Show course schedule	2019/20 Reg.2018 course timetable

Examination board

Examination board not defined

Syllabus

Prerequisites:	Regular attendance at classes is highly recommended.
Target skills and knowledge:	Due to an interdisciplinary and casuistic approach, the goal is to enable students looking at private law issues through an economic perspective.
Examination methods:	Oral exam. The possibility of an alternative exam will be granted only to those who have attended classes.
Assessment criteria:	The possibility of an early exam session will be granted only to those who have attended classes.
Course unit contents:	-Introduction: interdisciplinary and comparative law methodologies - Comparative law and private law -Public goods/private goods: between Comparative Law and Economics -Evolution of torts -Differences between Law and Economics and Economic Analysis of Law (G. Calabresi). Epistemological value of the "Law and..." approach. -Interrelations with the civil law tradition (Italian civil code). - Coase theorem and its variants. Property rules and liability rules. -Tort of Nuisance and model rules by Calabresi and Melamed. - Breach of contract and remedial tools -Civil liability: typologies and quantification of damages -Taste, values and merit goods. Commodification and commandification (G. Calabresi) -Critical issues on EAL: the wisdom of Italian civil code -Case study and interdisciplinary analysis
Planned learning activities and teaching methods:	Lessons and seminars will be supported by multimedia tools, interactive debate and individuals or groups items of work.
Additional notes about suggested reading:	All the students are recommended to read carefully the cases reported and analyzed in the textbook. Account will be taken of the student’s ability to speak about cases assigned for class.
Textbooks (and optional supplementary readings)	Nicola Brutti, Diritto privato comparato: letture interdisciplinari. Torino: Giappichelli, 2019. Introduzione; Parte I (da 1 fino a 6.2 incluso e, poi, 9.6), Parti II e III tutte.