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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.

A manual chosen from the following:

-G. BALENA, Istituzioni di diritto processuale civile, 5th ed., Cacucci, Bari, 2019, volume I; volume II; volume III , chapters I - IV;

- F.P. LUISO, Diritto processuale civile, 12th ed., Giuffrè, Milano, 2021, volume I; volume II; volume IV, chapters 1 – 8, 10 , 13 and 26 ; volume V, chapters 1 – 7 .

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