Unit PRIVATE LAW OF INFORMATION AND DATA PROTECTION

Course
Informatics
Study-unit Code
A002835
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Stefania Stefanelli
Teachers
  • Stefania Stefanelli
Hours
  • 36 ore - Stefania Stefanelli
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2024
Offered
2025/26
Learning activities
Affine/integrativa
Area
Attività formative affini o integrative
Sector
IUS/01
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
Institutions of Private Law and Data Protection
Reference texts
1) S. Stefanelli, Diritto civile del digitale, Ali&no ed., 2023. 2) F.P. Micozzi, Sicurezza informatica, WKI, 2024, chap. 1, 2 3) R. Pucella, Codice civile per la didattica, Giappichelli 2025, 1-4.
Educational objectives
Educational objectives
General understanding of italian Private law and European Data protection Law
Prerequisites
No
Teaching methods
Face-to-face, seminars and Practical training
Learning verification modality
Oral exam
Extended program
Analysis and comprehension of the legal regulation of technologies within the systematic framework of the fundamental institutions of private law.

The following subjects will constitute the primary objects of study:

- Legal subjects and the regulation of artificial intelligence.
- Capacity to act, online protection of minors, and age verification mechanisms.
- Cyberbullying and removal of online content.
- Fundamental rights, particularly: personal identity and digital identity, neuro-rights privacy and personal data protection, copyright and AI.
- Personal data and contracts for the exchange of personal data.
- Succession in digital assets.
- Cybersecurity and the NIS2 Directive
- Platform liability under the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act
- Liability for damage caused by AI.
- Smart contracts and blockchain technology.
- Digital assets, NFTs, and intellectual property rights.
- Civil liability arising from AI use and unlawful processing of personal data.