Ugo Mattei
Emeritus Alfred & Hanna Fromm Distinguished Professor
Bio
Professor Ugo Mattei attended Law School of the 精东影业 of Torino, J.D. (1983); UC Berkeley School of Law, LL.M., Fulbright Fellow (1989); and the London School of Economics Facult茅 Internationale de Droit Compar茅, Strasbourg. He has been a visiting scholar at Yale Law School and the 精东影业 of Cambridge (Trinity College and Wolfson College), and a visiting professor at Oslo, Berkeley, Montpellier, and Macau.
In 1985 he joined the law school of the 精东影业 of Trento as an assistant professor and he received tenure as a full professor in 1990. In 1992 he was appointed as a professor in the Faculte’ Internationale de Droit Compare’ (Strasbourg), where he served for four years. In 1994 he was appointed to the Hastings faculty as the first holder of the Fromm Chair in International and Comparative Law, succeeding R.B. Schlesinger in teaching Comparative Law. He also teaches Political Economy of Law. In 1997 he accepted a call from the 精东影业 of Turin, Faculty of Law to succeed the famous Italian scholar Rodolfo Sacco as the Chair of Civil Law.
He is a full member of the International Academy of Comparative Law, a Fellow at the European Law Institute, served as a member of the Executive Editorial Board of the American Journal of Comparative Law, is a founding editor of Global Jurist, a general editor to the Common Core of European Private Law since its beginning in 1993, and serves as the Academic Coordinator of the International 精东影业 College of Turin.
He serves advisory roles in many academic institutions including the Friburg Institute of Comparative Law, the Austrian and the Romanian Societies of Comparative Law and the Institute of Law, Economics and Finances at Copenhagen Business School. He recently masterminded, as lawyer and an activist, the Italian campaign against the privatization of water, which was successfully completed in June 2011 with a national referendum in which more than 27 million Italians voted to endorse Professor Mattei鈥檚 scheme to recognize water as a common.
Professor Mattei’s work is highly interdisciplinary. He has published eighteen books and more than one hundred other publications in English, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Ukrainian. His most recent book, published in Italian, a manifesto for the commons, providing the theoretical basis for the current wave of resistance against neoliberalism in Italy, has reached the eighth edition in just six months.
Scholarship
Books
Property Meeting the Challenge of the Commons听(Springer 2023) (with Alessandra Quarta, Filippo Valguarnera, & Ryan J. Fisher) (Ius Comparatum: Global Studies in Comparative Law, vol. 59).
听(Cambridge 精东影业 Press 2018) (general series editor with Maruro Bussani).
Il modello di common law听(Giappichelli 5th ed. 2018) (with Emanuele Ariano).
Punto di Svolta. Ecologia, Tecnologia e Diritto Privato. Dal Capitale Ai Beni Comuni听(Aboca Edizioni 2018) (with Alessandra Quarta).
听(Routledge, 1st ed. 2018) (with Jose Luis Vivero-Pol, Tomaso Ferrando & Olivier De Schutter eds.).
听(Edward Elgar 2018) (with Alessandra Quarta).
I dritti reali. vol. 2: La proprieta虁听(UTET 2015).
Il benicomunismo e i suoi nemici听(Einaudi 2015).
听(Edward Elgar Publishing 2015) (with John D. Haskell).
听(Berrett-Koehler 2015) (with Fritjof Capra).
Il modello di common law听(Giappichelli 4th ed. 2014) (with Emanuele Ariano).
Protecting Future Generations through Commons (Council of Europe 2014) (editor, with Saki Bailey & Gilda Farrell).
Senza propriet谩 non c鈥櫭 libert脿. Falso!听(Laterza 2014).
Contro Riforme (Einaudi 2013).
听(Cambridge Univ. Press 2012) (with Mauro Bussani).
Teatro Valle Occupato: La Rivolta Culturale per i Beni Comuni (DeriveApprodi 2012).
听(Manifestolibri 2011).
Il modello di common law听(Giappichelli 3d ed. 2010).
听(Foundation Press 7th ed. 2009) (with Rudolph B. Schlesinger, Teemu Ruskola, & Antonio Gidi).
听(Blackwell 2008).
Invertire la Rotta: Idee per una Riforma della Propriet脿 Pubblica听(Il Mulino 2007) (with Edoardo Reviglio & Stefano Rodat脿).
听(Carolina Academic Press 2007) (with Mauro Bussani).
Il Mercato Delle Regole. Analisi Economica del Diritto Civile听(Il Mulino 2d ed. 2006) (with Robert Cooter, P.G. Monateri, R. Pardolesi & T. Ulen).
Regole Sicure: Analisi Economico鈥揋iuridica Comparata per il Notariato听(Guiffr猫 2006) (with Carlo Marchetti & Francesco Pene Vidari).
听(Cambridge Univ. Press 2005) (with Michelle Graziadei & Lionel D. Smith).
Il modello di Common Law听(Giappichelli 2d ed. 2004).
听(Kluwer Law International 2003) (with Mauro Bussani).
听(Kluwer Law International 2003).
听(Kluwer Law International 2002) (with Jeffrey S. Lena).
听(Kluwer Law International 2002) (with Mauro Bussani).
听(UTET 2001).
听(Greenwood Press 2000).
Il Mercato Delle Regole: Analisi Economica del Diritto Civile听(Il Mulino 1999) (with Robert Cooter et al.).
Osnovnye Polozheniia Prava Sobstvennosti [Basic Principles of Property Law]听(IUrist 1999) (with E.A. Sukhanov).
听(Univ. of Michigan Press 1997).
Introduzione Breve al Diritto Comparato听(CEDAM 1997) (with P.G. Monateri).
听(G. Giappichelli 1996).
La Propriet脿 Immobiliare听(G. Giappichelli 2d ed. 1995).
Consumatore, Ambiente, Concorrenza: Analisi Economica del Diritto听(Giuffr猫 1994) (with Francesco Pulitini) (editor).
G. P. Fletcher, Introduzione Elementare alla Scienza Giuridica听(Cedam 1993) (with P.G. Monateri) (translator).
听(G. Giappichelli 1993).
听(UTET 1992).
R. Sacco, Modelli Notevoli di Societ脿听(Cedam 1991) (with P. G. Monateri) (translator).
G. Gilmore, Le Grandi Epoche Del Diritto Americano听(Giuffr猫 1988) (with Antonio Gambaro) (translator).
Stare Decisis: Il Valore del Precedente Giudiziario negli Stati Uniti d’America听(Guiffr猫 1988).
听(Giuffr猫 1987).
Journal Articles
False Conscience: Sustainability and Smart Evolution鈥擝etween Law and Power,听Int’l J. for Semiotics L.听(2024).听
The Legal Metaverse and Comparative Taxonomy: A Reappraisal, 71听Am. J. Comp. L.听900 (2024).听
The Death of Law,听Global Jurist听(2022).听
The Chinese Advantage in Emergency Law, 21听Global Jurist听1 (2021) (with Liu Guanghua & Emanuele Ariano).听
Commons as听Possessions:听The Path to Protection of the Commons in the ECHR System, 25听Eur. L.J.听230 (2019).听
Communology: The Emergence of a Social Theory of the Commons, 118听S. Atl. Q.听725 (2019) (with Mark Mancall).听
Comparative Law, Geopolitics, and the Conflict in Palestine: Disciplined Disengagement and the Commons Solution,听Global Jurist听2018-0008 (2018).听听
Diritto, Capitale e Limiti, 26听Parolechiave听115 (2018).
Th茅orie du Droit. Principles of Legal Commoning, 42听Revue Juridique de l鈥橢nvironnement听67 (2017) (with Alessandra Quarta).听听
The Cold War and Comparative Law: A Reflection on the Politics of Intellectual Discipline, 65听Am. J. Comp. L.听567 (2017).听听
Hard Civil Code now!: notas cr铆ticas sobre las propuestas de codificaci贸n civil de rango europeo, 15听Ius et Veritas听346 (2015).听听
Right to the City or Urban Commoning: Thoughts on the Generative Transformation of Property Law, 1听Italian L.J.听303 (2015) (with Alessandra Quarta).听
Comparative Law and Critical Legal Studies, 6听Constitui莽茫o, Economia E Desenvolvimento听250 (2014).听
I Beni Comuni fra Economia, Diritto e Filsofia, 7听SpazioFilosofico听111 (2013).听
Protecting the Commons: Water, Culture, and Nature: The Commons Movement in the Italian Struggle against Neoliberal Governance, 112听S. Atl. Q.听366 (2013).听
Social Movements as Constituent Power: The Italian Struggle for the Commons, 20听Ind. J. Global Legal Stud.听965 (2013) (with Saki Bailey).听
Una primavera di movimento per la funzione sociale della propriet脿 privata, 31听RCDP听531 (2013).
The Evil Technology Hypothesis: A Deep Ecological Reading of International Law, 2012听Cardozo L. Rev. de novo听263 (2012) (with Luigi Russi).听
Comparative International Law, 36听Brook. J. Int’l L.听385 (2011) (with Boris N. Mamlyuk).听听
A “Social Dimension” in European Private Law? The Call for Setting a Progressive Agenda, 41听New Eng. L. Rev.听1 (2006) (with Fernanda Nicola) (reprinted at听7(1)听Global Jurist Frontiers Art. 2 (2007)).听听
The Peruvian Civil Code, Property and Plunder: Time for a Latin American Alliance to Resist the Neo Liberal Order, 5(1)听Global Jurist Topics听Art. 3 (2005).听
The Rise and Fall of Law and Economics: An Essay for Judge Guido Calabresi, 64听Md. L. Rev.听220 (2005).听
Social Justice in European Contract Law: A Manifesto, 10听Eur. L.J.听653 (2004) (with Gert Brueggemeier, Mauro Bussani, Hugh Collins et al.).听听
La Reforma del Diritto Societario Italiano: Una Nuova Ricezione Acustica?, 101听RDC e DGO听615 (2003).
A Theory of Imperial Law: A Study on U.S. Hegemony and the Latin Resistance, 10听Ind. J. Global Legal Stud.听383 (2002) (reprinted at听3(2)听Global Jurist Frontiers听Art. 1 (2003)).听
Aquale Codice Civile Per l’Europa?, 20听RCDP听3 (2002).
Foreign Inspired Courts as Agencies of Peace in Troubled Societies: A Plea for Realism and for Creativity, 2(1)听Global Jurist Topics听Art. 1 (2002).听
Hard Code Now!, 2(1)听Global Jurist Frontiers听Art. 1 (2002) (reprinted as Hard Minimal Code Now!: A Critique of ‘Softness’ and a Plea for Responsibility in the European Debate Over Codification, in听An Academic Green Paper on European Contract Law听215 (Stefan Grundmann & Jules Stuyck eds., Kluwer Law Int’l 2002)).听
Some Realism About Comparativism: Comparative Law Teaching in the Hegemonic Jurisdiction, 50听Am. J. Comp. L.听Supp. 87 (2002).听
Basic Issues of Private Law Codification in Europe: Trust, 1(1)听Global Jurist Frontiers听Art. 5 (2001).听
Comparative Law and Economics: Borrowing and Resistance, 1(2)听Global Jurist Frontiers听Art. 5 (2001) (with Alberto Monti).听
Desesvolvimentos Institutionais do Dereito de Proprietade, 2(6)听RTDC听99 (2001).
Legal Systems in Distress: HIV鈥揷ontaminated Blood, Path Dependency and Legal Change, 1(2)听Global Jurist Advances听Art. 4 (2001).听
Sul Treno (Ma Di Chi?) Con il Bigiletto, 19听RCDP听135 (2001).
The Art and Science of Critical Scholarship: Postmodernism and International Style in the Legal Architecture of Europe, 75听Tul. L. Rev.听1053 (2001) (with Anna di Robilant) (reprinted in听10听Eur. Rev. Private L. 29 (2002)).听
U.S. Jurisdiction Over Conflicts Arising Outside of the United States: Some Hegemonic Implications, 24听Hastings Int’l & Comp. L. Rev.听381 (2001) (with Jeffrey Lena) (reprinted as听United States Jurisdiction Over Conflicts Arising Outside of the US. Some Hegemonic Implications, 1(2)听Global Jurist Topics听Art. 5 (2001)).听
Efficiency and Equal Protection in the New European Contract Law: Mandatory, Default and Enforcement Rules, 39听Va. J. Int’l L.听537 (1999).听
A Transaction Costs Approach to the European Civil Code, 5听Eur. Rev. Private L.听537 (1998).听
An Opportunity Not to be Missed: The Future of Comparative Law in the United States, 46听Am. J. Comp. L.听709 (1998).听
II Problema della Codificazione: Civile Europea e la Cultura Giuridica. Pregiudizi, Strategie e Sviluppi,听CIEur听207 (1998).
Introduction, 46听Am. J. Comp. L.听597 (1998) (with Mathias Reimann).听
The Functions of Trust Law: A Comparative Legal and Economic Analysis, 73听N.Y.U. L. Rev.听434 (1998) (with Henry Hansmann).听听
The Issue of European Civil Codification and Legal Scholarship: Biases, Strategies and Developments, 21听Hastings Int’l & Comp. L. Rev.听883 (1998).听
Trust Law in the United States: A Basic Study of Its Special Contribution, 46听Am. J. Comp. L.听Supp. 133 (1998) (with Henry Hansmann).听
The Common Core Approach to European Private Law, 3听Colum. J. Eur. L.听339 (1997) (with Mauro Bussani).听
The Copernican Revolution in Jurisprudence: In Loving Memory of Rudolf B. Schlesinger, Mentor and Friend, 20听Hastings Int’l & Comp. L. Rev.听223 (1997).听
Three Patterns of Law: Taxonomy and Change in the World’s Legal Systems, 45听Am. J. Comp. L.听5 (1997).听
Alcune Riflessioni su Struttura Proprietaria e Mercato, 14听RCDP听___ (1996).
Analisi Economica Giuridica e Comparata delle Clausole Penali nei Contratti, 14听RCDP听___ (1996).
Protecting Possession, 44听Am. J. Comp. L.听293 (1996) (with James Gordley).听
Codifying Property Law in the Process of Transition: Some Suggestions from Comparative Law and Economics, 19听Hastings Int’l & Comp. L. Rev.听117 (1995) (with Gianmaria Ajani).听
Rudolf Schlesinger e la Scienza Giuridica, 41听RDC听___ (1995).
The Comparative Law and Economics of Penalty Clauses in Contract, 43听Am. J. Comp. L.听427 (1995) (Festshrift for Rudolf B. Schlesinger).听
Efficiency as Equity: Insights from Comparative Law and Economics, 18听Hastings Int’l & Comp. L. Rev.听157 (1994).听
Efficiency in Legal Transplants: An Essay in Comparative Law and Economics, 14听Int’l Rev. L. & Econ.听3 (1994).
Etnocentrismo, Neutralita, e Discriminazione: Tensioni nel Diritto Occidentale, 146听Giurisprudenza Italiana听223 (1994).
Why the Wind Changed: Intellectual Leadership in Western Law, 42听Am. J. Comp. L.听195 (1994).听
Faculty Recruitment in Italy: Two Sides of the Moon, 41听Am. J. Comp. L.听427 (1993) (with P.G. Monateri).听
Foreward: The Faces of Academia, 41听Am. J. Comp. L.听351 (1993) (with P.G. Monateri).听
Ai Confini della Terra Promessa: Immigrazione, Poverta, Razzismo ed i Limiti del Diritto, 115听Foro Italiano听458 (1992).
Attrazione Fatale, 144听Giurisprudenza Italiana听146 (1992).
Law and Economics in Civil Law Countries: A Comparative Law Approach, 11听Int’l Rev. L. & Econ.听265 (1991) (with Roberto Pardolesi).
Ripensando il Rapporto fra Diritto Inglese e Diritto Americano: l’Esempio dei Torts, 8听Quadrimestre听___ (1991).
Judicial Responsibility in Italy: A New Statute, 38听Am. J. Comp. L.听103 (1990) (with Michele Graziadei).听
L’ Imperialismo del Writ of Certiorari: il Tramonto della Giurisdizione Obbligatoria nella U.S. Supreme Court, 36听RDC听131 (1990).
Socialist and Non-Socialist Approaches to Land Law: Continuity and Change in Somalia and Other African States, 16听Rev. Socialist L.听17 (1990).听
Forma e Contratto di Assicurazione nell’ Esperienza Statunitense, 53听RCP听610 (1988).
Diritto e Rimedio nell Esperienza Italiana ed in Quella Statunitense: Un Primo Aproccio, 4听Quadrimestre听341 (1987).
Il Code Domanial et Foncier della Repubblica Popolare del Congo, 33听RDC听77 (1987) (with Michele Graziadei).
l’Insegnamento del Diritto Comparato, 40听RTDPC听731 (1986) (with Michele Graziadei).
I Modelli nella Tutela dell’Ambiente, 31听RDC听389 (1985).
Chiosa in Tema di Patenti Conseguite all Estero, 49听RCP听236 (1984).
Consenso Viziato, Lesione e Abuso della Controparte, 30听RDC听400 (1984) (updated in听34听Rivista di Diritto Civile听653 (1988)).
Considerazioni Intorno Agli Obblighi del Datore di Lavoro ex Art. 2087 Cod.Civ. alla Luce dell Assicurazione Obbligatoria Contro Gli Infortuni Sul Lavoro e le Malattie Professionali, 49听RCP听354 (1984).
Della Vocazione della Nostra Epoca per l’Allargamento delle Giurisdizioni Speciali, 49听RCP听537 (1984) (with Pier Giuseppe Monateri).
Problemi nell’ Interpretazione dell Art. 844 Cod.Civ., 49听RCP听524 (1984).
Ratio Decidendi ed Obiter Dicta in una Decisione dell Appello di Milano, 49听RCP听410 (1984).
Chapters In Books
From Poverty and Development to People鈥檚 International Law, in听The Oxford Handbook of International Law and Development听773 (Ruth Buchanan et al. eds., Oxford Academic 2023) (with Margot E. Salomon).听
What Would a Post-Anthropocentric Legal System Look Like?, in听The Routledge Handbook of International Law and Anthropocentrism听263 (Vincent Chapaux et al. eds., Routledge 2023) (with Michael W. Monterossi).听
On Coase and Commons, in听Le Droit sans Fronti猫res: M茅langes Pour Franz Werro听459 (Eva Maria Belser, Pascal Pichonnaz, & Hubert St枚ckli eds., St盲mpfli Editions 2022).
Property Meeting the Challenge of the Commons, in听General Reports of the XXth General Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law听23 (Boele-Woelki K., Fern谩ndez Arroyo D.P., Senegacnik A. eds., Springer 2020) (with Alessandra Quarta) (Global Studies in Comparative Law, vol. 50).听
Having, Being, and the Commons, in听Co-Designing Economies in Transition听63 (Vincenzo Mario Bruno Giorgino & Zack Walsh eds., Palgrave Macmillan 2018).
Introduction: The Food Commons are Coming听and听Food as Commons: Towards a New Relationship Between the Public, the Civic and the Private, in听Routledge Handbook of Food as a Commons听1, 373 (Routledge 2018) (with Jose Luis Vivero-Pol, Tomaso Ferrando & Olivier de Schutter).听
La industria de la armon铆a y el mercado de la justicia, in听Lecciones de filosof铆a del derecho听413 (Yuri Tornero Cruzatt & 脕ngel Gaspar Chirinos dirs., IDEMSA 2018).听
The Ecology of International Law: Towards an International Legal S ystem in Tune with Nature and 精东影业?, in听The Commons and a New Global Governance听212 (Samuel Cogolati & Jan Wouters eds., Edward Elagar 2018).
Beni culturali, beni comuni, estrazione, in听Patrimonio culturale: profili giuridici e tecniche di tutela听147 (RomaTrE-Press 2017).听
Il Poliamore e i Beni Comuni. Primissime Riflessioni, in听Principi, Regole, Interpretazione. Contratti e Obbligazioni, Amiglie e Successioni. Scritti in Onore di Giovanni Fugiuele听105 (Universitas Studiorum 2017).听
Future Generations Now! A Commons-Based Analysis, in听Protecting Future Generations through Commons听9 (Council of Europe 2013).
Eine kurze Ph盲nomenologie der Commons, in听Commons. F眉r eine neue Politik Jenseits von Markt und Staat听70 (Silke Helfrich & Heinrich-B枚ll-Stiftung eds., Transcript Verlag 2012).
First Thoughts for a Phenomenology of the Commons, in听The Wealth of the Commons: A World Beyond Market & State听37 (David Bollier & Silke Helfrich eds., Levellers Press 2012).
Il Buon Governo del Comune: Prime Riflessioni, in听Il Diritto del Comune听210 (Sandro Chignola ed., Ombre Corte 2012).
Il Teatro Valle: Un Cammino Ri-Costituente, in听Viaggio Nell鈥 Italia Dei Beni Comuni听102 (Marotta & Cafiero 2012).
The Nile Perch in European Private Law, in听The Many Concepts of Social Justice in European Private Law听167 (Hans-W. Micklitz ed., Edward Elgar 2011).
Emergency-Based Predatory Capitalism: The Rule of Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Development, in听Contemporary States of Emergency: The Politics of Military and Humanitarian Interventions听89 (Didier Fassin & Mariella Pandolfi eds., Zone Books 2010).听
Access to Justice: A Renewed Global Issue?, in听General Reports of the XVIIth Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law听383 (Katharina Boele鈥揥oelki & Sjef van Erp eds., Eleven Int’l Pub. 2007).
Property Rights: A Comparative Law and Economics Perspective in the Global Era, in听Property Rights Dynamics: A Law and Economics Perspective听40 (Donatella Porrini & Giovanni Battista Ramello eds., Routledge 2007) (with Andrea Pradi).听
Comparative Law and Critical Legal Studies, in听The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law听815 (Mathias Reimann & Reinhard Zimmermann eds., Oxford Univ. Press 2006).听
Property Law, in听Introduction to Italian Law听283 (Jeffrey Lena & Ugo Mattei eds., Kluwer Law Int’l 2002) (with Antonio Gambaro).听
Should Europe Codify Trust?, in听Themes in Comparative Law: In Honour of Bernard Rudden听235 (Peter Birks & Arianna Pretto eds., Oxford Univ. Press 2002).听
Il Diritto Soggettivo, in听Trattato di Diritto Civile Diretto a Rodolfo Sacco听___ (Guido Alpa et al. eds, UTET 2001).
The Comparative Jurisprudence of Schlesinger and Sacco: A Study in Legal Influence, in听Rethinking the Masters of Comparative Law听238 (Annelise Riles ed., Hart Pub. 2001).听
Comparative Law and Economics, in听Encyclopedia of Law and Economics听505 (Edward Elgar 2000) (with Andrea Rossato & Luisa Antoniolli).听
L’Efficacite et l’Egalit茅 dans le Nouveau Droit des Contrats Europ茅en, R猫gles Imperatives, Dispositives et Measures Coercitives, in听Le Role de la Volont茅 dans les Actes Juridiques: 脡tudes 脿 la Memoire du Professeur Alfred Rieg听597 (Bruylant 2000).
Stati Uniti d’America, in听19 Digesto delle Discipline Privatistiche: Sezione Civile听1 (UTET 1999) (with Elisabetta Grande).
Statutes, in听19 Digesto delle Discipline Privatistiche: Sezione Civile听48 (UTET 1999).
Sud Africa, in听19 Digesto delle Discipline Privatistiche: Sezione Civile听197 (UTET 1999).
The Legal Profession as an Organization: Understanding Changes in Common Law and Civil Law, in听Lawyers’ Practice and Ideals: A Comparative View听157 (John J. Barcelo & Roger C. Cramton eds., Kluwer Law Int’l 1999).
Comparative Law and Economics, in听3 The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law听346 (Peter K. Newman ed., Stockton Press 1998) (with Febris Cafaggi).听
Fatto e Valore: Il Paradosso Ermeneutico dell’Analisi Economica del Diritto, in听Diritto, Giustizia e Interpretazione听___ (Jacques Derrida, Gianni Vattimo, & Mauro Bussani eds., Laterza 1998).
II Problema della Codificazione: Civile Europea e la Cultura Giuridica. Pregiudizi, Strategie e Sviluppi, in听Contratto e Impresa鈦凟uropa听207 (UTET 1998).
Legal Pluralism, Legal Change, and Economic Development, in听New Law for New States: Politica del Diritto in Eritrea听23 (Lyda Favali, Elisabetta Grande, & Marco Guadagni eds., L’ Harmattan Italia 1998).
Property Rights in Civil Law, in听3 The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law听157 (Peter K. Newman ed., Stockton Press 1998).听
Restatement, in听18 Digesto delle Discipline Privatistiche: Sezione Civile听417 (UTET 1998).
Rule of Law, in听18 Digesto delle Discipline Privatistiche: Sezione Civile听123 (UTET 1998).
Making The Other Path Efficient: Economic Analysis and Tort Law in Less Developed Countries, in听The Law and Economics of Development听149 (Edgardo Buscaglia, William Ratliff, & Robert Cooter eds., JAI Press 1997) (with Mauro Bussani).听
Proprieta, in听15 Digesto delle Discipline Privatistiche: Sezione Civile听432 (UTET 1997).
Economic Analysis and European Legal Scholarship, in听Dealing with Integration: Perspectives from Seminars on European Law听53 (Alessandro Simoni & Iain Cameron eds., Iustus F枚rlag 1996).听
Precedente Giudiziario, in听14 Digesto delle Discipline Privatistiche: Sezione Civile听148 (UTET 1996).
Nuova Zelanda, in听12 Digesto delle Discipline Privatistiche: Sezione Civile听331 (UTET 1995) (with Luisa Antoniolli).
The New Ethiopian Constitution: First Thoughts on Ethnical Federalism and the Reception of Western Institutions, in听Transplants Innovation and Legal Tradition in the Horn of Africa听111 (Elisabetta Grande ed., L’Harmattan Italia 1995).听
Dissimilar Form 鈥 Similar Substance?: An Economic Framework for Western Property Law, in听European Legal Traditions and Israel听197 (A.M. Rabello ed., Nevo Pub. 1994).听
La Successione Contro la Volonta del Testatore: Radici Profane di una Contrapposizione Sacra fra Common Law e Sistemi Romanisti, in听Studi in Onore di Rodolfo Sacco听___ (UTET 1994).
Verso una Tripartizione Non Eurocentrica dei Sistemi Giuridici, in听Studi in Memoria di Gino Gorla听___ (UTET 1994).
Gran Bretagna e Irlanda (Regno Unito di), in听10 Digesto delle Discipline Privatistiche: Sezione Civile听___ (UTET 1993) (with Elisabetta Grande).
Immissioni, in听9 Digesto delle Discipline Privatistiche: Sezione Civile听___ (UTET 1993).
Precedente Giudiziario Negli Stati Uniti, in听Atlante di Diritto Comparato听___ (Zanichelli 2d ed. 1993).
La Sistemologia, in听Che Cos’猫 il Diritto Comparato? Intervista a Rodolfo Sacco听___ (Rodolfo Sacco, Paolo Cendon, & Gianmaria Ajani eds., Giuffr猫 1992).
The Law of Property in Italy, in听Italian Studies in Law听119 (Alessandro Pizzorusso ed., Martinus Nijhoff 1992) (with Antonio Gambaro & Albina Candian).听
A Competitive Model of Legal Rules, in听The Competitive State: Villa Colombella Papers on Competitive Politics听___ (Albert Breton et al. eds., Kluwer Academic Pub. 1991) (with Francesco Pulitini).
Editoria Giuridica nei Sistemi di Common Law, in听7 Digesto delle Discipline Privatistiche: Sezione Civile听369 (UTET 1991).
Errore e Raggiro Nei Contratti (Diritto Comparato), in听7 Digesto delle Discipline Privatistiche: Sezione Civile听523 (UTET 1991).
Comunione (Diritto Comparato), in听3 Digesto delle Discipline Privatistiche: Sezione Civile听184 (UTET 1988).
Assicurazione (Diritto Comparato), in听1 Digesto delle Discipline Privatistiche: Sezione Civile听___ (UTET 1987).
Book Reviews
Book Review, 4听J. Eur. Tort L.听110 (2013) (reviewing听M. Infantino, La Causalit谩 nel Diritto della Responsabilit谩 Extracontrattuale).
What Do We Lack?, 7听Global Jurist听Art. 3 (2007) (reviewing听Mitchel Lasser, Judicial Deliberations (2004)).听
Book Review, ___听l’Indice dei Libri del Mese听___ (Oct. 2002) (reviewing听Franceso Denozza, Norme Efficienti: l’analise Economica della Regole Giuridiche (2002)).
Review of Books on Private Law and EU Law, 5听Eur. L.J.听135 (1999) (reviewing听H. Kotz, Europaisches Vertragsrecht (1996); H. Kotz, A. Flessner, European Contract Law (1998); U. Drobing, Private Law in the European Union (1996); & G. Benacchio, Diritto Privato della Comunita Europea鈥揊onti (1998)) (with Luisa Antoniolli).
Book Review, 8听Quadrimestre听___ (1991) (reviewing听Carlos C. Rossello, Il Danno Evitabile (1990)).
Book Review, 7听Quadrimestre听___ (1990) (reviewing听Melvin A. Eisenberg, The Nature of the Common Law (1988)).
Book Review, 35听RDC听189 (1989) (reviewing听Rudolf B. Schlesinger et al., Comparative Law (1988)).
Il Giudice e le Scelte Difficili, Lezioni da Israele, 112听Foro Italiano听509 (1989) (reviewing听Aharon Barak, Judicial Discretion (1989)).
Book Review, 51听RCP听731 (1986) (reviewing听Guido Calabresi & Philip Bobbitt, Scelte Tragiche (1986)) (with Pier Giuseppe Monateri).
Newspaper & Magazine Articles
Dopo Enron: Non Parlate al Controllore,听Il manifesto, Jan. 8, 2003, at 18.
Other Publications
Global Law and Plunder: The Dark Side of the Rule of Law听(Bocconi School of Law Student-Edited Papers, Paper No. 2009-03/EN, 2009) (with Marco de Morpurgo).听
Education
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Universit茅 Catholique Louvain
Ph.D. Honoris Causa 2019 -
精东影业 of California at Berkeley, School of Law
LL.M., Law 1989 -
Law School of the 精东影业 of Torino
J.D., Law 1983 -
Facult茅 Internationale de Droit Compar茅, Strasbourg, France.
Diplome de deuxi猫me cycle. 1982 -
London School of Economics, Modern English Law Program
Certificate awarded with distinction and merit 1980
Accomplishments
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Activist Work
Successfully masterminded, as lawyer and an activist, the Italian campaign against the privatization of water, which was completed in June 2011 with a national referendum in which more than 27 million Italians voted to endorse Professor Mattei鈥檚 scheme to recognize water as a common. 2011
