Course Topics
M1 - Public Law The legal acts, the sources of law in general and in the economic sphere, the structure and the functioning of the Italian State, the institutions that regulate the economic policy decisions, the protection of fundamental rights. The powers and organization of the Italian Regions, including South Tirol /Alto Adige. These concepts are analyzed in the framework of the European Union legal framework. M2 - Private Law Determination of the law applicable to transnational relationships. The content of the Civil Code. Natural and legal persons. Personal rights. Associations. Foundations. Property. Rights on goods and legal methods for their acquisition. Fundamentals of the law of obligations and contracts. Non-contractual liability. For a more detailed description of the course content, please refer to the detailed syllabus prepared during the course and published on Teams.

Teaching format
M1 - Public Law Frontal lectures and exercises. Power point presentations will be used during the lectures. They are a support for the lectures and not learning materials for the individual study. M2 - Private Law Frontal lectures and exercises. PowerPoint presentations will be projected during the lectures and made available to students via Teams. The presentations are not study material for the exam and are not sufficient reference for exam preparation; they are provided as support material to better follow the lectures. During the exercises, some course topics will be covered from a more practical perspective. Students can request case studies to analyze topics covered in the lectures.

Educational objectives
Knowledge and understanding Area: Legal knowledge of the public and private legal system, also with reference to economic and business studies knowledge and ability to interpret the sources of law, with regard to the different sectors of the legal system: public, private, commercial and tax, in the European, national, regional and international contexts knowledge of the Italian Constitution with reference to the form of government, including the regions and other territorial authorities, and the rights of citizens and businesses understanding of the legal framework regulating relations between private individuals and between private individuals and public bodies knowledge of the law of persons, property, transfer of rights over property and the law of obligations, contract and civil liability knowledge of company law also open to international orientations knowledge of the concept of tax subjects and of assessment, collection and refund procedures as well as taxpayer protection knowledge and understanding of company and corporate taxation knowledge of the mechanisms underlying effective communication of legal topics in three languages: Italian, German and English Ability to apply knowledge and understanding Area: Legal know how to find and use national, European and international legal sources to be able to provide support to companies and corporate bodies through knowledge of the relevant legal field to be able to critically analyse and evaluate corporate processes and dynamics being able to analyse cases arising from professional experience and apply the appropriate rules of the relevant legal field be able to communicate the results of legal analyses prepared in accordance with international professional standards in three languages: Italian, German and English

Assessment
M1 - Public Law (i) a final written examination on the entire program OR (ii) Attending students: 1. mid-term written examination accounting for 33% 2. a final written examination on the remaining 7-18 classes’ program accounting for 67% 3. participation to exercises M2 - Private Law (i) The course grade will be based on the final written exam that include 4 general open questions with 3-4 sub-questions. (ii) At the students' request a midterm exam on a first section of the program of the course will be organised. The midterm exam grade will count the 20% of the final grade. Students who have passed the midterm exam, will write a final exam including 3 general open questions with 3-4 sub-questions, on the part of the course not included in the midterm exam. The grade of the final exam will count the 80% of the final grade for the course.

Evaluation criteria
In order to pass the exam it is necessary to receive a positive assessment passing grade to both modules (M1 and M2). In the overall assessment, each module is weighted with 50% towards the final grade The final mark is composed of the mean average of the assessments marks obtained in the two modules (M1 and M2). It is possible to pass the two modules in two different sessions within the same academic year. After that, the positive assessment grade taken obtained in one of the two modules will become null. M1 - Public Law (i) final written examination consisting of 15 multiple choice questions and 3 review questions (to be chosen among 4). OR (ii) Attending students (optional): 1. mid-term written examination accounting for 33% (30 multiple choice/closed questions) on the first 6 classes’ program; 2. a final written examination accounting for 67% (6 multiple choice questions and 2 review questions to be chosen among 3) on the remaining 7-18 classes’ program; 3. very active participation to exercises, as presentation of case-law or report/essay (up to 2 points) Relevant for assessment for review questions: clarity of answers, mastery of language (both legal appropriateness, grammatical and logic), ability to summarize, evaluate, and establish relationships between topics; Relevant for assessment for exercises: ability to appropriately intervene during class debates; knowledge of already discussed topics; ability to critically assess and evaluate legal issues presented in class. M2 - Private Law (i) The course grade will be based on the final written exam that include 4 general open questions with 3-4 sub-questions. (ii) At the students' request a midterm exam on a first section of the program of the course will be organised. The midterm exam grade will count the 20% of the final grade. Students who have passed the midterm exam, will write a final exam including 3 general open questions with 3-4 sub-questions, on the part of the course not included in the midterm exam. The grade of the final exam will count the 80% of the final grade for the course. The written exam is assessed on the base of: clarity of the answers, mastery of language (knowledge of the legal technical language, and grammatical and logic mastery of language), ability to summarize, evaluate, and establishing relationships between topics.