Program Overview

NOZIONI DI DIRITTO PRIVATO E AGROALIMENTARE

Overview

The course "Nozioni di Diritto Privato e Agroalimentare" is designed to cover central aspects of private law from the perspective of agro-food law. Key topics include consumer protection, producer responsibility, and contractual relationships within the agro-food supply chain.

Objectives and Contents

Educational Objectives

The primary objective of this module is to provide students with fundamental notions of private law essential for understanding the specific tools that Italian private law offers for consumer protection in the context of agro-food law. The module will have both theoretical and practical-operative parts, allowing students to apply the concepts learned by analyzing case studies in the field.

Detailed Educational Objectives and Learning Outcomes

The specific objective is to acquire fundamental private law notions to comprehend and utilize some normative and legal tools, as well as techniques of reasoning, of Italian private law. This will be achieved through a combination of theoretical learning and practical application, analyzing selected case studies.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required for this course.

Teaching Methods

The course will consist of frontal lessons with collective discussion of case studies.

Program/Content

• The scope of private law
• Fundamental notions and concepts of private law
• Obligations
• Contracts
• Civil liability
• Obligations, contracts, and civil liability in agro-food law

Texts/Bibliography

• Notes from lessons
• Slides
• Lesson summaries by the teacher
• Materials made available on AulaWeb

Teachers and Commissions

• Mauro Grondona

Examination Commission

• Laura Carpaneto (President)
• Matteo Corsi (President)
• Mauro Grondona (President)
• Luca Oliveri
• Edoardo Pesce

Lessons

Start of Lessons

The start date of the lessons is to be consulted on the EasyAcademy portal.

Lesson Schedule

The schedule for this course is available on the EasyAcademy portal.

Exams

Examination Method

Three questions via Teams (one hour).

Assessment Method

The exam aims to assess the critical learning of the studied notions.

Exam Calendar

• 21/01/2026: 16:00, Imperia, Oral
• 06/02/2026: 16:00, Imperia, Oral
• 12/06/2026: 16:00, Imperia, Oral
• 26/06/2026: 16:00, Imperia, Oral
• 10/07/2026: 16:00, Imperia, Oral
• 24/07/2026: 16:00, Imperia, Oral
• 11/09/2026: 16:00, Imperia, Oral

Other Information

For further information, please contact the teacher.