| University of Turin, Faculty of Law | |
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| Established | 1436 |
| Type | Public |
| Dean | Gianmaria Ajani |
| Academic staff | 123 professors |
| Admin. staff | 10 |
| Students | 6,180 |
| Location | Turin, Italy |
| Website | www.giurisprudenza.unito.it |
The University of Turin, Faculty of Law (or UNITO, Faculty of Law; sometimes shortened to UNITO Law) is the law school of the University of Turin (itself commonly referred to as UNITO). The faculty of law is elsewhere called the Law Department of the University of Turin. The law faculty traces its roots to the founding of the University of Turin, and has produced or hosted some of the most outstanding jurists, statesmen and women, and scholars in Italian and European history. Among its distinguished faculty and alumni are leading writers, philosophers and legal scholars. Today, the Faculty of Law continues the tradition, with particular strengths in the fields of private law, EU law, comparative law and related fields.
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The history of the Faculty of Law can be traced to the establishment of the University of Turin, in 1404, and has followed its developments over the ensuing six centuries.
In autumn 1404, a bull issued by Benedict XIII, the Avignon Pope, marked the actual birth of a centre of higher learning in Torino, formally ratified in 1412 by the Emperor Sigmund's certification and subsequently, in 1413, by a bull issued by antipope John XXIII, the Pisan Pope, and probably by another issued in 1419 by Martin V, Pope of Rome, and by a series of papal privileges. The new institution, which initially only held courses in civil and canon law, was authorized to confer both the academic "licentia" and "doctoratus" titles which were later to become a single "laurea" (degree) title. It was the Bishop, as Rector of Studies, who proclaimed and conferred the title on the new doctors.
In 1436, ducal licenses established the three core faculties of Theology, Arts and Medicine, as well as Civil and Canon law. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the legal studies increasingly grew, giving the faculty a national and international reputation. Notable academics contributed to the growth of the Faculty. During the years of the Resurgence, when a numerous group of patriots and intellectuals took refuge in the Savoy capital city, some of Italy's most remarkable names taught at the University and the law faculty, like the jurist and statesman Pasquale Stanislao Mancini, and the two economics professors Antonio Scialoja and Francesco Ferrara.
In modern Italian history, the UNITO law faculty was known for its central role in Italian national unification and cultural progressiveness. For instance, in 1881, the law faculty graduated Lidia Poët, who would become the controversial first female jurist in modern Italy.
In the first half of 20th century some outstanding names in the history of the faculty and the university include: Luigi Einaudi, in the field of the financial studies; Gaetano Mosca in public law; Francesco Ruffini in canon law and Paolo Greco in commercial law. Most recently should be mentioned at least Norberto Bobbio, in legal philosophy; Giovanni Conso, in criminal law; Gastone Cottino in commercial law; Marcello Gallo, in criminal law; Giuseppe Grosso in Roman law; Rodolfo Sacco in civil and comparative law. The Faculty of Law is located in Turin, at the seat of the faculties of humanities (Palazzo Nuovo), in the midtown, nearby the fascinating Piazza Vittorio Veneto and Mole Antonelliana. It is one of the leading law faculties in Europe, with particular strengths in the fields of comparative law and private law. Additionally, the Faculty of Law has improved its physical facilities (including course offerings in Cuneo and international exchange programs with a number of the world's leading research universities). The Faculty of Law coordinates the research work of more than 120 law professors in the different areas of law.
The Dean of the Faculty is Gianmaria Ajani, full professor of private law and comparative law, and expert on Chinese law and the law of Eastern European countries. Dean Ajani is also the director of the LL.M. program in “Management of Development” a law and development program taught at the International Training Center of the ILO in Turin.
The Faculty offers a number of degrees, starting with the laurea di giurisprudenza (equivalent to an LL.B.), laurea specialistica or laurea magistrale (postgraduate law degree, equivalent to an LL.M.) and several specialized LL.M. programs. The Faculty also offers some brief degree courses (three years). In addition, the faculty offers the dottorato di ricerca or the traditional research Ph.D. degree. As a result of the Bologna Process, all of the UNITO Law degrees are fully comparable and transferrable across Europe, and graduates of the law faculty in fact practice in a number of leading jurisdictions across Europe.
In addition, the law faculty offers five LL.M. programs:
An English-language LLM program offered in conjunction with the International Training Centre of the International Labor Organization (ITCILO) in Torino, collecting participants from different countries, to increase and specialize professionals in the field of cooperation and development.[1]
The English – language LLM program offers an up to date overview on the perspectives concerning the public procurements in the international law.
An LL.M. in international criminal law is offered in the framework of an agreement with the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI).[2] The UNICRI LL.M. is a one-year English-language program designed for judges and practitioners in the early stages of their careers desiring to obtain a deeper knowledge of international criminal law.[3]
The course offers an international and comparative overview to provide advanced knowledge in IP law. The law faculty offers this specialized LL.M. in intellectual property law in conjunction with the WIPO and the support of the Italian government, ministry of foreign affairs.[4] The program is administered in English and includes innovative distant learning modules, giving students maximum preparation and flexibility in approaching their study.[5]
The English–language LLM program offers an up to date overview on the perspectives concerning the international trade and international economic law.
The Master of Public Administration is designed to prepare graduates giving them a specialization in administrative law, useful for the access to a career in this field. This course is directed to postgraduate students that want to access to administrative courts career or to other professional opportunities in the PA.
In addition, the law faculty offers masters programs in Cultural Projects Management, Applied Labor Economics for Development, and a postraduate course on Occupational Health and Safety in the Workplace, in conjunction with the International Training Centre of the ILO.[6]
The UNITO Faculty of Law is a founding member of a number of innovative international law programs, such as the Center for Transnational Legal Studies, London, and several independent research institutes:
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