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NICOLA BRUTTI
Position
Professore Associato
Address
VIA DEL SANTO, 28 - PADOVA
Telephone
0498278916
BRIEF OVERVIEW
Nicola Brutti is an Associate Professor (full-employed) of Comparative Private Law (Department of Social and Juridical Sciences, University of Padua). In 2018, he was enabled for the qualification of Full professor (“Professore ordinario I fascia”) in Comparative Law (sector 12/E2) according to the ASN.
In 2020, the Law School of the University of New South Wales awarded him a scholarship as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar (later not taken up due to the COVID-19 emergency).
His main areas of research are Comparative and Foreign Law, Private Law, Law and Economics, Torts, Consumer Law, Internet and Communications Law, Business Organizations Law, Environmental Law.
He’s a member of the Board of the Ph.D School in Private and International Law, University of Padua.
He took part in national and international research groups in several fields among which: Apology and Tort Law, Insurance Brokers Law, Gambling Law, Legal translation and Citizenship Rights.
In the VQR 2015-2019, the result of his research ranks in band A (Excellent and extremely high impact).
On 25 July 2024, the project “Algorithmic Disinformation and European and comparative law”, of which he is scientific coordinator, was selected by the CNR (resolution no. 184 of 14 May 2024 of the CNR Board of Directors).
VISITING SCOLARSHIPS
-Paris Nanterre University, years 2024 (Erasmus Fellowship (teaching and training mobility program), funded by the EU Commission) and 2023 (research project funded in the II call stays outgoing April 11, 2022, Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies of the University of Padua);
-Yale Law School, invited by Prof. Guido Calabresi (2018, 2014);
- University of New South Wales- Mobility Program scholarship co-funded by the University of Padua and the University of New South Wales (2018, 2014);
-Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas (may-semptember 2016). Research project funded in a call stays outgoing by the Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies of the University of Padua;
-Institute of European and Comparative Law. University of Oxford (2012, 2006);
- Max Planck Institut für Ausländische und Internationales Privatrecht, Hamburg, Germany (2006).
MEMBERSHIPS
- Scientific Committee of the Mimesis-Controcampi Series;
-Advisory Board of the review “Comparazione e Diritto Civile”;
-Scientific Committee of the Iberoamerican Institute for Legal Studies (IBEROJUR) (Derecho Civil e Derecho Mercantil);
-Italian Association of Comparative Law (A.I.D.C.);
-Société de Législation Comparée, Paris;
-INLAR (International Network for Law and Apology Research);
-Focus Group on AI in Healthcare (ITU, International Telecommunication Union);
-Member of the Italian BAR.
-Study group on ‘Legal Translation and Citizenship Rights’ (with ONG ‘Amazonas’ and Universidade Fluminense do Rio de Janeiro, Academic year 2016/2017).
Notices
Office hours
Tuesday from 16:00 to 17:00
at Complesso Beato Pellegrino, "Aula 5" (during the course)
Students are asked to get in touch with the professor by email in advance.
Teachings
- INTERNET LAW, AA 2024 (SUP9087184)
- INTERNET LAW, AA 2024 (SUP9087184)
- INTERNET LAW, AA 2024 (SUP9087184)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2024 (LE02102039)
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE LAW, AA 2024 (EPP3049379)
- INTERNET LAW, AA 2023 (SUP9087184)
- INTERNET LAW, AA 2023 (SUP9087184)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2023 (LE02102039)
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE LAW, AA 2023 (EPP3049379)
- INTERNET LAW, AA 2022 (SUP9087184)
- INTERNET LAW, AA 2022 (SUP9087184)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2022 (LE02102039)
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE LAW, AA 2022 (EPP3049379)
- INTERNET LAW, AA 2021 (SUP9087184)
- INTERNET LAW, AA 2021 (SUP9087184)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2021 (LE02102039)
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE LAW, AA 2021 (EPP3049379)
- INTERNET LAW, AA 2020 (SUP9087184)
- INTERNET LAW, AA 2020 (SUP9087184)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2020 (LE02102039)
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE LAW, AA 2020 (EPP3049379)
- INTERNET LAW, AA 2019 (SUP9087184)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2019 (LE02102039)
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE LAW, AA 2019 (EPP3049379)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2018 (LE02102039)
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE LAW, AA 2018 (EPP3049379)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2017 (LE02102039)
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE LAW, AA 2017 (EPP3049379)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2016 (LEL1000925)
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE LAW, AA 2016 (EPP3049379)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2015 (LEL1000925)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2015 (LEL1000925)
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE LAW, AA 2015 (EPP3049379)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2014 (LEL1000925)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2014 (LEL1000925)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2014 (LEL1000925)
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE LAW, AA 2014 (EPP3049379)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2013 (LEL1000925)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2013 (LEL1000925)
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE LAW, AA 2013 (EPP3049379)
- BANKING LAW, AA 2012 (SPM0013228)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2012 (LEL1000925)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2012 (LEL1000925)
- PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW, AA 2011 (LEL1000925)
Publications
Books:
- Diritto privato comparato: letture interdisciplinari, Torino, Giappichelli, 2019, I-XVI, 1-356;
-Law & Apologies: profilo comparatistico delle scuse riparatorie, Torino, 2017, 1-284
- Responsabilità civile e attori secondari. Il caso della scheme liability tra esperienza statunitense e dibattito europeo, Milano, Giuffré, 2012, 1-284;
-La telefonia mobile. Profili giuridici, Torino, Giappichelli, 2009, I-XVII, 1-240
-La distribuzione di prodotti assicurativi, Milano, Bancaria, 2007, 1-102
-Il diritto all’informazione ambientale. Profili comparatistici, Torino, Giappichelli, 2005, 1-281
- Recesso unilaterale e obbligo di preavviso. Esperienze europee e nordamericane, Quaderni del Dipartimento di diritto dei rapporti civili ed economici, Università degli Studi di Salerno, 2004, 1-238.
Other essays and articles:
. Oltre i punitive damages: rilievi su una funzione espressiva del rimedio, in Contr. impr., 2017, 3, 840-856;
• Voce Codici di comportamento, in Enc. Dir., Annali VI, 2013, 149-170
• Legal Narratives and Compensation Trends in Tort Law: the Case of Public Apology, [2013] European Business Law Rev., 127-148
• La manipolazione degli indici finanziari: un illecito in cerca di identità, in NGCC, 2013, II, 302-321
• Profili critici del mobile advertising (coautore), in Dir. Inf., 2013, fasc. 6, 797-828
• Autoregolamentazione e codici di condotta, in E. Tosi ( a cura di), La tutela dei consumatori in Internet e nel commercio elettronico. Contratti, responsabilità, rimedi, Tomo II, Diritto delle nuove tecnologie. Collana diretta da Vincenzo Franceschelli, Emilio Tosi, Milano, 2012, 787-818
• L’istituto del condominio: ratio e caratteri distintivi, in S. Sica (a cura di), Il condominio, Zanichelli, Bologna, 2012, 5-30
• Proprietà e diritti reali, in Trattato della responsabilità civile diretto da Pasquale Stanzione. Volume secondo. Responsabilità extracontrattuale, Padova, 2012, 261-280
• La lesione aquiliana del credito, Ibidem, 281-302
• Il danno ambientale, Ibidem, 403-425
• Il concorso del danneggiato, Ibidem, 1267-1288
• La responsabilità in Internet e nel commercio elettronico (coautore), in AA.VV., Trattato della responsabilità contrattuale diretto da Giovanna Visintini. I singoli contratti. Applicazioni pratiche e disciplina specifica, vol. 2, Padova, Cedam, 2009, 503-535
• Prepaid cards e mobile payments: profili dei contratti di telefonia mobile, in Dir. Inf., 1, 2010, 105-117
• Liability for Financial Misstatements and the “Non-speaking Actor” Dilemma, in Cardozo Electronic Law Bulletin, Autumn-Winter, 2009, 1-22
• Responsabilità per danni agli investitori e scheme liability, in Resp. civ. prev., 2008, 9, 1932-1944
• Codici di comportamento e società quotate, in Giurisprudenza commerciale, 2007, 2, 236-262
• Responsabilità civile per la circolazione dei veicoli e avoidable losses, in Patrimonio, persona e nuove tecniche di "governo del diritto". Ferrara, 10-12 maggio 2007, vol. 1, Napoli, 2009, 1001-1011
• La implied pre-emption doctrine al vaglio della Corte Suprema degli Stati Uniti, in Responsabilità civile e previdenza, 2006, fasc. 2, 394-411
• Beseitigungsrechte e tecniche di ritrattazione del consenso, in Rivista critica di diritto privato, 2005, fasc. 3, 511-519
• Diritto all’informazione ambientale e active dissemination, in Il Diritto dell’Informazione e dell’Informatica, 2004, fasc. 1, 125-155
Research Area
Comparative private Law, Tort Law, Contract and Obligations Law, Law & Economics, ITC Law, Mediation Law, Legal Translation, International Contracts and Arbitration Law.
Thesis proposals
Dissertations in English:
- Italian civil code and English translations: historical-comparative outline
-Contractual privacy law: a comparison between EU and U.S.
-Contractual interactions between humans and AI (artificial intelligence)
-Artificial intelligence and health care innovations: economic and legal issues
- Terms of Service and Social Networks’ policies: the “digital estate” issue
- Non-material damages and defamation
-Liability and insurance in Driverless Cars
-China social credit system and fundamental rights
-Data protection models: between compliance and individual rights
-Adr and family mediation: a comparative overview
-EU Court of Justice and legal translation issues
- Boilerplate and arbitration clauses
-Adverse selection and the protection of genetic data
-Settlement agreements and non-disclosure clauses
-Alternative Dispute Resolution and Family Mediation
- Tour Operator Contracts: a study on terminology and clauses
-Behavioral Law Theories: Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein
-Corporate social responsibility: a legal-comparative case study
-"Efficient breach": between economics and and moral concerns
- Law & Economics Movement: the scholarship of Guido Calabresi
-Law and Humanities: Remarks on Legal Movies and Adversarial Culture
- Extra-compensative remedies: beyond deterrence and sanction
- The immigration issue: a "law and economics" perspective
- The right to the name and to personal identity