Is it for people who want to practise Italian law?

No. It is a first course for the people who deal with Italian law: visitors, residents, students, employees, families, investors and their advisers. Only an Italian avvocato can advise on Italian law and act in court, and the course says when you need one.

Does it cover buying a house in Italy?

Yes, in Modules 5 and 8: the preliminary contract and the deposit, the checks before buying, the role of the notary, the registers, taxes in outline and leases. Fees, taxes rates and incentives change, so check the current rule.

Does it cover EU law?

Yes. It explains the primacy of EU law, free movement and the EU regulations on jurisdiction, applicable law, succession and family matters that apply in Italy.

Are the tools real data?

No. The tools apply well-known rules in simplified form to invented facts. They show the structure of the answer and cannot decide a case.

Does it give the current rule on every point?

It teaches the provisions that have lasted. Reforms, quotas, tax regimes and time limits change, so check the current text for any real matter.

How do I get the Certificate of Completion?

Sign in, pass each module quiz and keep a course average of at least 75. The certificate is then issued and emailed to you automatically.

This course explains the law of Italy, not US law. Rules that look the same elsewhere may be different.

Course · Law by country · Italy

Italian Law

The law of Italy for the people who deal with it: the civil-law tradition and EU law, the Constitution and the regions, the courts and the notaries, rights and administrative law, the Civil Code, companies, employment and tax, criminal procedure, and residence, property and cross-border relations.

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Italy is the home of the civil-law tradition. Roman law was rediscovered and taught at Bologna in the Middle Ages, spread across Europe as the ius commune, and returned to Italy through the Napoleonic codes. Today Italian law rests on the Civil Code of 1942, on the Constitution of 1948 and on European Union law, which prevails over national statutes, and it is applied by a professional judiciary, a Constitutional Court, administrative and tax courts, and by lawyers and notaries with distinctive roles. This course gives a complete first map for the people who deal with it, from the point of view of the foreigner. It starts with the history, the sources and the hierarchy of norms; then the Constitution and the institutions of the state; then the Regions, the courts and the legal professions; then rights, citizenship and administrative law; then the Civil Code, contracts, property, family and succession; then business, employment, tax and social security; then criminal law and procedure; and finally the specialised rules on consumers, intellectual property, immigration, real estate, mediation and cross-border relations. It uses invented people and businesses, and three working tools.

The Curriculum

Foundations of Italian law: Roman heritage, codification, the Constitution, the sources and hierarchy of norms, the role of case law, and European integration→

Roman heritage, codification, the Constitution, sources, hierarchy, case law and EU law. Practice: Which Source, Which Norm Prevails and Spot the Mistake.

The Constitution and public institutions: fundamental principles, the President, Parliament, the Government, the administration and independent authorities, and elections→

Fundamental principles, the President, Parliament, the Government, the administration and elections. Practice: Which Institution, Which Step and Spot the Mistake.

Regions, courts and the legal professions: territorial government, special statutes, the judiciary, the ordinary courts and Cassation, the Constitutional Court, lawyers, magistrates and notaries→

Regions and special statutes, the judiciary, the courts, the Constitutional Court and the legal professions. Practice: Which Court, Which Professional and Spot the Mistake.

Rights, citizenship and administrative law: fundamental rights and duties, foreign nationals, administrative procedure, administrative justice and data protection→

Constitutional rights and duties, citizenship, foreign nationals, administrative procedure and justice, and data protection. Practice: Which Right, Which Remedy and Spot the Mistake.

The Civil Code: contracts, remedies, civil liability, property, family and inheritance→

The Civil Code, contracts, remedies, tort, property, family and inheritance. Practice: Which Rule, Which Step and Spot the Mistake.

Business, employment, tax and social security: the entrepreneur, companies, foreign investment, contracts, employment, dismissal, taxes and social insurance→

Company forms, foreign investment, contracts, employment, dismissal, tax and social security. Practice: Which Form, Which Step and Spot the Mistake.

Criminal law and criminal procedure: offences, defences, investigation, arrest, trial, appeal and the penal system→

Offences, defences, investigation, arrest, trial, appeal and the penal system. Practice: Which Stage, Which Right and Spot the Mistake.

Specialised law and cross-border relations: consumers, intellectual property, immigration, real estate, mediation and arbitration, and private international law→

Consumers, intellectual property, immigration, property, mediation and arbitration, and private international law. Practice: Which Rule, Which Step and Spot the Mistake.

Capstone: Capstone: Daniel Weiss and the Tuscan farmhouse studio→

A studio and a farmhouse in Tuscany, a residence route, a company form, a preliminary contract, a builder’s breach, a dismissal and a will. Choose the route, the form, the forum and the remedy.

What It Covers

Foundations of Italian law: Roman heritage, codification, the Constitution, the sources and hierarchy of norms, the role of case law, and European integrationThe Constitution and public institutions: fundamental principles, the President, Parliament, the Government, the administration and independent authorities, and electionsRegions, courts and the legal professions: territorial government, special statutes, the judiciary, the ordinary courts and Cassation, the Constitutional Court, lawyers, magistrates and notariesRights, citizenship and administrative law: fundamental rights and duties, foreign nationals, administrative procedure, administrative justice and data protectionThe Civil Code: contracts, remedies, civil liability, property, family and inheritanceBusiness, employment, tax and social security: the entrepreneur, companies, foreign investment, contracts, employment, dismissal, taxes and social insuranceCriminal law and criminal procedure: offences, defences, investigation, arrest, trial, appeal and the penal systemSpecialised law and cross-border relations: consumers, intellectual property, immigration, real estate, mediation and arbitration, and private international lawCapstone: Daniel Weiss and the Tuscan farmhouse studio

“You will be able to say, for any problem you may have in Italy, which rule applies, which court or authority decides it, which time limit runs and which professional you need.”

Written for the foreigner: it follows the questions a visitor, resident, employee, family or business actually has (the permit of stay, the company, the preliminary contract, the dismissal, the will) and says plainly which professional may do what, including the notary.
Teaches the structure behind the rules, so that a student who knows how the Constitution, EU law, the codes and the courts fit together can read any new rule, and compare Italian law with other civil-law systems.
Three tools with invented facts: a Residence Status Finder, an Entity Chooser and a Court and Forum Finder, each showing how the answer changes when a fact does.
Honest about limits: it teaches durable provisions, flags where rules change quickly (quotas, tax regimes, recent reforms of the family procedure and of citizenship by descent) and does not state changing figures. It is general education, not advice.

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The Client Conversation$15 →Trust, the first meeting, fees and scope, updates in plain words, advice and decisions, bad news, boundaries and ethics, with practice meetings.

Module 1 is free to try. Sign in, pass each module quiz and the course average, and your Certificate of Completion is emailed to you automatically. This course teaches method and technique with invented people and figures; it is general education, not legal advice, and professional rules differ from country to country.

Common questions

Is it for people who want to practise Italian law?: No. It is a first course for the people who deal with Italian law: visitors, residents, students, employees, families, investors and their advisers. Only an Italian avvocato can advise on Italian law and act in court, and the course says when you need one.
Does it cover buying a house in Italy?: Yes, in Modules 5 and 8: the preliminary contract and the deposit, the checks before buying, the role of the notary, the registers, taxes in outline and leases. Fees, taxes rates and incentives change, so check the current rule.
Does it cover EU law?: Yes. It explains the primacy of EU law, free movement and the EU regulations on jurisdiction, applicable law, succession and family matters that apply in Italy.
Are the tools real data?: No. The tools apply well-known rules in simplified form to invented facts. They show the structure of the answer and cannot decide a case.
Does it give the current rule on every point?: It teaches the provisions that have lasted. Reforms, quotas, tax regimes and time limits change, so check the current text for any real matter.
How do I get the Certificate of Completion?: Sign in, pass each module quiz and keep a course average of at least 75. The certificate is then issued and emailed to you automatically.

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