Università Roma Tre

COMPARATIVE LEGAL SYSTEMS
PROGRAM OF THE COURSE A.A. 2021-2022

The course aims to illustrate the history, methods and problems of the comparative approach and to introduce the main legal systems and traditions of the world and the most relevant current legal issues. Special attention will be put on territorial and IT security problems, as regards implemented within different legal systems; at the same time, in a historical perspective, it will highlight the intersections between law, culture and society in the development of those solutions. Finally, it will reflect on the prospects opened up by the processes of supranational harmonization of law.

This course includes a general part where the fundamental concepts and areas of Comparative legal systems are introduced. It will then focus on selected topics consistent with the degree programme, which are related to territorial security and information technology-releated aspects. For this, experts will be invited to hold lectures. Finally, the course foresses in-class discussion and other classroom activities that will allow analyzing concretely the problems discussed through the greatest involvement of students.

COMPARATIVE LEGAL SYSTEMS
Readings A.A. 2020-2021

1) V. Varano – V. Barsotti, La tradizione giuridica occidentale, Giappichelli, Torino, 2018 or 2021
2) Further readings will be recommended during the course.

Additional readings agreed with the teacher on the topics covered during the course are required for students who do not attend at least 80% of the lectures.