78832 - Criminal Law

Learning outcomes

The student knows the principles relating to the punitive power of the state, with particular reference to the general theory of crime and punishment, crimes and misdemeanors under the Criminal Code and special legislation

Course contents

The course addresses the general part of criminal law and, therefore, the constitutional principles governing the subject and the structure of crime.
More specifically, the constitutional guarantees represented by the principles of legality and culpability, the principles of materiality and offensiveness, and the principles of equality and reasonableness will be analyzed; the sources of criminal law; the structure of the crime (typical fact, anti-juridicality and culpability) and main forms of manifestation of the crime itself (attempt and concurrence of persons in the crime); and the penalty system.
Specific issues relevant, from the criminal point of view, to the protection of occupational safety and health, food safety are also explored. Specifically, the main cases that can be configured, the subjects criminally liable and the most significant issues are analyzed; the regulation of the administrative liability of entities for crimes (Legislative Decree No. 231/2001).
Finally, case law cases inherent to the issues addressed are examined in order to understand the application implications of the topics covered.

Readings/Bibliography

Manes V., Introduzione ai principi costituzionali in materia penale, II ed., Giappichelli, Torino, 2024

 

Additional bibliographical references in relation to specific topics may be provided during class, also based on student needs.
The examination will be based on the material made available and/or indicated in class and the parts of the adopted book covered during the course.

Teaching methods

Lectures will take place in a face-to-face mode, with in-depth study of case law cases and topics of particular interest to students

Assessment methods

The examination will be oral and in-person and will cover the topics indicated in the “Contents” section.
The exam will be based on the material made available and/or indicated in class and the parts of the adopted book covered in the course.

Teaching tools

Teaching materials will be provided and/or indicated during the course of the lectures as part of the in-depth study of the topics covered.
Students who, for reasons dependent on disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLDs), require compensatory tools, may notify the teacher of their needs so that they can be referred to the appropriate contact persons for the adoption of the necessary support measures

Office hours

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