The aim of the course is to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of commercial law in its various forms. 

In the educational path, particular attention will be paid to the acquisition, by the students, of an adequate legal language and of the knowledge of the laws on the matter. At the end of the course students are expected to be able to master the matter, having achieved the ability to identify the underlying economic interests and also the exact cost/benefit ratios.

Course program

- historical evolution of commercial law

- the notion of entrepreneur

- firms, self-employment works, intellectual professions

- agricultural firma

- commercial firms

- the small firms 

- The statute of the commercial firms

- company law

- trademark law 

- intellectual creations

- competition law

- the consortium 

- partnerships

- joint-stock companies 

- limited liability companies 

- limited partnership by shares

- cooperative companies

- mergers and acquisitions 

- credit instruments

Private Law

At the end of the lessons, students are expected

- to have knowledge and understanding in a post-secondary level field of study and to be at a level which, characterized by the use of advanced textbooks, also includes knowledge of some cutting-edge topics in their field of study;

- to be able to apply their knowledge and understanding in order to demonstrate a professional approach to their work, and to have adequate skills both to devise and support arguments and to solve problems in their field of study;

- to have the ability to collect and interpret data (in their field of study) deemed useful for determining autonomous judgments, including reflection on related social, scientific or ethical issues;

- to be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors;

- to have developed learning skills which are necessary for them to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

There will be no special activities to support teaching

Teaching

The course will take place through lectures, with the help of the material placed on the following platform: http://blended.uniurb.it

Attendance

The status of attending students is recognized to those who have attended at least 4/5 of the lessons

Course books

Students must study one of the following manuals:

- Edited by Marco Cian, Manuale di diritto commerciale, Fourth edition, Giappichelli, Torino, 2021

- Gian Franco Campobasso, Manuale di diritto commerciale, Eighth edition edited by Mario Campobasso, Utet giuridica, 2022

Assessment

The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:
• less than 18: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results
described in “knowledge and understanding”;
• 18-20: competence level sufficient. The student attains the learning results described in
“knowledge and understanding”;
• 21-23: competence level satisfactory. The student attains the learning results described in
“knowledge and understanding” and in “applied knowledge and understanding”;
• 24-26: competence level good. The student attains the learning results described in “knowledge
and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding” and “making judgments”;
• 27-29: competence level very good. The student attains the learning results described in
“knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments”
and “communication skills”;
• 30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results
described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making
judgments” and “learning skills”

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

For non-attending students, teaching consists in indicating which manual must be studied, in the teaching material available on the platformhttp://blended.uniurb.it/ and in the instructions that will be given during tutorial hours.

Attendance

Non-attending students have no obligations other than to take care of their own preparation

Course books

Edited by Marco Cian, Manuale di diritto commerciale, Fourth edition, Giappichelli, Torino, 2021, Sections: I, II, III, IV, V (only chapter I), VI, VII, IX, X, XI (except chapter IV), XII, XIII, XIV, XV e XVI.

or:

Gian Franco Campobasso, Manuale di diritto commerciale, Eight edition edited by Mario Campobasso, Utet giuridica, 2022, Part I, II (except chapter 26), IV.

Assessment

The method of evaluating students consists of an oral exam on all the topics covered by the program.

The knowledge of the legal institutes relating to the matter, the ability to explain the various topics and the ability to recognize the interests underlying the law in force will be assessed.

It will also be assessed if the information learned is sufficient and if the ability to highlight problematic aspects of the law in force has been developed.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.