ASTONE Maria Annunziata

I. General information
PROF.SSA MARIA ANNUNZIATA ASTONE

-E-mail address: maria.astone@unime.it
-OrcID:
-IrisID: rp00524


II. Academic positions and appointments
-Full Professor of Private Law, European Private Law, and Consumer Law at Messina University, Department of Law Studies “S. Pugliatti”
-Professor of civil Law of graduate school for the legal professions
SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR MASTER II LEVEL CONSUMATORE , MEDIA DIGITALI, TUTELE,
-Member of the Joint Commission of the Department of Law of the University of Messina

OTHER TITLES
- LAWYER, Registered in the special register of university professors, authorized to practice in the Supreme Court and in higher jurisdictions.

- Member of the Media and Minors Committee, appointed by decree of the Minister for Economic Development of 30 December 2021III. Positions in scientific and cultural institutions

--Member and member of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Academy of the Internet Code

Member of the Scientific Committee of the S. Pugliatti Center for the Study and Teaching of European Private Law, founded by Prof. Vincenzo Scalisi

IV. Memberships in scientific and cultural institutions
- Member of the Union of Italian privatists
-Member of the Società Italiana degli Studiosi di Diritto Civile – S.I.S.DI.C. [Italian Society of Civil Law Scholars]
-Member of the Associazione dei civilisti italiani [Italian Association of Professors of Civil Law]

V. Memberships/positions in steering committees and advisory boards
-President of CO.RE.COM SICILY (REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (From July 2017 - In progress)
-Member of CO.RE.COM SICILY (REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (2016)



VI. Editorships/advisory boards of journals and book series
Member of the Auditors' Committee of the NEW CIVIL LAW Magazine, group A
Member of the Auditors' Committee of the European magazine and private law, group A.
Member of the referees of Jus Civile
Member of the Scientific Direction Rivista di diritto di Internet



VII. Research grants and funded projects


- Scientific Director of the project "Justice Smar: Tools and models to optimize the work of judges - JustSmart", appointed with resolutions of the Board of Directors and the Academic Senate of the University of Messina on February 21, 2022, admitted for funding by decree of the Ministry of Justice - Directorate General for the Coordination of Cohesion Policies n. 16 of 05/01/2022, as part of the PON Governance and Institutional Capacity 2014-2020 "Pon Gov" of Axis I, Specific Objective 1.4, Action 1.4.1 "Actions to improve the efficiency and performance of the Judicial Offices through technological innovation, organizational support for the computerization and telematization of the Judicial Offices, dissemination of specific innovations and support for the activation of change management interventions ". Selected conference attendance (as speaker or discussant)
- Winner of FFABR funds for the year 2019, 2020
- Responsible for the legal area of the Expert System Project to support decisions for justice, SESPIUS, funded by the Sicily Region and approved with DDG 2249 of 23 October 2013 by the Department of Productive Activities, in implementation of the line of intervention 4.1.1.1 . of the POR FESR 2007/2013, on the designation of the University of Messina, partner of the project, and subsequent provision of the Director of the Department of Economics, Business and Productology (SEAM) of the University of Messina
- Member of the PRIN 2003 on "European private law code annotated with jurisprudence", national manager prof. Vincenzo Scalisi
- Head of university research projects (PRA)



REPORT
- Report at the Digital Single Market and User Protection Conference at the University of Messina on 28 January 2022
Report at the SSM, decentralized training entitled The vexatious clauses, on March 3, 2022
Report at the Corecom Sicily Conference entitled Information and digitization, held in Palermo, on 16 December 2021 to the COVID 19 AND INFORMATION webinar, held on December 16, 2020, organized by Corecom Sicilia and University of Messina
- Report and Presentation at the inaugural Webinar of the Master Consumer Digital media and protections held in the Teams Platform of the University of Messina on 28 April 2020 entitled Digital media and consumer protection at the time of Covid 19
- Report to the Webinar organized by the University of Messina on 21 May 2020 on the Teams platform entitled App Immune, Between health protection and personal data protection Balancing values?
- Report to the Webinar held as part of the Master Consumer Digital Media and Protection of the University of Messina in the Teams Platform on June 12, 2020 entitled The Electronic Communications Code and the Consumer Code
- Report entitled "Class action and consumer protection" in the context of the Conference on The new class action, held at the Department of Law on January 17, 2020.
- Report entitled, The state of information in Sicily, What rules?, Held on 3 December 2019 in Palermo, Palazzo dei Normanni, Ars, Sala Mattarella, organized by Corecom Sicilia and Agcom
- Report at the conference Distorted use of technologies: cyberbullying and addiction to social media entitled: "The challenge of Corecom Sicilia against Cyberbullying", held in Ragusa at the F. Crispi Comprehensive Institute on October 16, 2019
- Inaugural lesson entitled Right to the protection of personal data and safeguards, at the intensive preparation course for the 2019 Bar exam, organized by AIGA Messina
- Report to the Conference Use and dissemination of public social media, The challenge of the PA, organized by PA Social Sicilia entitled, Websites, social networks and the right to be forgotten online. From EU Regulation 676/2016 to the recent case law of the ECJ, held at the Palazzo Comunale in Catania on December 5, 2019
- Report entitled "Institutional communication between rules and copyright rights" at the Conference Institutional communication between social media, fake news and transparency, Citizens' right to information, the role of the Region of Sicily and local authorities, organized by Anci Sicilia , Ars, Region of Sicily, Palermo, Sala Mattarella, Ars, 27 June 2019
- Presidency and report entitled "The protection of the person in the internal and supranational order" in the conference on "On Line Disinformation and AGCOM Regulation containing provisions on respect for human dignity and the principle of non-discrimination and contrast to hate speech ( resolution no.157 / 19 / cons), organized by Agcom-Corecom Sicily, Syracuse 21 June 2019
- Chair and report entitled Big data and the new discipline of data processing in the conference BIG DATA - PERSON AND MARKET, organized by Agcom-Corecom Sicilia, Syracuse 22 June 2019
- Presidency and Report entitled "Protection of personal data and pluralism of safeguards: the issues" at the Conference on the new discipline on the protection of personal data and the role of the guarantors ", University of Messina, Department of Law, January 15, 2019
- Concluding report entitled "The information society between rules and safeguards" at the IX Conference of Communication Science Courses "Palermo, capital of communication", University of Palermo, 14 December 2018
- Report entitled "The problem of compensation for damage" at the conference on "Health Responsibility" University of Catania, 26-27 October 2018
- Report and Discussant entitled: "Financial leasing" at the Conference on "Private law in the constitutional dimension", University of Bari, January 26, 2018
- Presidency and Report in the round table, as part of the Summer School, on Media Law and new technologies, held on 13 July 2018 at the Department of Culture and Services, organized by the Messina Bar and Media Laws
- Presidency and Report entitled "Fundamental rights on the Internet", as part of the conference on the Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms on the Internet, The role of Corecom and Agcom, organized by Corecom Sicilia, Agcom, University of Messina, Scuola Superiore of the Avvocatura, CNF, Messina 15 June 2018
- Report entitled "Digitization and protection of consumers and users of electronic communication services" at the Conference "The digital challenge and growth proposals for Sicily, organized by the Sicilian Region", Palermo, Villa Amalfitano, 2 October 2018
- Report entitled "The professional responsibility of the CTU in the telematic process", Aula Magna of the Court of Appeal of Messina, 11 May 2018
- Report entitled "Right to information and economic freedoms", organized by Corecom Sicilia, Palermo, Sala Mattarella-Ars Sicilia, 24 April 2018
- Report entitled "Damage to the person: issues still open" held on 9 February 2018 as part of the Conference entitled "Personal damage and compensatory statutes" held at the University of Messina and organized by the Department of Law in collaboration with the Higher Training School of the Judiciary
- Report to the Conference held on 12 February 2018 at the University of Catania, entitled "The Authority for Guarantees in Communications. The regulatory and supervisory functions in the face of changes in communication "
- Report at the conference on Interpretation of the contract according to customs, held on 2 December 2017 at the Messina Bar Association
- Report entitled "Telematic civil process and CTU activities between obligations and professional responsibility", held on 5 May 2017, at the Department of Law of the University of Messina;
- Report entitled "Proposals for the reform of art. 2059 of the Italian Civil Code ", as part of the PhD in Legal Sciences, held on May 4, 2017, at the Department of Law;
- Presentation at the conference Conference on "Punitive damages", University of Messina, 10 November 2017.
- Introductory report entitled "Immigration in European law and internal law", as part of the decentralized training course at the Prefecture of Messina on "Immigration, rules and safeguards in the Italian legal system", held on 9 December 2014.
- Report entitled "Non-pecuniary damage: internal legal system and European perspectives" held on 24 January 2013 as part of a meeting organized, at the Court of Appeal of Messina, by the Office of Representatives for the decentralized training of Magistrates , Higher School of the Judiciary (SSM).
- Report entitled "The principle of legality" at the conference "On the side of legality", organized in the Department of Law on 21 March 2011.
- Report entitled "Collective action for compensation" at the conference organized by the Council of the Messina Bar on 11 May 2010.
- Report entitled "Consumer contracts and right of withdrawal" at the conference organized by the Messina Bar Association on 29/06/2009.
- Report entitled "Non-pecuniary damage: problems and perspectives after the interventions of the Court of Cassation" at the conference organized by the Messina Bar Association on 30/10/2009.

IX. Former Academic Positions and Assignments
-Full professor since 2016 - University of Messina
-Associate Professor of private law from the year 2005, University of Messina ,Faculty of Law having been found to be suitable in a comparative assessment procedure for associate professor announced by the of the and, consequently, called in the role on 2 December 2005 by the same Faculty to hold the position of Associate Professor for the IUS 01 sector.
Associate Professor confirmed as of December 2, 2008.
- University researcher since 29 December 1992, having won the University Researcher competition, announced by the Faculty of Law of the University of Messina, for the disciplinary group N01 X, today IUS 01 - Private Law, confirmed in the role in 1995, at the end of the related three-year period.
- Teacher of:
- Private Law II SSD IUS 01- Private Law, Master's Degree in Law, (2006 - 2020)
- Consumer Law, SSD IUS 01- Private Law, as part of the Master's Degree courses in Law of the Department of Law (first Faculty of Law), (2001-2020)
- Private Law of the European Communities, SSD IUS02, (now Private Law of the European Union), SSD IUS02, (from the academic year 2001 to 2011) Master's Degree in Law of the Department of Law (first Faculty of Law)
- Member of the teaching staff of the PhD in Legal Sciences, at the University of Messina
- Member of the Scientific Committee Postgraduate course in Lawyer specialized in European law and defender at the courts of justice and human rights -
- Referee of scientific journals and external evaluator of PhD theses
Member of the Research Quality Assurance Commission (AQ) of the Department of Law of the University of Messina
- Lecturer in training courses for lawyers organized by the Council of the Messina Bar Association.
- Lecturer at the Higher School of Interior Administration (S.S.A.I)
- Thesis supervisor.
- Supervisor of PhD students
Teacher in the following masters and courses:
- Lecture in the Master in Artificial Intelligence at the European University of Rome entitled "From producer responsibility to responsibility from intelligent systems", academic year 2019-2020
- Lecture in the Postgraduate course in Jurist specialized in European law and defender at the courts of justice and human rights - a.y. 2018/2019 entitled "Consumer rights and the role of the CGE"
- Lecture in the Postgraduate course in Lawyer specialized in European law and defender at the courts of justice and human rights - ay 2018/2019 entitled "The right to the processing of personal data in Regulation 679/2016 / EU and jurisprudence European "
- Lesson in the Master in Customer Car at the University of Catania on February 2, 2019 entitled "Consumer Protection and Independent Authorities".
- Training course for CTU, organized by the Order of Lawyers and Architects of Messina in 2018.
- Training course for CTU, organized by the Messina Order of Engineers in 2017.
- Two-year II level University Master for "Research technicians specialized in new technologies for territorial defense and environmental protection" -, activated at the Department of Civil Engineering, Energy, Environment and Materials (DICEAM ) of the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria. (2013).
- Master in "Telematic Network Law", initiated by the Department of Private Law and Theory of Law and by the Faculty of Law of the University of Messina.
- Master in "Family Law", initiated by the Department of Private Law and Theory of Law and by the Faculty of Law of the University of Messina.
- Jean Monnet courses, organized by the Eurodip Center of the University of Messina, funded by the European Community, on the theme "Fundamental Rights of the Human Person".
Decentralized training course at the Prefecture of Messina "Immigration, rules and safeguards in the Italian legal system" (year 2014), for employees of the Ministry of the Interior.
- Decentralized training course at the Prefecture of Messina (for a total of 13 hours) on the theme "The organization and management of personnel in the Public Administration" (year 2013).
- Decentralized training course (for a total of 18 hours) at the Prefecture of Messina on the theme "The reform of the public employment relationship", intended for employees of the Ministry of the Interior (2009)

X. Previous Teaching Activity
- Collaboration in the teaching activity of prof. Vincenzo Scalisi, University of Messina, Faculty of Law,
in the chairs of private law (1987-1997), civil law (1997- 2005) and private law of the European communities (1998- 2005)

XI Scholarships
- Scholarship from the Bonino-Pulejo Foundation for carrying out scientific activities at the Institute of Private Law of the University of Naples, under the guidance of prof. Carmine Donisi.
Cnr scholarship - Scholarships for Southern Italy in the academic year 1990-91, lasting two years, at the chair of private law institutions of the Faculty of Law of the University of Messina, under the guidance of Prof. Vincenzo Scalisi, concerning the carrying out of a research on the theme: "The subjective status of the human person"
XII. Education and university qualitications
- Classical high school diploma at F. Maurolico High School - Messina
-Degree in Law, with full marks and academic honors (110/110 CUM LAUDE), achieved at the Faculty of Law of Messina, discussing a thesis in Civil Law entitled "Limits to property law and special laws"
-Carrying out of scientific activity at the Institute of Private Law of the University of Naples, under the guidance of prof. Carmine Donisi, funded by the Bonino-Pulejo Foundation
-Conducting research activities lasting two years, at the chair of Institutions of private law of the Faculty of Law of the University of Messina, under the guidance of Prof. Vincenzo Scalisi, having as object the study of the theme: "The subjective status of the human person ", financed by the CNR - Scholarships for Southern Italy (Academic year 1990-91)

XI. Professional Qualifications
-Admitted to the bar of Messina
-Admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of Cassazione

XII. Linguistic skills
1) French (good, both written and spoken).
XVI. OTHER TITLES
- Scientific MANAGER of the training course for practicing lawyers, organized by AIGA for the year 2019-2020
- Effective member of the Commission of selection for the admission exam to the PhD in "Legal Sciences, 33rd cycle", 2017 at the University of Messina, acc. 2017-2018
- Effective member of the Commission of selection for the admission exam to the PhD in "Legal Sciences, 35th cycle", year 2019 at the University of Messina, year acc. 2017-2018
- President of the Commission in the comparative assessment procedure for the identification of the SIA project manager, appointed by decree of the Director of the Department of Legal Sciences, prot. n. 56228 of 07/31/2017
- External member at the University of Palermo of the Commission of selection for the admission exam to the PhD Legal pluralism. New and current perspectives, XXXII cycle, nominated by D.R. n. 3725 of 11/10/2016
Member of the Commission for examining qualifications for the confirmation in the role of the associated professors SSD IUS 01, deemed suitable in the comparative assessment procedure announced on 12/12/2008, at Rome "Tor Vergata", Faculty of Literature and Philosophy (1040), by decree of the Director General of MIUR, on 3 February 2014.
- Member, nominated by the National Forensic Council, of the Commission for the examination of the Cassation Lawyer, year 2015.
- Effective member of the Commission of selection for the admission exam to the PhD in "Legal Sciences, XXXIX cycle", appointed by decree of the Rector of the University of Messina n. 2682 of 2013.
- Effective member of the Commission of selection for the awarding of the title of PhD in European Private Law, cycle XXV, and in European Law of contracts and civil liability, cycle XXIV, appointed by decree of the Rector of the University of Messina, n. 410 of 2013.
- Member of the selection board of the competition for access to PhD courses in Private Law, organized by the University of Palermo, in the academic year 2011-2012.
- Member of the selection board of the competition for access to PhD courses in European private law, XXV cycle, announced by the University of Messina in the academic year 2009/2010.
- Effective member, in the year 2006-2007, of the Commission for the exams of lawyer at the Court of Appeal of Messina.
- Member of the competition commission for the selection of a n. 1 post of ctg EP, Administrative-Management Area, for expert in the Procurement and Contracts sector, announced by the University of Messina in 2008, appointed by decree of the Administrative Director of the University of Messina n. 4020 of 18 October 2008.
- Member of the Selection Committee of the tender relating to the strategic plan of the Municipality of Messina (Piau), pursuant to art. 84, Legislative Decree 163/2006.
President, by delegation of the pro-tempore Rector, of the Technical Committee, provided for by the Convention stipulated between the Ministry of the Interior and the University of Messina, with the task of setting the tables for the recognition of credits relating to studies completed by members of the '' Civil administration of the Ministry of the Interior, enrolled in the degree course in Legal Operator.
- Member of the Commissions appointed by the Rector of the University of Messina for the preparation of the Implementing Regulations of Law 240/2010.
- Head and coordinator of decentralized training courses for the staff of the Ministry of the Interior, organized by the Prefecture of Messina in the years 2009, 2013, 2014.

XIII. Publications
a. Books, essays and notes
ASTONE M., Commissione parlamentare di inchiesta e disinformazione: brevi note a margine del disegno di legge, in Nuovo diritto civile, 2021
ASTONE M. , Quale legislazione per l’informazione e la comuicazione in Sicilia?, in ASTONE M. ( a cura di ) Indagine Agcom 2018 e stato dell'informazione in Sicilia. Quali regole ?, 2021
ASTONE M. , La tutela dei diritti fondamentali e delle libertà in rete: le questioni, 2021, IN M. ASTONE ( a cura di ) Tutela dei diritti e delle libertà fondamentali in rete. Il ruolo di AGcom e dei Corecom
M., (2021)Consumatore e condominio: quali prospettive ( Corte di Giustizia Europea, sez. I, 02/04/2020) in Astone M. ( a cura di ) Il diritto dei consumatori nella giurisprudenza della Corte di Giustizia Europea, Pacini giuridica, Bari, 2021
ASTONE M., (2021)Diritto all’oblio e motori di ricerca( Corte Di Giustizia UE (Grande Sezione)sentenza 24 settembre 2019; causa C -507/17) in Astone M. ( a cura di ) Il diritto dei consumatori nella giurisprudenza della Corte di Giustizia Europea, Pacini giuridica, Bari, 2021
ASTONE M., (2021)Introduzione: La tutela del consumatore e il ruolo della CGE in ASTONE M. ( a cura di ) Il diritto dei consumatori nella giurisprudenza della Corte di Giustizia Europea, Pacini giuridica, Bari, 2021
ASTONE M., (2021)Motore di ricerca e categoria particolari dati personali (Corte Di Giustizia Ue (Grande Sezione); Sentenza 24 Settembre 2019 ; Causa C- 136/17) in ASTONE M. ( a cura di ) Il diritto dei consumatori nella giurisprudenza della Corte di Giustizia Europea, Pacini giuridica, Bari, 2021
ASTONE M.,(2020) Il diritto all’oblio on line alla prova dei limiti territoriali, in Europa e dir. Priv. 2020
ASTONE M., (2020)Right to be forgotten online e il discutibile ruolo dei gestori dei motori di ricerca, in Diritto di Internet, 2020, n. 1, 28 ss.
ASTONE M., (2019) La società dell’informazione tra regole e tutele, in Vaccaro-Rizzuto-Brancato, La comunicazione alla sfida della (dis)informazione, Canteraro, (RM), 2019, 59 ss.
ASTONE M,( 2019) La protezione dei dati personali e il (possibile) ruolo dell’Autorità Garante per le Comunicazioni, in Nuovo dir. civ., 2019, n. 3, 247 ss.
ASTONE M., ( 2019) La nuova disciplina dell’illecito sanitario e l’art. 7, commi 3 e 4, della legge n. 24/ 2017, in Resp. Civ. prev. 3/2019
ASTONE M., (2018) Responsabilità civile e pluralità di funzioni nella
prospettiva dei rimedi. Dall’astreinte al danno punitivo, in Contratto e impresa, 2018
ASTONE M., (2018) , Il danno non patrimoniale nel diritto interno e sovranazionale tra vecchie e nuove questioni, in Europa e diritto privato, 2018, n.


ASTONE M., (2017) Inadempimento del consumatore e autotutela del finanziatore tra ( divieto del) patto commissorio e patto marciano, in Europa e dir. priv. , 2017, n. 3
ASTONE M. ( 2016) , I rapporti patrimoniali delle unioni civili nella legge 76/2016: opzioni legislative e principio di non discriminazione, in Famiglia e diritto 10/2016
ASTONE M., ( 2015), Diritti Dei Consumatori e Obblighi Di Informazione Tra Direttiva 25-10-2011 N. 83 E D.Lgs. 21-02-2014 N. 24, in Europa e Diritto Privato, 3/2015- ASTONE M. (2014) , Rimedi e contratti del consumatore nella prospettiva del diritto privato europeo, in Europa e Diritto Privato, 1/2014-
ASTONE M. (2014), Danno alla persona e regole risarcitorie: la sentenza della CEG del 23 gennaio 2014 e l’art. 139 del Codice delle Assicurazioni, Europa e Diritto Privato, 2/2014,
ASTONE MARIA. (2012), Danni non patrimoniali, Art. 2059, p. 1- 302, 2012, in Il Codice civile Commentario, fondato da P. Schlesinger e diretto da F.D. Busnelli, Milano,Giuffre' Editore,
ASTONE M. (2011). La delibazione del provvedimento di adozione internazionale di minore a favore di persona singola, in Famiglia e Diritto, p. 699-707, ISSN: 1591-7703
ASTONE M. (2010). Destinazione di beni allo Scopo. Fattispecie ed effetti. vol. n. 249, p. 1-188, Milano, Giuffre',
ASTONE M. (2009), Il consumatore medio nel diritto interno e nel diritto comunitario, in C. Russo Ruggeri ( a cura ), Studi in onore di Antonino Metro, tomo I, p. 101-120, Milano, Giuffre',
ASTONE M. (2006), L'aspettativa e le tutele contributo allo studio degli effetti preliminari nelle situazioni di pendenza, p. 1-202, Milano, Giuffrè, ISBN: 88-14-13244-5
ASTONE M. (2003), La responsabilità del prestatore di servizi della società di informazione nella direttiva 2000/31/CE, in Europa e Diritto Privato, vol. 2, p. 431-446, ISSN: 1720-4542 A
STONE M. (1999), Ancora sulla famiglia di fatto, in Diritto di Famiglia e delle persone, vol. 4, p. 1462 SS,
ASTONE M. (1996), L’adozione da parte del singolo, in Diritto di Famiglia e delle persone,
b) EDITORSHIPS
ASTONE M. ( a cura di ) Tutela dei diritti e delle libertà fondamentali in rete. Il ruolo di AGcom e dei Corecom, 2021
ASTONE M. ( a cura di ) Indagine Agcom 2018 e stato dell'informazione in Sicilia. Quali regole ?, 2021
ASTONE M. ( a cura di ) Il diritto dei consumatori nella giurisprudenza della Corte di Giustizia Europea, Pacini giuridica, Bari, 2021
Complessità e integrazione delle fonti nel diritto privato in trasformazione. Convegno in onore del prof. Vincenzo Scalisi. Messina 27-28 maggio 2016, Milano, Giuffrè, 2017, p.1-458.