Learning objectives
The objective of the course is to provide the student with a basic preparation of the organization, sources, contracting and regulation of the transport and logistics market. The skills acquired will allow a knowledge and analysis of the main aspects of privatization, in particular of the contractual, as well as those advertising of the regulation of the market. Basic knowledge of the European regulation of AI, including its application to transport, will be acquired so that it can analyse and tackle the new transport market that is emerging.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The course includes an introductory part on the sources of law, analysis of basic topics in commercial and European law. The introductory part will include an analysis of the hierarchy of sources, national, international and European, and of the contract, in its genesis and execution, and of contractual liability. The introductory part will be followed by a study of transport and logistics law, with reference to the internal, European and international rules governing the various modes of transport (sea, air, rail, road, combined transport). The third part of the course will focus on new emerging issues in transport law, such as urban mobility, autonomous driving vehicles, applications of artificial intelligence to the transport and logistics sector and space law. The course will include workshops on urban mobility and new autonomous driving vehicles, in collaboration with the European institutions.
Full programme
Sources of law; hierarchy; national, international and European sources; contract, definition, analysis of essential elements; contract execution; contract events; responsibilities; transport contract; modes of transport; shipping contract; Logistics contract; new contracts emerging in the sector; European law institutions; European legislation, training and typology; European transport discipline; market analysis and regulation; Analysis of the discipline on carrier liability in real modes of transport; European environmental legislation and transport; urban mobility and autonomous driving vehicles; artificial intelligence: European regulation and transport; space law.
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Teaching methods
The teaching methods applied consist of lectures, with presentations dedicated to the individual topics addressed. Illustrative slides of each lesson will be provided and texts for the in-depth discussion of the individual topics addressed. The course includes workshops on certain themes, with research and examination of emerging issues, including group discussions.
Assessment methods and criteria
At the end of the course will be carried out a written exam, aimed at verifying the learning of all the topics addressed, with multiple choice test formula and some open questions aimed at verifying the deepening of some specific themes.Partial verifications may be carried out.
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
INDUSTRY INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE; SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES; CLIMATE ACTION
