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Corso di Laurea in Internazionalizzazione delle Relazioni Commerciali (LM-52)

International Trade and Private International Law

PROGRAMMA DI INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

A.A. 2012/2013

INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

Prof. Pettinato

MODULO 1

Testi e Documenti proposti agli studenti:

STOLL P.-T., SCHORKOPF F., WTO – World Economic Order, World Trade Law, Leiden, 2006, pp. 11-205, 229-241;

MATSHUSHITA M., SCHOENBAUM Th. J., MAVROIDIS P. C., The World Trade Organization. Law, Practice and Policy, Oxford, 2006, pp. 547-581.

MODULO 2

Testi e Documenti proposti agli studenti:

LOWENFELD A. F., International Economic Law, Oxford, 2002, p. 387-493;

FARUQUE A., Validity and Efficacy of Stabilisation Clauses. Legal Protection vs. Functional Value, in Journal of International Arbitration, 2006, pp. 317-336.

MODULO 3

Testi e Documenti proposti agli studenti:

MOSCONI F., CAMPIGLIO C., Diritto internazionale privato e processuale – Parte generale e obbligazioni, V ed., Utet, Torino, 2011, pp. 48-99 e 277-321;

MENGOZZI P., Private International Law - Italy, in International Encyclopaedia of Laws, The Hague, 2005, pp. 33-104;

GAILLARD E., SAVAGE J. (eds.), Fouchard, Gaillard, Goldman on International Commercial

MODULO 4

Testi e Documenti proposti agli studenti:

MENGOZZI P., Private International Law - Italy, in International Encyclopaedia of Laws, The Hague, 2005, pp. 105-115, 168-173;

MOSCONI F., CAMPIGLIO C., Diritto internazionale privato e processuale – Parte speciale, II ed., Utet, Torino, 2006, pp. 165-177;

BRIGGS A., The Conflict of Laws, Oxford, 2002, pp. 147-173;

LANDO O., NIELSEN P. A., The Rome I Regulation, in Common Market Law Review, 2008, pp. 1687-1725;

MOSCONI F., CAMPIGLIO C., Diritto internazionale privato e processuale – Parte generale e obbligazioni, V ed., Utet, Torino, 2011, pp. 427-479, 496-500.

UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIA

Facoltà di Scienze Politiche

Corso di laurea specialistica in “Internazionalizzazione delle relazioni commerciali”

Anno Accademico 2011/2012

International Trade and Private International Law

(Prof. Dario Pettinato)

I. The WTO Legal System

Organizational and legal structure of the World Trade Organization. The WTO and domestic legal systems. Regional integration agreements. The basic legal principles: non- discrimination (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment and National Treatment) and reciprocity and related general exceptions. Trade in goods. Non-tariff barriers to trade. Anti-dumping and subsidies. Settlement of disputes. New issues and new perspectives in WTO system.

STOLL P.-T., SCHORKOPF F., WTO – World Economic Order, World Trade Law, Leiden, 2006, pp. 11-205, 229-241;

MATSHUSHITA M., SCHOENBAUM Th. J., MAVROIDIS P. C., The World Trade Organization. Law, Practice and Policy, Oxford, 2006, pp. 547-581.

II. International Law on Foreign Investments

Sources of law in the field of foreign investments. Principles and rules of customary international law on the protection of foreign investments. The diplomatic protection. bilateral treaties on reciprocal promotion and protection of foreign investments. The settlement of investment disputes: the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (I.C.S.I.D.), applicable law and autonomy of the parties (the stabilization clauses in international contracts). The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (M.I.G.A.).

LOWENFELD A. F., International Economic Law, Oxford, 2002, p. 387-493;

FARUQUE A., Validity and Efficacy of Stabilisation Clauses. Legal Protection vs. Functional Value, in Journal of International Arbitration, 2006, pp. 317-336.

III. Conflict of Jurisdictions and Conflict of Laws: General Issues

The basic problems underlying conflict of jurisdictions and conflict of laws. Sources of Procedural and Private International Law.

Conflict of Jurisdictions: jurisdiction in “transnational” cases, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments (Italian Law no. 218 of 31 May 1995; EU Regulation no. 44/2001); international commercial arbitration (New York Convention of 10 June 1958 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards).

Conflict of Laws – General Issues: structure and purpose of choice-of-law rules; connecting factors and their possible combinations; characterization; preliminary questions; renvoi; knowledge, interpretation and application of foreign law; non-unified foreign legal systems; public policy (“ordre public”); mandatory rules; the principle of reciprocity.

MOSCONI F., CAMPIGLIO C., Diritto internazionale privato e processuale – Parte generale e contratti, III ed., Utet, Torino, 2005, pp. 29-66 e 201-242;

MENGOZZI P., Private International Law - Italy, in International Encyclopaedia of Laws, The Hague, 2005, pp. 33-104;

GAILLARD E., SAVAGE J. (eds.), Fouchard, Gaillard, Goldman on International Commercial Arbitration, The Hague-Boston-London, 1999, pp. 966-1001.

IV. The Law Applicable to Commercial Companies, Contractual and Non-Contractual Obligations

Legal capacity and capacity to act. Companies and legal entities. The law applicable to property and intellectual property rights. The EU uniform rules on the law applicable to contractual and non-contractual obligations (Regulation no. 593/2008 and Regulation no. 864/2007).

MENGOZZI P., Private International Law - Italy, in International Encyclopaedia of Laws, The Hague, 2005, pp. 105-115, 168-173;

MOSCONI F., CAMPIGLIO C., Diritto internazionale privato e processuale – Parte speciale, II ed., Utet, Torino, 2006, pp. 165-177;

BRIGGS A., The Conflict of Laws, Oxford, 2002, pp. 147-173;

LANDO O., NIELSEN P. A., The Rome I Regulation, in Common Market Law Review, 2008, pp. 1687-1725;

PRETELLI I., La legge applicabile alle obbligazioni non contrattuali nel Regolamento “Roma II”, in BONOMI A. (a cura di), Diritto internazionale privato e cooperazione giudiziaria in materia civile, Torino, 2009, pp. 409-475.

UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIA

Facoltà di Scienze Politiche

Corso di laurea specialistica in “Internazionalizzazione delle relazioni commerciali”

Anno Accademico 2010/2011

International Trade and Private International Law

(Prof. Dario Pettinato)

I. The WTO Legal System

Organizational and legal structure of the World Trade Organization. The WTO and domestic legal systems. Regional integration agreements. The basic legal principles: non- discrimination (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment and National Treatment) and reciprocity and related general exceptions. Trade in goods. Non-tariff barriers to trade. Anti-dumping and subsidies. Settlement of disputes. New issues and new perspectives in WTO system.

STOLL P.-T., SCHORKOPF F., WTO – World Economic Order, World Trade Law, Leiden, 2006, pp. 11-205, 229-241;

MATSHUSHITA M., SCHOENBAUM Th. J., MAVROIDIS P. C., The World Trade Organization. Law, Practice and Policy, Oxford, 2006, pp. 547-581.

II. International Law on Foreign Investments

Sources of law in the field of foreign investments. Principles and rules of customary international law on the protection of foreign investments. The diplomatic protection. bilateral treaties on reciprocal promotion and protection of foreign investments. The settlement of investment disputes: the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (I.C.S.I.D.), applicable law and autonomy of the parties (the stabilization clauses in international contracts). The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (M.I.G.A.).

LOWENFELD A. F., International Economic Law, Oxford, 2002, p. 387-493;

FARUQUE A., Validity and Efficacy of Stabilisation Clauses. Legal Protection vs. Functional Value, in Journal of International Arbitration, 2006, pp. 317-336.

III. Conflict of Jurisdictions and Conflict of Laws: General Issues

The basic problems underlying conflict of jurisdictions and conflict of laws. Sources of Procedural and Private International Law.

Conflict of Jurisdictions: jurisdiction in “transnational” cases, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments (Italian Law no. 218 of 31 May 1995; EU Regulation no. 44/2001); international commercial arbitration (New York Convention of 10 June 1958 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards).

Conflict of Laws – General Issues: structure and purpose of choice-of-law rules; connecting factors and their possible combinations; characterization; preliminary questions; renvoi; knowledge, interpretation and application of foreign law; non-unified foreign legal systems; public policy (“ordre public”); mandatory rules; the principle of reciprocity.

MOSCONI F., CAMPIGLIO C., Diritto internazionale privato e processuale – Parte generale e contratti, III ed., Utet, Torino, 2005, pp. 29-66 e 201-242;

MENGOZZI P., Private International Law - Italy, in International Encyclopaedia of Laws, The Hague, 2005, pp. 33-104;

GAILLARD E., SAVAGE J. (eds.), Fouchard, Gaillard, Goldman on International Commercial Arbitration, The Hague-Boston-London, 1999, pp. 966-1001.

IV. The Law Applicable to Commercial Companies, Contractual and Non-Contractual Obligations

Legal capacity and capacity to act. Companies and legal entities. The law applicable to property and intellectual property rights. The EU uniform rules on the law applicable to contractual and non-contractual obligations (Regulation no. 593/2008 and Regulation no. 864/2007).

MENGOZZI P., Private International Law - Italy, in International Encyclopaedia of Laws, The Hague, 2005, pp. 105-115, 168-173;

MOSCONI F., CAMPIGLIO C., Diritto internazionale privato e processuale – Parte speciale, II ed., Utet, Torino, 2006, pp. 165-177;

BRIGGS A., The Conflict of Laws, Oxford, 2002, pp. 147-173;

LANDO O., NIELSEN P. A., The Rome I Regulation, in Common Market Law Review, 2008, pp. 1687-1725;

PRETELLI I., La legge applicabile alle obbligazioni non contrattuali nel Regolamento “Roma II”, in BONOMI A. (a cura di), Diritto internazionale privato e cooperazione giudiziaria in materia civile, Torino, 2009, pp. 409-475.