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Project description
The course brings together various areas of research, corresponding to most of the majority of the Scientific Disciplinary Areas present in the Degree Courses in Law (Roman law, history of medieval and modern law, philosophy of law, private law, commercial law, international law, tax law, administrative law, constitutional law
criminal law, civil and criminal procedure). The doctorate in Law aims at the scientific and
professional training of an jurist who, by method and knowledge acquired, knows how to be interdisciplinary; at the same time, it aims to deepen the sector themes corresponding to the disciplines in which
specific research for the doctoral thesis will be developed. The project envisages developing, on the one hand, a common programme aimed at opening up the scientific and cultural horizons, and, on the other hand, more targeted programmes of 'area', providing doctoral students with the knowledge and resources to tackle with
rigorous method of research problems in the legal field. Particular attention is paid to the transnational perspective, taking care of the mobility of doctoral students and lecturers and opening up to internationalisation, also
through agreements with foreign universities to provide doctoral students co-supervised courses.

Course objectives
The course aims to train highly qualified scholars in the field of legal scientific research, prepared for access to academic careers in Italy and abroad, to high-level professions in the field of law (judiciary, advocacy and notariat) and to highly qualified roles in the public administration.
Each doctoral student will develop, under the guidance of the supervisor, an autonomous individual research programme referring to a specific disciplinary area among those on which the Course is focused. The individual research programme concludes with the writing of the thesis, which must contribute to the advancement
of knowledge or methodologies in the chosen field of investigation.
Doctoral students will attend doctoral-level teaching activities complementary to research, which also include training activities aimed at supporting the research activity and providing tools for shaping the professional identity of future PhDs. research doctors.

Expected occupational and professional outlets
The PhD course in Law aims to train jurists capable of pursue research activities in the academic field or in qualified research institutes, but also to access professional figures linked the traditional legal professions (such as the bar, the the judiciary and the notariat) with a knowledge base open to the international, European and transnational context and the challenges posed innovation in all areas of law.
PhDs in the Doctor of Law's programme can also aspire to prestigious roles in the public administration and in international organisations that require highly qualified lawyers.
Other professional outlets include access to ministerial legislative offices, to the career of parliamentary official, of officials of the European Union and international bodies. It will be also possible access to careers within the various police forces police, prison management and administration and all those bodies operating in the area.
In addition to the civil service, the training that is offered to doctoral students also allows them to enter the world of work private sector, with the possibility of assuming important positions in the management and international relations offices.

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