Curriculum Vitae: SILVIA ORRÙ

Last updated: 14 february 2026

 

Current Position

Researcher in Private Law (12/GIUR-01).

Quality Assurance Officer for the Department of Law of theUniversity of Cagliari (appointed 8 July 2024).

Member of the University Quality Assurance Committee (PQA), University of Cagliari.

Member of the “Students Practices Commitee” for the Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Services Sciences, University of Cagliari.

Academic Education

Graduated in Law Degree, University of Cagliari, discussing a thesis entitled “La presupposizione” (110/110 cum laude).

Teaching Assistant in Private Law and member of the Examination Board for Private Law and Agricultural Law, Faculty of Law of the University of Cagliari.

Researcher in Private Law at Department of Law of the University of Cagliari.

Teaching Activity

She currently teaches Agricultural Law in the Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Services Sciences at Department of Law of the University of Cagliari (fromm the 2019/2020 academic year)

2018/2019 academic year: she taught Private Law in the Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Business Management (Economics and Management of Tourism Services) at University of Cagliari – Oristano campus.

From the 2011/2012 academic year to 2017/2018 academic year: she taught Agricultural Law in the Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Services Sciences at Department of Law of the University of Cagliari.

From the 2011/2012 academic year to 2014/2015 academic year: she taught Agricultural Law in Law Degree at Department of Law of University of Cagliari.

From the 2007/2008 academic year to 2009/2010 academic year: she taught Institutions of Private Law and Family Law in the Bachelor’s Degree in Social Service Sciences at University of Cagliari – Nuoro campus.

From the Academic Years 1999/2000 to 2006/2007: she taught Family Law in the Bachelor’s Degree in Social Service Sciences at University of Cagliari – Nuoro campus.

From the 1997/1998 academic year to 2010/2011 academic year: she taught Agricultural Law in all Degree Courses at the Faculty of Law of the University of Cagliari.

Academic Experience And Other Appointments

Quality Assurance Officer for the Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Services Sciences at Department of Law of the University of Cagliari (2013 – June 2024).

 Former Member of the Steering Committee for the Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Services Sciences at Department of Law of the University of Cagliari (2016 – June 2024).

Member of the University Disciplinary Board, University of Cagliari (2012–2015; 2016–2019).

Member of the State Examination Board for the qualification to practice law (2018–2019).

Member of the Commission pursuant to Art. 28 R.D. no. 815/1933, established to examine complaints lodged against the reorganisation plan prepared by the Oristano Land Reclamation Consortium (appointed by Decree of the Regional Councillor for Agriculture and Agro-pastoral Reform of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, 09.09.2014).

Since 2002/2003 academic year, member of the teaching staff of the School of Specialisation for Legal Professions at University of Cagliari (Department of Law), where she has given lectures and seminars.

Member of the Examination Board for the intermediate and final exams of the School of Specialisation for Legal Professions, University of Cagliari.

Member of the PhD Board in “Contract Law” at the University of Cagliari.

External Reviewer of GEV 12 for the VQR 2011–2014 and for VQR 2015–2019

May 2024: Erasmus teaching as part of the Erasmus + MOSTA Teaching Mobility, University of Potsdam.

May 2022: Erasmus teaching as part of the Erasmus+ MOSTA Teaching Mobility, University of Seville.

22 April 2022: Lecture of the PhD programme in “Legal Sciences” at University of Sassari”

September 2019: Erasmus teaching as part of the Erasmus+ MOSTA Teaching Mobility, University of the Basque Country – Bilbao.

September 2017: Erasmus teaching as part of the Erasmus+ MOSTA Teaching Mobility, University of Santiago de Compostela.

Research Projects – Coordination and Participation

Principal Investigator of varioous local research projects (ex 60% and CAR funds) in civil and agricultural law.

Member of various research groups for projects of national and local importance.

Since 2025, member of the research group for the project “Gender and Law: Historical Perspectives and Systematic Approaches”, funded by Fondazione di Sardegna (2023 call).

Member of the research group for the project “Women, Rights and Protection: Past and New Perspectives” (2021–September 2023), funded by Fondazione di Sardegna (2019 call).

Member of the research group for the biennial project “Protection of Vulnerable Persons: Elderly and Women”, funded by the Region Sardinia – FSC 2014–2020 (2019–2020).

Member of the research group for the project “Analysis of legal issues concerning common lands in Sardinia” (Regional Law 7/2007, 2019 call).

Member of the research group for the project “Towards Gender Equality: Women in History, Institutions, Law and Society”, funded by Fondazione di Sardegna (2017–2018).

Member of the research group for the project “The Extinction of Obligations”, funded by Fondazione Banco di Sardegna (2013–2014).

Member of the research group for the project “Public Law Contracts”, funded by Fondazione Banco di Sardegna (2011–2012).

Member of the international research group The Sustainable Market Actors Network, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (2017–2020).

Member of the Sustainable Market Actors Research Network (SMART NETWORK), Faculty of Law, Department of Private Law, University of Oslo (2021 to present), directed by Prof. Beate Sjåfjell (2021 to present).

Membership in Scientific Associations and Editorial Boards

Member of the Italian Society of Civil Law (S.I.S.DI.C.).

Member of the Editorial Scientific Committee of the series “Publications of the Department of Law”, University of Cagliari.

Presentations and Communications at Conferences

Cagliari, 25 November 2025 – Presentation at the Conference “Gender and Law: Historical Perspectives and Systematic Approaches”, Department of Law of University of Cagliari.

Sassari, 30 November 2023 – Report at the Conference “Work and Women’s Condition”, organised by “Comitato Unico di Garanzia” of the University of Sassari.

Paris Nanterre, 17–18 November 2023 – Paper: “The Balance Between the Sexes and the Agricultural Enterprise: Gender, Equal Opportunities and Sustainable Development. A Legal Perspective”, Conference Droit et Genre.

Sousse (Tunisia), 2–3 June 2023 – Presentation at the “International Conference on Gender Studies” (ICGS) 2023.

Morelia (Mexico), 13–15 February 2023 – Presentation at the permanent seminar “Gender and Law: An Overview of the Italian System”, Universidad Michoacana.

Vigo (Spain), 15 January 2020 – Report at the seminar on “The protection of vulnerable persons”.

Bilbao (Spagna), 25 settembre 2019, Presentation at the “Seminario Academico Regimen giuridico de Las espressa de trasporto: cuestiones de actualidad “, Universidad del Pais Vasco.

• Cagliari, 8 marzo 2019, Presentation at the Conference “Verso la parità. Donne, libertà, diritti e tutele”, Università degli Studi di Cagliari

• Lima (Perù), 12-14 settembre 2018, Presentation at the Conference “Jornadas Italo-Peruanas sobre derechos de las mujeres y accesso a la justicia”, Pontificia Universidad Catòlica del Perù.

• Cagliari, 8 marzo 2018, Presentation at the Conference  "Donne e accesso alla giustizia"- University of Cagliari.

• Cagliari, 6 dicembre 2017, Report to the Seminar "Derechos umano y adulto mayores"- University of Cagliari.

• Cagliari, 24-25 novembre 2017, Report to the Seminar Violenza di genere: un contributo al dibattito – University of Cagliari.

• Cagliari, 6 luglio 2017, Report to the Seminar Derechos humanos y garantias -  Università degli Studi di Cagliari.

• Ceuta (Spagna), 18 giugno 2015, Report to the Conference La mediaciòn familiar en el Mediterràneo: un camino hacia la igualidad, III Encuentro Internacional Mediterràneo sobre mediaciòn, 18 y 19 de junio 2015.

• Siviglia, 16 giugno 2015, Report to the Conference Mediacion transfonteriza civil y mercanti en Europa y en el Mediterràneo, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Siviglia.