Educational goals

The aim of the course is to create a scientific and educational environment in which doctoral students can acquire the skills to carry out specialized and excellent research in the legal field. As the title suggests, the course focuses on the specific ways in which different legal subjects address the issue of innovation, providing doctoral students with the tools they need to tackle organizational, technological, digital, and design transformations in public and private institutions. All this takes into account the European legal space in which the doctoral program is located and therefore considers the context of the EU legal system and its relationship with other entities in the international community. The spectrum of research topics covered by the doctoral program is very broad, as can be seen from the subjects included in the two curricula, which aim to combine general training with specialized study, as well as the development of a critical analysis of the legal issues that characterize the complex current context. The course thus aims to become a point of reference for researchers carrying out cutting-edge work in the relevant subject areas and also for practitioners and professionals. As already mentioned, to date, this is the only doctoral program specifically dedicated to legal subjects established in the region and, as a result, it is proposed as a pilot project for postgraduate education and a qualified partner for public and private institutions in the region, also considering its marked autonomy and geographical location on the border

Scientific Disciplinary Areas

• Curriculum Private Regulation and Legal Systems: GIUR 01/A Private Law; GIUR 02/A Commercial Law; GIUR 02/B Navigation and Transport Law; GIUR 03/B Agricultural and Food Law; GIUR 04/A Labor Law; GIUR 11/A Comparative Private Law; GIUR 15/A Roman Law and Foundations of European Law GIUR 17/A Philosophy of Law
  
  Curriculum Public Governance and Justice Systems: GIUR O5/A Constitutional and Public Law; GIUR 06/A Administrative and Public Law; GIUR 08/A Tax Law; GIUR 09/A International Law; GIUR 10/A European Union Law; GIUR 11/B Comparative public law; GIUR 12/A Civil procedural law; GIUR 13/A Criminal procedural law; GIUR 14/A Criminal law.

Curricula

It should be noted that the PhD program in Law for Innovation in the European Legal Space offers two curricula, combining the various research subjects into two macro-areas, both of which fall under CUN area 12 LEGAL SCIENCES. This allows for better organization of the courses offered by the PhD program, combining in-depth specialist study with a multidisciplinary approach. This solution makes it possible to overcome the traditional dichotomy between public and private, which is now perceived as excessively rigid and unrepresentative of the evolution of legal studies. It also offers a natural place for areas such as Roman law and the philosophy of law within the first group, enhancing their foundational role without creating inconsistencies. The proposed division is fully consistent with the structure of the training program, which provides for two distinct but strongly interconnected areas.

PRIVATE REGULATION AND LEGAL SYSTEMS:
The PRIVATE REGULATION AND LEGAL SYSTEMS curriculum includes the following SSDs (in numerical order): GIUR 01/A Private Law; GIUR 02/A Commercial Law; GIUR 02/B Navigation and Transport Law; GIUR 03/B Agricultural and Food Law; GIUR 04/A Labor law; GIUR 11/A Comparative private law; GIUR 15/A Roman law and foundations of European law; GIUR 17/A Philosophy of law

PUBLIC GOVERNANCE AND JUSTICE SYSTEMS:
Again in line with the above introduction, the PUBLIC GOVERNANCE AND JUSTICE SYSTEMS curriculum includes the following SSDs (in numerical order): GIUR 05/A Constitutional and public law; GIUR 06/A Administrative and public law; GIUR 08/A Tax Law; GIUR 09/A International Law; GIUR 10/A European Union Law; GIUR 11/B Comparative Public Law; GIUR 12/A Civil Procedural Law; GIUR 13/A Criminal Procedural Law; GIUR 14/A Criminal Law.

Career

The PhD program aims to train lawyers who are able to continue their research activities in academia or in qualified research institutes, but also to access positions related to traditional legal professions (such as the bar and the judiciary) with a wealth of knowledge open to the European and international context and to the challenges posed by innovation in all legal fields. Other “natural” career opportunities include access to the highest levels of public administration, ministerial or regional legislative offices, careers as parliamentary officials, European Union officials, and officials in both governmental and non-governmental international organizations. It will also be possible to pursue careers in the various police forces and prison management and administration, as well as in all those bodies operating in related sectors. The prospect of strengthening the training of public administration employees, which significantly influences choices at the national level, makes the doctoral program particularly significant and attractive for those who intend to take public competitions or, if already employed in the administration, to integrate their skills. 

Administrative venue

Università degli Studi di Udine - Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche (DISG) - Via Tomadini, 3 - UDINE

Segreteria del dottorato: Dott.ssa Cristina Galliussi cristina.galliussi@uniud.it