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Passing of the exams on the Institutions of Private law and Constitutional law I is a prerequisite to the First Module exam. It’s advisable the attainment of the exams on the Institutions of Private law and on Constitutional law I with reference to an attendance to the First Module and the Second Module. One is allowed to take a Module exam at the end of the semester of the year in which it’s provided according to the curriculum. The Second Module exam requires the passing of the First Module. The exam on the second module can be taken in the following ways: a) in the case of a positive outcome of the exam on the first module obtained in the winter session, within the following summer session; b) in the case of a positive outcome of the exam on the First module obtained in the summer session, within the following month of January; c) in the case of a positive outcome of the exam on the First module obtained in other sessions (September and extraordinary sessions), within the immediately following session. It’s possible to take the First and Second Module exam together by enrolling to the specific “Commercial Law” session. In any case passing of the exams on the Institutions of Private law and Constitutional law I is a prerequisite. In order to be able to take the First Module exam only, it is necessary to enroll to the so called partial “Commercial law First Module” session. In order to be able to take the Second Module exam only, it is necessary to enroll to the so called “Specific Commercial Law” session, specifying the achievement of the First Module exam.
The First and Second Module aim at training students to legal reasoning in the area of commercial and corporate law, analyzing and dealing with concrete cases.
Lectures of Commercial Law consist of two “Modules”, on Enterprise law, Company law as well as reference to insolvency proceedings.
The First Module will deal with the following topics: Historical background. - The enterprise: articulations and models. - Enterprise law: attribution and content. - Circulation of enterprise: businesses and agreements – Enterprise and markets: Intellectual property, competition and negotiations. Cooperation between entrepreneurs: consortiums and other cooperation techniques. – Negotiable instruments: general principles and instruments of payments. The Second Module will deal with the following topics: Historical background. – Types of companies: Notions. – Partnerships. – Companies with share capital. – Cooperatives and mutual insurance companies. – Extra-ordinary activities: conversion, mergers and demergers. – Governing and coordinating a company. – Insolvency proceedings: general notions, objectives and conditions.
Any updated textbook bearing university ranking. However AA.VV., Diritto commerciale. I. Diritto dell’impresa, a cura di M. Cian, Torino, Giappichelli, last edition available, is suggested. For the exam preparation and class attendance is essential to use a civil code updated with complementary laws.
Lectures
An oral examination will be held. The knowledge of the topics included in the program will be verified through general questions, in order to evaluate the student’s ability to discuss about the invistigated topics, to understand and interpret the relevant legislation, in the light of the current guidelines on the subject, and to apply the acquired knowledge to solve practical problems. The final assessment will also take into account the ability to master the subject. Assessment grading: final grade
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