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I. GENERAL PART: 1. - CONSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURAL PRINCIPLES: «DUE PROCESS OF LAW». 2. - JURISDICTIONAL FUNCTION. FORMS OF JURISDICTIONAL PROTECTION. 3. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF ACTION. 4. - CONDITIONS OF PROCEEDING AND CONDITIONS OF ACTION. 5. - JUDGE. JUDGES POWER (JURISDICTION) AND REGULATION OF JURISDICTION. CHOOSING THE FORUM AND APPEAL TO REGULATE FORUM. MODIFICATIONS OF FORUM BECAUSE OF CONNECTION AMONG CLAIMS. AUXILIARIES OF THE JUDGE. 6. - PARTIES. CAPACITY. STANDING TO SUE: NECESSARY JOINDERS; INTERVENTION; THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. COLLECTIVE REDRESSES (CLASS ACTIONS AND COLLECTIVE ACTIONS); 7. - PLEADINGS AND COSTS.
II. ORDINARY PROCEEDING. 1. - PRESENTATION OF THE PLEADINGS; 2. - EVIDENCE GATHERING. 3. - KINDS OF PROOFS AND EVIDENCES RULES. 4.- THE STATEMENT. JUDGEMENTS. DEFINITIVE AND NOT-DEFINITIVE JUDGEMENTS. FORMAL AND SUBSTANTIAL RES IUDICATA. 5. - UNUSUAL EVENTS OF PROCEEDING. 6. - CHARACTERISTICS OF PROCEEDING BEFORE MONOCRATIC COURT AND BEFORE HONORARY JUDGE (GIUDICE DI PACE).
III. SPECIAL PROCEEDING. 1. - PROCEEDING OF LABORAL CLAIMS,OF LEASE CLAIMS AND SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIMS. 2. - PROCEEDING OF MARITAL SEPARATION AND DIVORCE. 3. - PROCEEDING OF DIVISION OF COMMON PROPERTY.
IV. APPEALS: 1. - GENERAL OVERVIEW. 2. - CLASSIFICATION; 2.1. - APPEAL. 2.2. - APPEAL BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT OF CASSAZIONE. 2.3. REVISION: 2.4. THIRD PARTY OPPOSITION.

- C. MANDRIOLI-A. CARRATTA, Diritto processuale civile, XXVI ed., Torino, 2017, voll. I and II full, vol. III (pagg. 81-319)

I. GENERAL PART: 1. Being, purpose and structure of judicial power. Straight substantial right and “Due Process of Law”. Different jurisdictions and different forms of rights’ protection. 2. Procedural rule. 3. Pleadings, costs and rewards. Terms. Formal and substantial res iudicata. 4. Service of notice and communications. Auxiliaries of the judge. 5. General overview on civil procedure principles. 6. Kinds of proofs. 7. Judges. Jurisdiction. Choosing the Forum. Connection among claims and its potential consequences on jurisdiction, venue and forms. Suspension of the proceedings. 8. Parties. Notion. Capacity. Standing to sue. Necessary and facultative joinders. Intervention. The Public Prosecutor. Collective redresses.
II. ORDINARY PROCEEDINGS: 1. Ordinary proceedings before the lower Courts; special proceedings for labour suits; «summary proceedings»; proceedings before honorary judges (giudice di pace). 2. Commencement of the proceedings. 3. Presentation of the pleadings. 4. Evidence gathering. 5. Anticipatory orders. 6. The adjudication. 7. Abandonment and dismissal of action.
III. APPEALS: 1. General overview. 2. Classification. 2.1. Appeal from the lower Courts judgements. 2.2. Appeal before the Supreme Court of Cassazione. 2.3. Revision. 2.4. Third party opposition.

COMPULSORY READINGS:

- PUNZI C., Il processo civile. Sistema e problematiche, 2nd Edition, Torino, 2010, volumes I and II, chapter V of the volume II excepted (pp. 303 – 350); volumes III, paragraphs 2.7.4.2.-2.7.4.2.5.
- PUNZI C., Il processo civile. Sistema e problematiche. Le riforme del quinquennio 2010-2014, GIAPPICHELLI, TORINO, 2015, limited to the following parts and chapters: introduzione; part I, entirely; part II, chapters II, III, IV, V, VI and VII; part III, chapter VI; part IV, chapter I;

or

G. BALENA, Istituzioni di diritto processuale civile, 4th ed., Cacucci, Bari, 2015, volume I; volume II; volume III (ed. 2016), chapters I, II and III (pp. 3 – 14; 15 – 58; 61 – 80);

or

- F.P. LUISO, Diritto processuale civile, 9th ed., Giuffrè, Milano, 2017, volume I; volume II; volume IV, chapters 1 – 8 (pp. 3 – 94), 10 (pp. 111 – 114), 13 (pp. 133 – 142) and 26 (pp. 320 – 342); volume V, chapters 1 – 7 (pp. 3 – 110).

SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL READINGS:

Additionally, for the students who wish to analyze the questions related to «Telematic Civil Process» (processo civile telematico - PCT), I suggest to study the following reading, which will be a part of the exams only if the students wishes so:

- G. RUFFINI, Il processo telematico nel sistema del diritto processuale civile, Giuffré, Milano, 2019, capitoli 4, 5, 6 e 7.

The consultation of an updated edition of civil procedure code and complementary rules is essential.