EUROPEAN CONTRACT LAW

IUS/01 - 7 CFU - 2° semestre

Docente titolare dell'insegnamento

ANTONIO LAS CASAS

Obiettivi formativi

Knowledge and understanding

The student must know fundamental principles and notions of European contract law. In particular, the knowledge of the discipline concerning unfair terms in business to consumer contracts is required. The student must also know the developments in the field of harmonization of European private law.

Ability to apply knowledge and comprehension

The student must be able to identify and understand the reasons hindering the project of standardization of European private law.


Prerequisiti richiesti

Knowledge of the institutions of private law is requested;

Knowledge of English is requested


Frequenza lezioni

Recommended


Contenuti del corso

The extent and role of European contract law; notions of contract; cause, consideration and form; formation of contract and pre-contractual liability


Testi di riferimento

Hugh Beale, Bènèdicte Fauvarque-Cosson, Jacobien Rutgers, denis Tallon and Stefan Vogenauer Cases, Materials and text on Contract law, Series general Editor, 2010, pp. 3-76; 169-426


Altro materiale didattico

http://studium.unict.it/dokeos/2016/courses/71105C0/


Programmazione del corso

 *ArgomentiRiferimenti testi
1*The process of harmonization of European private lawCases, Materials and text on Contract law, ch. 1  
2*Definitions of contract Cases, Materials and text on Contract law, ch. 2 
3*Synallagmatic and gratuitous contractCases, Materials and text on Contract law, ch. 2 
4*The notion of cause in continental European systemsCases, Materials and text on Contract law, ch. 5 
5*Consideration and reliance in the Common law systemsCases, Materials and text on Contract law, ch. 5 
6*Formation of contract: offer and acceptanceCases, Materials and text on Contract law, ch. 6 
7*Intention to create legal relationsCases, Materials and text on Contract law, ch. 8 
8*Pre-contractual liabilityCases, Materials and text on Contract law, ch. 9 
* Conoscenze minime irrinunciabili per il superamento dell'esame.

N.B. La conoscenza degli argomenti contrassegnati con l'asterisco è condizione necessaria ma non sufficiente per il superamento dell'esame. Rispondere in maniera sufficiente o anche più che sufficiente alle domande su tali argomenti non assicura, pertanto, il superamento dell'esame.

Verifica dell'apprendimento


MODALITÀ DI VERIFICA DELL'APPRENDIMENTO

Written assignment


PROVE IN ITINERE

No intermediate exam


PROVE DI FINE CORSO

No further final exam is requested except the final written assignent


ESEMPI DI DOMANDE E/O ESERCIZI FREQUENTI

Written discussion of cases similar to those examined in class



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