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ITALY

1. Facolta di Diritto Canonico Della Pontificia Universita di San Tommaso D’Aquino (Faculty of Canon Law)

2. Facolta di Giurisprudenza dell’Universita di Torino

3. Faculty of Jurisprudence

4. Universita degli Studi di Milano,Facolta di Giurisprudenza

Facolta di Diritto Canonico Della Pontificia Universita di San Tommaso D’Aquino did not respond to our emails. So some answers are missing or they are incomplete.

1. Facolta di Diritto Canonico Della Pontificia Universita di
San Tommaso D’Aquino (Faculty of Canon Law)
Largo Angelicum, 1 00184 Roma, Italia
Phone: +39 06 6702 352; Email: decdir@pust.urbe.it

• Awarded degree is Doctorate in Canon Law and the usual period of study is 4 years.
• The University does not have a clinical program.
• The admission requirements are bacalaureat and knowledge of Latin language.
• The number of admitted students is around 50 each year.
• The number of graduate students is around 15 doctorates, 30 licenciates.
• The University charges tuition fees to students.
• The number of full-time faculty – 5 teachers
• The number of part-time faculty – 12
• The Faculty’s students and professors use the library of the University of St. Thomas.
• The library provides computer terminals for students.

2. Facolta di Giurisprudenza dell’Universita di Torino
Via S. Ottavio 20, 10124 Torino, Italy
Phone: +39 011 670 33 51; Fax: +39 011 670 3390;
Email: presgiur@unito.it

• Awarded degrees are Minor JD after 3 years; three degrees: - “Scienze giuridiche” (general curriculum on law), - “Scienze dei servizi giuridici d’impresa” (focus on the business law), - “Scienze dei servizi giuridici per le pubbliche amministrazioni e le oraganizzazioni internazionali” (focus on public law). Major JD after 5 years. The major degree “Laurea in Giurisprudenza” is awarded adding 2 years of specialization in Law to the general curriculum of 3 years. LL.M. (Master programs)
• The University has a clinical program.
• The admission requirement is 5-year Diploma course (High School)
• The number of admitted students is approx. 800-1000 each year.
• The number of graduate students is approx. 700 each year.
• The University charges tuition fee to students.
• The number of full-time faculty – approx. 85 (including full and associate professors)
• The number of part time faculty – approx. 30
• The University has “Biblioteca Ruffini” (covering law collection studies in general) with around 300.000 volumes and “Bibblioteca Patteta” (covering history of law) with around 130.000 volumes. The law periodicals collection is 709 titles.
• The library provides 12 computer terminals for students.

Process from Law School to practice:

Once the student graduates from the Law School (Major JD) he/she must practice as a lawyer in a law firm for a period of (at least) two years, divided into four semesters.

During each semester, the practitioner must participate at least at 20 court sessions and, at the end of each semester, he must write five reports (about 10 pages each), reporting his/her activity, and send them to the local Bar association.

After these two years successfully spent, the practitioner can apply for the public exam (he/she can apply to the examination at the District of the Court of Appeal of each Region) in order to obtain the lawyer’ license. The exam is divided into two steps.

During the first step (usually every December) he/she must write 3 papers: one solving a case regarding private law; one solving a case regarding criminal law; one writing a procedural act (he/she can choose among the civil, criminal or administrative procedural act).

Once he/she passes the writing part of the exam, he/she can apply for the oral part (between May and September), discussing seven different subjects like: private law, criminal law, civil procedural law, criminal procedural law, administrative law, commercial law, tax law, etc.

3. Faculty of Jurisprudence
Largo Gemelli, 1, 20123 Milano, Italy
Phone: +39 02 7234 2272; Fax: +39 02 7234 2272;
Email: presidi@mi.unicatt.it

• Awarded degree is Degree in Jurisprudence (as provided by recent reform of legal studies in Italy from 2001/2002: degree in juridical sciences 1 st level; degree in Jurisprudence second level). The usual period of study is four years. From 2001/02 - 3 years + 2 years.
• The University does not have a clinical program.
• The admission requirement is High School certificate.
• The number of admitted students is 600 each year.
• The number of graduate students is about 500 each year.
• The University does not charges tuition fees to students.
• The number of full-time faculty – 25 full professors
• The number of part-time faculty – 15 other teachers
• The University has a separate law library with about 50.000 volumes.
• The library provides 8 computer terminals for students.

Process from Law School to practice:

After a four years degree, a two years training in a legal firm (alternatively, as provided by new rules, a one-year training together with a two-years school of specialization) and passing a national examination.

After the new degree of 2nd level (five years) the school of specialization shall last only one year.

4. Universita degli Studi di Milano,Facolta di Giurisprudenza
Via Festa del Perdono, 7, 20122 Milano, Italy
Phone: +02 503 12400; Fax: +02 503 12653;
Email: presidenza.giurisprudenza@unimi.it

• Awarded degrees are LL.B. + LL.M. (3+2 years) [recent reform, previously 4 years] 1st level – 3 years; 2nd level – years;
• The University does not have a clinical programs but it planning to offer next year.
• The admission requirement is High School Diploma (the law does not allow to set limits)
• The number of admitted students is 1200-1300 each year.
• The number of graduates about 1/3 of incoming students.
• The University does not charges tuition fees to students.
• The number of full-time faculty – 16 full professors and 7 associate professors
• The number of part-time faculty – 35 professors and 6 associate professors
• The University does not have a separate law library. The university jointly with the Faculty of Humanities has 926 874 volumes among them 31068 periodicals.
• The library provides about 400 computer terminals for students.

Process from Law School to practice:

Graduates are expected (for the private practice):

• to follow a special course of one year (for those holding the “new” diplomas; two years for those holding the “old” 4 year diploma)
• to pass an examination. Practical training is requested meanwhile.

The School should also follow by graduates willing to become judges (including public attorneys) or notaries. For both, a national and extremely selective examination ought to be passed.