Established in 1911 as the Law Seminar Institute by professor Francesco Brandileone. Over the years various changes took place to the structure of the department and function. It took the name of Antonio Cicu, who was director in 1927, only in 2000. The main library is unusually a bright-white colour, nevertheless, designed for serious study.

About Antonio Cicu Law Science Department

Antonio Cicu Law Science Department

This building was established as the Law Seminar Institute in 1911 under the first director and professor Francesco Brandileone – who, it must be borne in mind actually fought hard to set it up. The idea was to bring all the relevant information of legal studies under the same roof.

The ground floor is actually closed off and quite ironically, only accessible via the second floor. On the way up is a set of stairs made from marble exuding a beautiful green hue. Half way is a Greek statue standing with a lit torch and no doubt representing the role of justice. The artist is unknown.

In 1924 the institution was converted into the Law Training Institute and located upstairs here where the Anthropology Institute used to be. Over time two areas of study branched out. The first one was for those who studied law in order to become a lawyer and this area fell under the department named after E. Redenti. The second to spring up and called A. Cicu was the department of Law Science which concentrated more on didactics.

The architecture of the main library is quite noteworthy. It’s unusual only in the sense that the bright, white colour makes it look like something out of 60s/70s movie set rather than a serious area of study.

On 23rd February 2000 the institute was named after Antonio Cicu who was the director here from 1927. Due to expansion and increasing numbers attending law studies he was immediately charged with organising the library and all its volumes into a more efficient system. Space also became a concern since professors required more office and classrooms. A period of upheaval followed whereby materials and people could be organised to allow for designated areas of study. Thus, the library as it stands today developed out of this rationale.

References

http://www.giuridico.unibo.it/

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