Legal Studies

This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale degree program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrollment is by permission of the instructor. This course provides students with the opportunity to develop a critical knowledge of European integration with particular attention to the most recent crises, related to finance, immigration, and the violations of the rule of law. At the end of the course, students have acquired: a) wide perspective on the intersection of political, legal, historical, and economic factors in the management of the crises; b) skills useful for the identification of the legal and political factors influencing European integration; c) fundamental techniques of reading and understanding of European, constitutional, and legal sources of law; d) skills of analysis of European and domestic case law; e) critical skills for the comparative analysis of historical, legal, and political factors of integration processes. 

In the French legal system, contract law is the foundation for the comprehension of other fields of law, which often turn to its provisions to resolve complex legal issues that arise in business practice. For this reason, contract law is generally taught in the second year of studies, with the purpose of familiarizing students as soon as possible with legal terms such as “obligation”, “contract”, “liability”, which are approached from different angles throughout their university education. The teaching of this course in English allows the students, French or foreigners, to improve their formation in contract law in the language used in international business and to deepen their knowledge in the particularities of French Contract Law through different aspects of comparative law (Common Law, EU law, legislation of other European countries). References to other national legislations, especially to the ones of Common Law countries, give students the chance to identify similarities and differences on specific topics of contract law and develop an international culture in the field. Based on interactive lectures of two hours per week and on material support shared online every week, students are encouraged to think, compare, and understand profoundly the contractual techniques and methods. This course provides students with a critical qualification and ability to express themselves in English on sophisticated issues of French and comparative contract law. The ongoing process for the revision of the French Civil Law of the obligations, accomplished during Spring 2016, constitutes an excellent occasion for profound and comparative thought on fundamental concepts of Contract Law utilized by most of the legal systems all around the globe.

This course introduces international regulations and the latest developments in intellectual property protection, and focuses on discussing relevant issues in the implementation of intellectual property law and future trends in intellectual property protection.

This course covers the basics of competition law and policy, which is essential for conducting business in Japan.

This course presents opportunities to learn and practice the basic skills of presentation and negotiation through case studies and role play.

This course explores how international law addresses environmental issues. The course covers different treaties and customs and how States interact regarding environmental issues. Through lectures, case studies, and presentations, the class analyzes the effectiveness of environmental law; its current challenges, and the future of environmental protection.

The course is designed to prepare students for leadership in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse workforce. Throughout the course, students are challenged to question, think, and respond thoughtfully to the issues they observe and encounter in the internship setting, and the designated city in general. Students have the opportunity to cultivate the leadership skills of problem-solving, deliberation, negotiation, teamwork, intercultural communication, and systems thinking. In addition, the virtual nature of the course, with classmates attending from different regions of the world, offers a unique opportunity for cross-cultural comparative analysis. This is a hybrid course, with both online and in-person components. Online components include instructor led webinars, video lectures, discussion forums, assignments, and readings. Face-to-face elements of the course include local events, site visits, workshops, guest speakers, and participation in a prearranged internship, where students are required to work approximately 200-240 internship hours over the 8-week term.

This course explores the role of standards and standardization in shaping global technological, economic, and governance systems. It discusses how standards are created, who holds power in standard-setting organizations (SSOs), and how they influence markets, law, and innovation. This course focuses on real-world standardization processes and outcomes. Through case studies in transport, telecommunications, and digital technologies, it analyzes the political, legal, and technical dynamics of global standards, including emerging challenges related to AI, interoperability, and data governance. 

This course provides unsurpassed legal, business, financial, tax, and estate planning information and guidance for this major sector of the creative arts.

This course offers a study of the juridic principles of constitutional, public, and commercial law in the field of economics. After an introduction to the legal field, it discusses, among other topics, the legal framework for businesses, labor relations, free competition, intellectual property, commercial contracts, consumer protection, and insolvency.