The course includes five thematic fields: company law, criminal law, trust law, succession law and law on labor safety and hygiene. Each part of the course embraces a comparison of the most relevant principles, institutions and terms of art between Common Law countries and Italian law, the analysis of the most useful legal resources for translations and/or drafting of legal documents, as well as considerations on the linguistic and juridical influence of international organizations and conventions on the matters examined.
The first part of the course will be dedicated to Company Law in Common Law countries, in the European Union, and to the main language and juridical differences with the Italian Company Law. In particular, students will focus on the vocabulary and on common linguistic difficulties in this field. For example, they will examine the most relevant linguistic aspects in the translation of legal documents regarding company types, company management and operations, incorporation process, stock exchange, contracts and legal documents used by companies, as well as financial and accounting status.
In the second part of the course, students will study aspects of the language adopted in criminal law in Common Law countries and in key concepts such as the elements of a crime, the criminal liability, the excuse and the criminal defenses, the circumstances of a crime and the participation in crime. In particular, students will analyze the most relevant crimes against person and against property, focusing on specific translations and terminological databases regarding crimes and sentences.
The third portion of the course will be dedicated to trust. Students will explore the main international conventions of this sector, the types of trust, its general clauses and the difference between trust and trust company.
In the fourth part of the course, there will be an introduction to the law applicable to succession in Common Law countries and in Italy. Students will observe the principles and terms of art recognized in the most important international conventions on the law applicable to successions and in the main regulations and provisions of the European Union thereon (such as in the ECS, European Certificate of Succession). The aim of these lessons is to develop a specific EN-IT jargon and to improve the translation and the interpretation of sources and legal documents concerning succession law.
The final section of the course regards the law on labor safety and hygiene in Common Law countries, as well as at national and European level. Students will study and translate legal terms of art, institutions and expressions related to different labor contexts, risks, emergencies (i.e. Covid-19 and epidemiological criticalities), insurance aspects and liabilities.