GIURISPRUDENZALawAcademic Year 2022/2023

56860 - STORIA DEL DIRITTO MEDIEVALE E MODERNO 2

Teacher: ERNESTO DE CRISTOFARO

Course Structure

Lectures. In the event that the course has to comply with restrictive preventive health rules, lectures could be delivered remotely or in mixed mode.

In the event that the course is taught remotely or in a blended mode, the necessary variations from what has been stated above may be introduced in order to comply with the planned syllabus stated in the syllabus.

Information for students with disabilities and/or DSA

As a guarantee of equal opportunity and in compliance with current laws, interested students may request a personal interview with the teacher so as to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures, based on the teaching objectives and specific needs.

Required Prerequisites

None.

For formal propaedeuticities, consult the educational regulations of the relevant cohort available on the dedicated page: http://www.lex.unict.it/it/chi-siamo/regolamenti-didattici-del-corso-di-laurea-magistrale-ciclo-unico-giurisprudenza-lmg01


Attendance of Lessons

Attendance, although not compulsory, is nevertheless recommended for knowledge and understanding of the course content and for a more mature critical reflection on the centuries-old European legal experience.

Detailed Course Content

The course aims to provide students with conceptual tools for a historical understanding of the discursive practices of lawmakers, judges and jurists, from the early Middle Ages until the beginning of the nineteenth century. The course will introduce students to the study of different types of legislation, customary, legal doctrine and jurisprudence, studied for each age in their specific relevance and considered in their interweaving.

Textbook Information

Antonio Padoa Schioppa, Storia del diritto in Europa. Dal medioevo all'età contemporanea, Il Mulino, Bologna, 20162, pages 13- 494.

Course Planning

 SubjectsText References
1From late antiquity to the early middel-ages.pp.13-82. 
2The age of classical common law.pp. 83-237.
3The modern age.pp. 239-409.
4The age of reforms.pp. 411-494.

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

Oral test. Verification of learning may also be conducted electronically, should conditions require it

The exam will be evaluated according to the following criteria (CdL Council Resolution September 17, 2018):

the relevance of the answers to the questions formulated

the quality and understanding of the content

the ability to connect with other topics covered in the program

the ability to report examples

the ownership of technical language

the student's overall expository ability

the familiarity with sources.



Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

Frequently asked questions and/or exercises are aimed at privileging students' critical reflection on the intersections of the legal dimension with other normative systems (economics, politics, religion, mentalities, routines, local traditions) that ─ within the same context ─ concur to structure social life.