ORLANDO GIANFRANCO

Gianfranco
Orlando
Professore Associato

Presentation

On this page, you will find information about my research, teaching and institutional activities, updates and useful notices, as well as links to my virtual office and curriculum vitae.

My research activity focuses primarily on private law and has resulted in five monographic essays and numerous scientific articles published in nationally recognized journals, with a particular emphasis on contract law. I am currently the Principal Investigator of the GeTeR – Genetic Technologies Regulation project, selected under the University of Siena’s New Frontiers 2025 Call. Previously, I coordinated the research project Reifications, Re-significations, and Restitutions of Human Cultural Heritage (RRRBCU), funded by the 2022 Research Support Plan and concluded in 2024.

My teaching activity can be framed along two complementary temporal fronts: the near future, represented by ELSI in Genetics (i.e., the implications of genetic technologies on private law relationships), and the distant past, focused on cultural heritage and archaeology, which allows an investigation of the legal implications of “testimonies of civilizational value,” also in relation to recent consumer-oriented forms of enjoyment.

I also carry out institutional activities for my Department, where I serve as Delegate for the “Circolo Giuridico” Library and as a member of its Governing Board. Additionally, I am the Delegate for Orientation and Tutoring. I currently coordinate, as Scientific Coordinator, the POT project VALE PLUS (2022–2025) and its second edition, VALE PLUS II (2025–2028), which is currently in the submission phase.

Office hours

  • Thursday from 11:00 to 13:00
    Place: In presenza: stanza 25, 2° piano Presidio Mattioli - a distanza: https://meet.google.com/ztv-gofc-dzi
    Note: Il ricevimento si svolgerà a distanza o in presenza, a seconda delle esigenze degli studenti, previa comunicazione via mail. Il ricevimento è sospeso nel mese di agosto

It's possible to talk with the teacher remotely or in person, depending on the needs of the students, every Thursday
 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., subject to notification by e-mail

Curriculum Vitae

Notices

12 December 2025 – Publication of Vendita di beni artistici e culturali in the Enciclopedia del diritto (Giuffré Francis Lefebvre), Series I Tematici, I singoli contratti, edited by Prof. G. D’Amico
(https://shop.giuffre.it/2501269-singoli-contratti?srsltid=AfmBOooFgG0v3220a4E78vUqGgbF1mqlcw5db_nIMZFYlJgoBbJCkFeG)

December 2025 – April 2026 – Publication of the PNRR Courses 2025–2026, for which I serve as person in charge for the Department of Law
(https://www.dgiur.unisi.it/it/eventi/ciclo-di-incontri-di-orientamento-dgiur-pnrr)

26 November 2025, 3:00 p.m. – Meeting with Tutors on “Mobility and Excellence Pathways”
(https://www.dgiur.unisi.it/it/eventi/incontro-mobilita-e-percorsi-deccellenza)

25 November 2025, 12:00 p.m. – Cascade training session on “Data on students’ professional aspirations, graduates’ career outcomes, and satisfaction with the study programme: how to make an impact through guidance and teaching”
(https://www.dgiur.unisi.it/it/eventi/incontro-dati-su-aspirazioni-professionali-degli-iscritti-sugli-sbocchi-professionali-dei)

November 7, 2025 - L’accesso alla PMA. Dimensioni della “centralità” della legge nella giurisprudenza costituzionale, presentation at the Conference on “The Thought of Letizia Gianformaggio” within the series "Masters of Law in Siena" (https://www.dgiur.unisi.it/it/eventi/convegno-maestre-e-maestri-del-diri...)

November 5, 2025, 4:00 PM – Presentation of the essay "Beni culturali umani. Reificazioni, risignificazioni, restituzioni", FUP USiena Press, 2024, on Stroncature (https://www.stroncature.com/p/beni-culturali-umani-reificazioni)

Novebere 4, 2025, 3.00 PM - Meeting with Tutors: “Strategie per una preparazione efficace degli esami” (https://www.dgiur.unisi.it/it/eventi/incontro-strategie-una-preparazione...)

October 6, 2025, 9:30 AM – Talk on "Orientation and Tutoring" as part of the Matricola Day of the Department of Law (https://www.dgiur.unisi.it/it/eventi/dgiur-matricola-day)

September 26, 2025, 5:00 PMBright Night"Limits and Strategies for the Enhancement of Cultural Heritage" as part of the event "The Chapel of San Galgano: History and Strategies for the Enhancement of a Space" (https://www.unisi.it/brightnight2025)

September 4, 2025, 10:00 AMThe Voice of the Library – Event within the initiative "Open Doors" (https://www.dgiur.unisi.it/it/notizie/porte-aperte-alluniversita-le-attivita-organizzate-dal-dgiur)

April 7, 2025, 10:00 AM – Meeting with Tutors: “Reading Judgments: A Reasoned Analysis of Judicial Decisions” (https://www.dgiur.unisi.it/it/eventi/incontro-leggere-le-sentenze-analisi-ragionata-dei-provvedimenti-giurisprudenziali) and, at 11:30 AM, “Writing the Law: Techniques and the Importance of Writing in Legal Education” (https://www.dgiur.unisi.it/it/eventi/incontro-scrivere-il-diritto-tecniche-e-importanza-della-scrittura-nella-formazione-0)

Teaching activities

Completion accademic year: 2025/2026

Course year: 2 Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) ARCHAEOLOGY A.Y. 2024/2025
Course year: 1 Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) GENETIC COUNSELLORS A.Y. 2025/2026
Course year: 3 First cycle degree (DM 270) LEGAL SERVICES A.Y. 2023/2024
Course year: 5 Full cicle (5 years) LAW A.Y. 2021/2022

Completion accademic year: 2024/2025

Course year: 2 Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) ARCHAEOLOGY A.Y. 2023/2024
Course year: 3 Full cicle (5 years) LAW A.Y. 2022/2023
Course year: 1 Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) GENETIC COUNSELLORS A.Y. 2024/2025
Course year: 5 Full cicle (5 years) LAW A.Y. 2020/2021
Course year: 5 Full cicle (5 years) LAW A.Y. 2020/2021

Research

Ultime pubblicazioni:

  • Orlando, G. (2024). Squilibrio «economico» e squilibrio «normativo»: una fallacia?. IL FORO ITALIANO(Fascicolo speciale n. 1/2024), 343-388. - view more
  • Orlando, G. (2024). Beni culturali umani. Firenze : FIRENZE UNIVERSITY PRESS - USIENA PRESS [10.36253/979-12-215-0553-5]. - view more
  • Orlando, G. (2023). La conversione formale nel pensiero di Giuseppe Satta. In G. Perlingieri (a cura di), Rileggere i «classici» del diritto civile italiano (1900-1920). Vol. 2 (pp. 1757-1778). Napoli : Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane. - view more
  • Orlando, G. (2023). La fictio iuris nel pensiero di Angelo Falzea. In G. D'Amico, A. Gorassini (a cura di), Angelo Falzea (pp. 383-415). Napoli : Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane. - view more
  • Orlando, G. (2023). La mora del debitore. In Inadempimento, Responsabilità contrattuale, Mora debendi - estratto dal Tomo II de Le obbligazioni, Volume IV del Trattato del Diritto Privato diretto da Salvatore Mazzamuto (pp. 217-269). Torino : Giappichelli. - view more