The program has as its object the study of:
the general and introductory notions to the study of private law (sources of law, interpretation of the law, legal norms, subjective legal situations, etc.).
the regulation of assets (goods, ownership, real rights of enjoyment, possession, contained in the 3rd book of the civil code)
the regulation of obligations in general (contained in book 4 of the civil code).
the regulation of contracts in general (contained in book 4 of the civil code).
the regulation of individual contracts (contained in book 4 of the civil code).
the regulation of unilateral promises, of credit instruments, of the management of other people's affairs, of the payment of undue payments, of unjust enrichment (contained in the 4th book of the civil code).
the regulation of the illicit act (contained in the 4th book of the civil code).
the regulation of transcription and evidence (contained in book 6 of the civil code).
the regulation of patrimonial liability, causes of pre-emption and patrimonial guarantee (contained in the 6th book of the civil code).
the discipline of the jurisdictional protection of rights (contained in the 6th book of the civil code).

To prepare for the exam you must use:

1) An updated Civil Code. We recommend:
- De Nova, Codice civile e leggi collegate, Zanichelli
- Di Maio, Codice civile, Giuffrè
2) choose one of the following manuals:
AA. VV., Istituzioni di diritto privato, a cura di BESSONE, Giappichelli, ult. ed.
NIVARRA-RICCUTO-SCOGLIAMIGLIO, Diritto privato, Giappichelli, ult. ed.
ROPPO, Istituzioni di diritto privato, Monduzzi, ult. ed.
TORRENTE – SCHLESINGER, Manuale di diritto privato, Giuffré, ult. ed.
TRIMARCHI, Istituzioni di diritto privato, Giuffré, ult. ed.
ZATTI e COLUSSI, Lineamenti di diritto privato, Cedam, ult. ed.

3) AA. VV., Dieci lezioni introduttive a un corso di diritto privato, Utet, ult. ed. (The following lessons are mandatory: La norma giuridica; L’interpretazione della legge; Il fatto; La sanzione; L’accertamento giudiziale del fatto).