Construction Law

The course aims to:
- delve into legal issues related to the world of construction, with a special focus on public works and infrastructure;
- describe the importance of the sector in terms of sustainability and abatement of climate-changing gas emissions;
- enable an informed approach to the issues posed by the confrontation between public and private interests in construction activities;
- provide the basic mechanisms of public and private contracting aimed at the implementation of works;
- impart awareness of the most modern contracting techniques at the international level, aimed at the establishment of collaborative models of interaction.

Knowledge and ability to understand: it is desirable that students demonstrate knowledge and ability to understand and reach a level that, supported by the use of advanced texts, includes knowledge of some cutting-edge topics.
It is expected that the student, upon completion of the course, knows: the general principles and rules of public contract law; the essential legal issues related to construction activity; and collaborative contracting techniques.

Applied knowledge and understanding skills: students should be able to apply their knowledge and understanding skills by demonstrating a professional and multidisciplinary approach to their work, and acquire appropriate skills both to devise and support complex arguments and to solve problems in the field of construction.

Autonomy of judgment: students should acquire the ability to collect and interpret data useful for determining autonomous judgments, including reflection on related social, scientific, or ethical issues.

Communication skills: students are expected to acquire the ability to communicate information and ideas, pose problems, and propose solutions to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors.

Learning skills: students should develop the learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.