000144L - CIVIL LIABILITY

courses

ID:

000144L

Duration (hours):

48

CFU:

SSD:

DIRITTO PRIVATO

Located in:

PESCARA

Url:

Course Details:

BUSINESS LAW/CORSO GENERICO Year: 2

Year:

2025

Course Catalogue:

https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Date/time interval

Secondo Semestre (11/02/2026 - 18/05/2026)

Course Objectives

In order to achieve of the general learning objectives of the Degree Course, the Course provides the students (destined to work in private and public companies, in the third sector and in public administrations) a complete and updated description of the civil liability which, in recent years, has undergone a rapid evolution and profound changes. At the end of the learning process, the student must demonstrate the acquisition of knowledge and skills useful to independently solve concrete cases and legal problems.

Course Prerequisites

Students must master the basics of Private law.

Teaching Methods

The teaching activity is based on "ex cathedra" lessons. In addition to the frontal teaching, seminars and workshops can be organized.

Assessment Methods

Consistent with the learning objectives and the expected learning outcomes as well as with the teaching methods adopted, the exam consists, at the end of the lessons and seminars, in a final oral exam consisting of 3-4 questions aimed at verifying the ability of systematic framing, the property of language, the ability to link between institutions, the clarity of exposure regarding the program to be taken to the exam. The final grade goes from 1 to 30 with honours (cum laude), according to the following modalities: 1-17, insufficient; 18-21, sufficient; 22-24, fair; 25-27, good; 28-29, very good; 30-30 with honours (cum laude), excellent. Intermediate exam can also be programmed (however it is not mandatory and is reserved only for attending students).

Texts

In order to prepare the exam, the following textbook is suggested:

• G. VISINTINI, Cos’è la responsabilità civile. Fondamenti della disciplina dei fatti illeciti e dell’inadempimento contrattuale, Napoli, ult. ed. (last edition).

In addition, it is recommended to study the normative, doctrinal and jurisprudential materials examined during the lessons (available on request, even for non-attending students, on the Course's cloud storage platform).

The use of an updated civil code is also fundamental. In this regard, it is recommended:

• G. PERLINGIERI e M. ANGELONE, Codice civile con Costituzione, Trattati UE e FUE, Leggi complementari e Codici di settore, ESI, Napoli (latest Edition)

The Course will focus on issues relevant to civil liability (breach of contract; pre-contractual and tort liability). In accordance with the learning objectives, particular attention is dedicated to the fundamental rules and to the constitutive elements (shedding light on the legally relevant interests, the imputation principles, causality and compensation for damages); and to the special cases of civil liability. The topics of prejudice to the personal sphere, of non-pecuniary damage, of the scope and of the measure of damages will also be addressed.

Course Language

Italian.

More information

E-mail: marco.tanzillo@unich.it.

Student support:

• (1st Semester): Tuesday, 2:30 p.m.;

• (2nd Semester): Wednesday, 11:00 a.m.

The Degree Thesis must be agreed in time and must be delivered to the teacher in advance of the date scheduled for the deposit of the paper in the Student Administration Office.