Abstract

The history of Civil Law in Genoa. The paper outlines a history of the teaching of Civil Law at the Law School of Genoa. It makes a distinction between an «archaic period» (1885-1964) and a «modern period» (1964 to present day) and it follows the lives and works of jurists who achieved a national and international reputation. Through this paper, it is possible to identify a common ground between the jurists of the two periods in regards to a political commitment at various levels and the interest for methodological innovations and interdisciplinary perspectives.