From master classes to the case method to cases on heritage, nasciturus and postumus

Abstract

With the realization of this work, our intention is to repair the current importance of applying the case method in the online teaching of Civil Law, compared to the traditional theoretical and master classes that have characterized Law Studies. Examining, especially, in the reach of the methodological requirements emerged with the plans of study Law Degree under the EEES and with the need for online university teaching due to the global pandemic that we have been suffering since the beginning of 2020 due to the coronavirus. Therefore, with the implementation of this case, that is about double marriage, nasciturus and posthumous son and heritage from Rome to the present, we try to approach the students to case law applied to Spanish Civil Law; in this way, they will understand that the important thing is not to give the solution to case proposed but legal reasoning, through online discussions and in groups, getting a deeper knowledge of applicable rules and institutions.