Extended Syllabus:
1. Legal framework of the subject
1.2 Relations with the other branches of National Law
1.3 Relations with International Law
1.4 Relations with European Union Law
2. Determining applicable law
2.1 The various legislative methods for identifying the applicable law
2.2 The "conflict-of-law rules": nature, characteristics and functioning
2.3 Institution and mechanisms of Private International Law: the reference to Foreign Law
2.4 Referring to Foreign Law: nature and status in the lex fori
2.5 Public order and the mandatory provisions
3 The Italian jurisdiction
3.1 The heads of jurisdiction and the role of private individuals
3.2 Immunity from the Italian jurisdiction
3.3 Configuration of procedural aspects in Private International Law
4. Recognition and efficacy of foreign judgements
4.1 The principle of "automatism" of EU origin
4.2 The procedure for challenging the recognition of foreign judgements
4.3 Transcription, registration and annotation of foreign judgements in the public registers