- Oggetto:
- Oggetto:
Legal English (M-Z)
- Oggetto:
Legal English (M-Z)
- Oggetto:
Anno accademico 2025/2026
- Codice attività didattica
- GIU0753
- Docente
- Giulia Terlizzi (Titolare del corso)
- Corso di studio
- Laurea in Global Law and Transnational Studies - a Torino (Classe L-14 R) [0707L32]
- Anno
- 1° anno
- Periodo
- Da definire
- Tipologia
- Per la prova finale e per la conoscenza della lingua straniera di base
- Crediti/Valenza
- 3
- SSD attività didattica
- NN/00 - nessun settore scientifico
- Erogazione
- Tradizionale
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Frequenza
- Facoltativa
- Tipologia esame
- Quiz
- Tipologia unità didattica
- corso
- Oggetto:
Sommario insegnamento
- Oggetto:
Avvisi
- Oggetto:
Obiettivi formativi
The course will offer an introduction to the common law and civil law systems and it will focus on the correct use of vocabulary and terminology of the different legal systems. It will also introduce students to the drafting techniques of legislative texts in a multilingual context and the specific use of English as lingua franca by the EU.
- Oggetto:
Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi
Students are expected to know and use in an appropriate way the legal terminology and the main legal concepts and rules belonging to both common law and civil law tradition. Students will also familiarise with the basics of legal translation in the EU multilingual context.
- Oggetto:
Programma
Lesson 1 - Legal English – English in legal context
Lesson 2 - Civil law and Common Law - Sources of Law
Lesson 3 - Civil law and Common Law Courts Structure
Lesson 4 - Civil Law and Common Law, Style and Elements of a case
Lesson 5 - Some important distinctions between Civil law and Common law legal terms
Lesson 6 - Property Law : basic elements and glossary
Lesson 7- Contract Law : basic elements and glossary
Lesson 8 - Tort Law: basic elements and glossary
Lesson 9 - Drafting legislative texts in EU and Multilingual systems
- Oggetto:
Modalità di insegnamento
teaching will be held by face to face lessons power points and interactions with students
- Oggetto:
Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
The knowledge will be assessed by a Multiple Choice Test of 30 questions.
- Oggetto:
Attività di supporto
Cases and Materials may be suggested during the course.
All the docs will be available for students on Moodle
Testi consigliati e bibliografia
- Oggetto:
- Libro
- Titolo:
- Legal English and the Common Law
- Anno pubblicazione:
- 2018
- Editore:
- CEDAM
- Autore:
- Alison Riley
- Capitoli:
- only chapters: 2, 3, 5, 6
- Obbligatorio:
- Si
- Oggetto:
Students will be asked to study the chapters of the reference handbook signalled by the teacher and all the PPT and slides offered during the course and uploaded on Moodle at the end of each lecture
- Oggetto:
