Programma di Comparative Law Of Contracts And Torts:

Programma:

(ogni unità è costituita da 2 ore accademiche di lezione)

  • Unit 1.
  • Introducing Civil Law students to Common Law Contract Law
  • Definition
  • Classification
  • The elements of a contract (an introduction)
  • The concept of consideration
  • Unit 2.
  • Formation and interpretation of Contract
  • Third party rights
  • Good faith
  • Fairness
  • Unit 3.
  • Changes of circumstances during the liftime of a contract
  • The death of a contract (discharge; remedies for breach)
  • Unit 4.
  • Freedom of contract
  • The terms
  • The clauses
  • Unit 5.
  • Boilerplate clauses.
  • Unit 6.
  • Introduction to Torts Law for Civil Law students
  • Donoghue vs. Stevenson:  duty of care in the law of negligence
  • Monroe vs Hopkins:  defamation
  • Unit 7.
  • Thompson-Schwab and Another vs Costaki and Another: private nuisance
  • Fagan vs Commissioner of Metropolitan Police:  battery
  • Viasystems ltd vs Thermal Transfer ltd: vicarious liability
  • Unit 8.
  • Hedley Byrne & co ltd vs Heller & Partners ltd:  duty of care
  • Caparo Industries plc vs Dickman: concept of duty of care
  • Rylands vs Fletcher: the strict liability
  • Unit 9.
  • Legal movie  on torts law and discussion in class.