Prof. Luca Ancis
Associate Professor of Maritime and Air Law, Department of Law
University of Cagliari

Born in Cagliari, January 9, 1973
Email: ancis@unica.it

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Professional Positions Held

In December 1999, he obtained a Law Degree (Old System) from the University of Cagliari, with a thesis in Maritime Law entitled “The Remuneration of Salvage at Sea”, final grade 110/110.
Since 2001, member of the Editorial Board of the journal Diritto dei trasporti (ISSN 1123-5802), classified by ANVUR as a Class A scientific journal – Area 12.
In 2001, admitted with scholarship to the PhD Program (XVII cycle) in Maritime and Transport Law at the University of Messina, following a national competitive examination.
Since 2003, member of the Institute for the Study of Transport Law (ISDIT), based in Cagliari.
In 2004, admitted to the Bar at the Court of Appeal of Cagliari.
In 2005, awarded a PhD in Maritime and Transport Law from the University of Messina, with a dissertation entitled “Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects – Uniform Regulation, Private Law Aspects and Systemic Weaknesses”.
From 2007 to 2010, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of Cagliari.
Since 2011, member of the Editorial Board of the Rivista Italiana di Diritto del Turismo (ISSN 2039-9022), classified by ANVUR as a scientific journal – Area 12.
Since October 2012, Tenured Researcher in Maritime and Air Law (IUS/06) at the Faculty of Economics, Law and Political Sciences, University of Cagliari, affiliated with the Department of Law.
In November 2015, granted tenure as Permanent Researcher.
Since 2016, Corresponding Member of the Asociación Latino Americana de Derecho Aeronáutico y Espacial (ALADA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Since 2017, member of the Scientific Editorial Board of the series Publications of the Department of Law – University of Cagliari – Series II, published by Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane.
Since May 2017, member of the Self-Assessment Committee (CAV) of the Department of Law, University of Cagliari.
On May 4, 2018, awarded the National Scientific Qualification (ASN) as Associate Professor (Second Rank), Competition Sector 12/E3 – Law of the Economy, Financial and Agri-Food Markets, and Navigation.
On February 1, 2023, awarded the National Scientific Qualification (ASN) as Full Professor (First Rank), Competition Sector 12/E3 – Law of the Economy, Financial and Agri-Food Markets, and Navigation.
Since August 2018, member of the Italian Association of Maritime and Transport Law (AIDINAT).
Since 2019, member of the Academic Board of the PhD Program in Legal Studies at the Department of Law, University of Cagliari (accredited by the Italian Ministry of University and Research), starting from the XXXV cycle (academic year 2019/2020).
Since 2019, Associate Professor of Maritime and Air Law at the Department of Law, University of Cagliari.

 

Teaching Activities

In 2005, lecturer at the Jean Monnet Chair course in EU Transport Law, Faculty of Engineering Management, University of Parma (Prof. Cristina Pozzi), with a seminar on “Liability for Damage Caused by Space Debris on the Earth’s Surface”.

In 2007, responsible for the teaching module “Tourist and Recreational Concessions on State-Owned Maritime Land” in the Master’s Program Internationalization of Yachting, University of Cagliari (Prof. Massimiliano Piras).

From 2007 to 2010, Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Cagliari, teaching Tourism Law (IUS/14), BA in Cultural Tourism.

From 2007 to 2012, Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Cagliari, teaching Cultural Heritage Law (IUS/09), BA in Cultural Heritage.

In 2008, responsible for the teaching module Transport Law (25 hours) in the vocational course Experts in Administration, Finance and Marketing in the Agro-Food Sector, organized by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, Nuoro.

In 2008, lecturer in the II Level Master’s Program Multilevel Governance: Integrated Management of Public Policies, University of Cagliari, Nuoro, with a teaching module “Multilevel Governance of State-Owned Maritime Land”.

From 2009 to 2011, Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Economics, University of Cagliari, BA in Tourism Services Management (Oristano), teaching International Organization (IUS/14).

From 2010 to 2012, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Cagliari, BA in Tourism Services Management (Oristano), teaching European Union Law (IUS/14).

From 2011 to 2012, lecturer in the Master’s Program in Maritime and Transport Law, Pegaso Telematic University (Rome), teaching module “The Air Transport Contract”.

From 2013, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Cagliari, BA in Tourism Services Management (Oristano), teaching Tourism Law (IUS/06).

From 2013 to 2016, Adjunct Professor of Maritime Law I – Institutions (IUS/06), BA in Legal Services, Department of Law, University of Cagliari.

In 2015, lecturer in the School of Specialization for Legal Professions, University of Cagliari, with modules on “Carrier Liability in Maritime Passenger Transport” and “Carrier Liability in Air Passenger Transport”.

In 2016, lecturer in the School of Specialization for Legal Professions, University of Cagliari, with a module on “Carrier Liability in Maritime Passenger Transport”.

In 2017, lecturer in the PhD Program in Legal Studies, University of Cagliari, with modules on “Consumer Information in Air Transport Services – General Part”, “Consumer Information in Air Transport Services – Special Part”, “Reform of Pilot Liability”, and “Limitation of Maritime Carrier’s Liability for Cargo Debt”.

In 2017, visiting lecturer in Argentina: at JFK University (Buenos Aires) on “The Concept of Hegemony in Antonio Gramsci’s Thought and International Space Law”; at the Instituto Nacional de Derecho Aeronáutico y Espacial (INDAE, Buenos Aires) on “Public Service Obligations in EU Air Transport”; at the University of La Plata (Buenos Aires) on “Aeronautical Law in South America and Italy – The Role of Antonio Ambrosini”.

In 2019, lecturer in the EU-funded project IN.T.E.S.A. – Innovation in Tourism and Environmental Sustainability, teaching module “Tourism Law and Privacy”.

Since 2023/2024, Chair of Aeronautical and Space Law in the Law Degree Program, University of Cagliari.

Research Activity and Membership in Research Groups

2002: Research contract within the Interreg III Sardinia-Corsica Project on “Transport and Territorial Continuity in Peripheral Maritime Regions. Solutions in Sardinia and Corsica”.

2005: Research contract on “Tourist and Recreational Concessions on State-Owned Maritime Land”.

2005–2006: Research on “Transport Opportunities in Sardinia in Connection with External Maritime and Air Services”, leading to the publication “In Sardinia by Public Transport: A Guide to Tourist Mobility” (co-author).

2007–2010: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (IUS/06 – Legal Sciences), project on “Obligations in the Exercise of Aircraft Operations and the Reform of the Aeronautical Section of the Italian Navigation Code”.

2010–2012: Participant in PRIN 2008 (MIUR-funded National Research Project), “The Legal Framework of State-Owned Maritime Land”, coordinated by Prof. L. Tullio (University of Rome La Sapienza), with Prof. M. Deiana (University of Cagliari).

2010–2012: Participant in the regional project “The Legal Framework of Diffuse Hospitality”, funded by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia (l.reg. 7/2007).

April–September 2012: Participant in the international project MAPMED – Management of Port Areas in the Mediterranean Basin, funded by the EU ENPI-CBCMED program, involving universities and research centers from Italy, Egypt, Greece, and Tunisia.

Since 2017: Participant in the research project “Legal Profiles of Automation and New Technologies – Theory and Practice of Rights in New Technological Scenarios”, funded by the Sardinia Foundation and the Autonomous Region of Sardinia.

Since 2019: Member of the research project “Big Data and Fundamental Rights”, University of Cagliari, funded by the Sardinia Foundation (Prot. 241198/2020, CUP F74I19001110007).

Member of the international project “Transport, Technological Development and Globalization: New Solutions in Liability and Jurisdiction”, funded by the Spanish State Research Agency (PI: Prof. María Victoria Petit Lavall, Universidad Jaume I, Castellón).

Since 2020: Principal Investigator of the BERN Project – Beyond Emergency: Re-codifying the Normative Framework of Migratory Phenomena, funded by the Sardinia Foundation.

Conference Presentations and Academic Lectures

September 2008: Speaker at the 17th Summer Course on Space Law and Policy, European Centre for Space Law (ECSL – ESA), Genoa, with a paper on “Space Tourism”.

April 2012: Speaker at the V International Conference on Air Law, University of Cagliari, with a paper on “Price Unbundling in Low-Cost Air Transport”.

December 2015: Panelist at the international conference “Passenger Protection in Transport Contracts”, University of Cagliari.

August 2016: Speaker at XL Jornadas Latino Americanas de Derecho Aeronáutico y Espacial, ALADA, Mendoza (Argentina), with a paper on “Situación jurídica internacional sobre los desechos espaciales – Legal Issues of Space Debris”.

June 2017: Speaker at XLI Jornadas Latino Americanas de Derecho Aeronáutico y Espacial, ALADA, Warsaw (Poland), with a paper on “La nueva disciplina europea sobre el contrato de viaje – The New EU Framework on Travel Contracts”.

October 2017: Speaker at the conference “New Horizons of Air Navigation Law”, AIDINAT, Rome, with a paper on “New Rules on Public Investment in Regional Airports”.

June 2018: Speaker at the VII International Transport Conference, Castellón de la Plana (Spain), with a paper on “The Need for Stronger Rail Development in EU Intra-Community Freight Transport”.

July 3, 2018: Speaker at the Summer School Human Rights and Social Inclusion, University of Cagliari, with a lecture on “School Trips and the Transport of Minors with Disabilities: Applicable Legal Framework”.

October 2018: Speaker at XLII Jornadas Latino Americanas de Derecho Aeronáutico y Espacial, ALADA, Santiago de Chile (Chile), with a paper on “Physical and Legal Boundaries between Airspace and Outer Space”.

November 2018: Speaker at the international conference “Automation in Maritime, Air and Land Transport”, University of Cagliari, with a paper on “Remotely Piloted Ships and Safety Profiles in Passenger Transport”.

March 2019: Organizer and speaker at a Third Mission event, “Italy’s Response to Migration across the Mediterranean Sea”, University of Cagliari.

 

Updated: June 2025