Introduction to Italian Law

Edited by Jeffrey S. Lena, Esq. California Bar Ugo Mattei Professor of Civil Law, University of Turin, and Alfred and Hanna Fromm Professor of International and Comparative Law, U. C. Hastings

2002

KLUWER LAW INTERNATIONAL THE HAGUE - LONDON - NEW YORK Table of Contents

Preface vii Introduction by the Editors ix Presentation xiii Table of Abbreviations xv

PART ONE: Historical Outline

Chapter 1. A Short Sketch of Legal History 1 Antonio Padoa-Schioppa, Professor of Italian Legal History, University of Milan

Chapter 2. Shifting Frames: Law and Legal "Contaminations" 21 Pier Giuseppe Monateri, Professor of Comparative Law, University of Turin, andDott. F.A. Chiaves, University of Turin

PART TWO: Legal Sources and Formants Chapter 3. Constitutional Law 31 Mario Comba, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Turin

Chapter 4. Italy and the European Union 63 Luisa Antoniolli Deflorian, Associate Professor of Comparative Law, University of Trent TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART THREE: Legal Structure Chapter 5. Machinery of Justice 99 Vincenzo Varano, Professor of Comparative Law, University of Florence Chapter 6. Administrative Law 125 Domenico Sorace, Professor of Administrative Law, University of Florence Chapter 7. Civil Procedure and the Path of a Civil Case 159 Michele Taruffo, Professor of Civil Procedure, University ofPavia Chapter 8. Criminal Justice: The Resistance of a Mentality 181 Elisabetta Grande, Professor of Comparative Legal Systems, University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria

PART FOUR: Issues of Private Law Chapter 9. Tort Law 217 Mauro Bussani, Professor of Private Comparative Law, University of Trieste, Barbara Pozzo, Professor of Private Comparative Law, University of Milan, Insubria, Como, andAngelo Venchiarutti, Associate Professor of Private Comparative Law at the University of Trieste Chapter 10. Contract Law 247 Alberto M. Musy, Associate Professor of Comparative Law, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara and Alberto Monti, Liuc, Castellanza and International Centre for Economic Research Chapter 11. Property Law 283 Antonio Gambaro, Professor of Private Comparative Law, University of Milan, and Ugo Mattel, Professor of Civil Law, University of Turin Chapter 12. Trust Law 317 Michele Graziadei, Professor of Private Comparative Law, University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria

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Chapter 13. Non-Profit Organizations 341 Giulio Ponzanelli, Professor of Private Comparative Law, University of Brescia

Chapter 14. Labor Law 357 Luca Nogler, Professor of Labor Law, University of Trent

Chapter 15. Corporate Governance 395 Francesco Denozza, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Milan

Chapter 16. Family Law and Succession 407 Francesco Parisi, Professor of Law, George Mason University and Dott. Giampaolo Frezza, George Mason University

Chapter 17. Private International Law 431 Luca G. Radicati di Brozolo, Professor of International Law, Catholic University, Milan

PART FIVE: Legal Research Chapter 18. How to Find the Law 455 Giovanni Pascuzzi, Professor of Private Comparative Law, University ofTrento (with bibliographic computation by Dr. Barbara Pasa, University of Turin, Andrea Rossato, Univeristy ofTrento and Dott. Stefania Savini, University of Milan)

Index 497 Dott. Amedeo Rosboch, University of Turin