Advanced Roman Law

A.Y. 2024/2025
6
Max ECTS
42
Overall hours
SSD
IUS/18
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with knowledge of the immigration rules of the Roman era, as they are useful for developing awareness of problems that are also current.
Expected learning outcomes
- Capacity for synthesis and for coordinating the institutions of Roman law within a dynamic view of the legal phenomena;
- Capacity for making links through recovery of the historical roots of various modern legal institutions;
- Capacity for deepening the acquired knowledge, also through a direct comparison with the main legal and literary sources;
- Learning and using concepts and an appropriate legal language.
Single course

This course can be attended as a single course.

Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The course program focuses on immigration regulations in the Roman Republican age, with particular reference to the Latin nation.
Analytical program: 1) The origins of Rome; 2) The Latin nation; 3) The Latin confederations; 4) The ius migrandi; 5) The expulsions of Latins from Rome.
Prerequisites for admission
The students have to pass the examination of Roman Law, and then they can take the examination of Advanced Roman Law.
Teaching methods
The teaching method is essentially exegetical, that is, based on the direct reading of ancient texts of the classical tradition (Greek and Roman) by the teacher and by the students, under the guidance of the teacher. Frontal lessons will alternate with classroom exercises on the reading and interpretation of sources under the guidance of the teacher.
Teaching Resources
For non-attending students: L. Gagliardi, Mobilità e integrazione delle persone nei centri cittadini romani. Aspetti giuridici, vol. I, La classificazione degli "incolae", Milano: Giuffrè, 2006, pp. XVI-584.
For attending students, the reference materials will be indicated in class.
Assessment methods and Criteria
There will be a final written exam with 4 open questions (test duration: 80 min.). The exam will test students' in-depth knowledge and comprehension of the course contents. In addition to knowledge and understanding of the course material, students will be evaluated according to their ability to appropriately express themselves and effectively communicate technical legal concepts, as well as, possibly, understand and interpret ancient legal texts.
IUS/18 - ROMAN AND ANCIENT LAW - University credits: 6
Lessons: 42 hours
Professor: Gagliardi Lorenzo
Shifts:
Turno
Professor: Gagliardi Lorenzo
Professor(s)
Reception:
Wednesday, 1 PM
Department of Private Law and Legal History - 1° floor