Criminal Law

Andrea CASTALDO Criminal Law

0160100038
DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE GIURIDICHE (SCUOLA DI GIURISPRUDENZA)
EQF7
LAW
2016/2017

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2012
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
981LESSONS


Objectives
TTHE AIM OF THE COURS IS TO ESABLISH A DEEP KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE ITALIAN CRIMINAL LAW, PARTICULARLY FOCUSING ON: THE EVOLUTION OF THE PENAL LAW; OFFENCES CLASSIFICATION; MITIGATING AND AGGRAVATING FACTORS.
CANDIDATES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO THINK HARD ABOUT WHAT THEY STUDY AND TO REACH A HIGH LEVEL OF SKILLS IN SOLVING LEGAL PROBLEMS RALATED TO THE CRIMINAL LAW. MOREOVER, CANDIDATES SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH EUROPEAN CRIMINAL LAW ISSUES.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
A)KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THEORY, PRINCIPLES AND RULES OF THE GENERAL PART OF CRIMINAL CODE WHICH LEADS TO THE CAPABILITY TO MANAGE COSTITUTIONAL VALUES WITHIN THE PENAL SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO THIS BENCHMARK, CANDIDATES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO RATIONALLY DEAL WITH CRIMINAL LAW’S ISSUES.

B)ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
ABILITY TO APPLY WITH MINDFUL KNOWLEDGE THE LEGAL ISTITUTIONS, IN A DIMENSION THAT, BETWEEN BEING AND HAVING TO BE, IS ABLE TO ORGANIZE THE WHOLE SYSTEM OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACCORDING TO RATIONAL CRITERIA.
ACQUISITION AND MASTERY OF CRITICAL TOOLS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LOGICAL-LEGAL PATH, ABLE TO PROVIDE USEFUL TOOLS TO THE ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX SITUATIONS IN CONTEXTS OF STUDY AND WORKING.
Prerequisites
IT IS HIGHLY SUGGESTED A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF PRIVATE LAW AND PHILOSOPHY OF LAW.
THIS EXAM REQUIRES HAVING ALREADY PASSED THE COSTITUTIONAL LAW EXAM
Contents
GIOVANNI FIANDACA-ENZO MUSCO, DIRITTO PENALE - PARTE GENERALE, ZANICHELLI EDITORE, LAST EDITION. ONLY THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS HAVE TO BE STUDIED: FIRST PART: CHAPTERS 1,2,5. SECOND PART: CHAPTERS 1,2,3,4 (UP TO PARAGRAPH 7),5,6. THIRD PART: CHAPTER 1. FOURTH PART: CHAPTER 1. FIFTH PART: CHAPTER 1.
THE MENTIONED CHAPTERS WILL GIVE TO THE STUDENTS A COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE ITALIAN CRIMINAL LAW, ITS SOURCES, THE STRUCTURE OF THE OFFENCES, THE TYPES OF OFFENCES AND LIABILITIES, MITIGATIGATING AND AGGRAVATING FACTORS, THE PRINCIPLES FOR MULTIPLE OFFENCES, THE RATIONALES OF SENTENCING.
Teaching Methods
NO DUTY TO FOLLOW CLASSES THAT WILL BE HELD THROUGH FRONTAL LECTURES AND SEMINARS
Verification of learning
THE EXAM CONSISTS IN AN ORAL EXAMINATION ON CRIMINAL LAW TOPICS. IT IS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL USING A CORRECT LEGAL VOCABULARY. FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE COURSE, THE EXAM WILL ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY HANDOUT OR PAPER GIVEN DURING THE LESSONS.
THE EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THE EXAMINATION ARE:
1. ABILITY TO ARTICULATE A COMPLEX DISCOURSE;
2. ABILITY TO SPEAK CLEARLY AND WITH APPROPRIATE LEGAL LANGUAGE;
3. ABILITY TO MANAGE LEGAL INSTITUTIONS ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONALS LEGAL SYSTEMS;
4. ABILITY TO CHOICE THE LEGAL DATE, STORING THOSE SIGNIFICANTS WITH METHODS;
5. INDIPENDENCE OF JUDGMENT;
5. ABILITY TO GATHER AND INTERPRET CRITICALLY COMPLEX INFORMATIONS IN THE SPECIFIC STUDYING AREA;
6. COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS. ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE TO A NON – SPECIALIST AUDIENCE, INFORMATIONS, IDEAS, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS, IN THE SPECIFIC SUBJECT AREA WITH PROPERTY OF LANGUAGE AND GOOD ARTICULATION OF THOUGHT;
7. LEARNING ABILITY. ACQUISITION OF THE REFERENCES, TOOLS, LEARNING ABILITY NEEDED TO FURTHER ENRICH THE LEGAL KNOWLEDGES GAINED IN THIS TEACHING AND TO APPLY THESE SKILLS TO OTHER TEACHINGS OF UNIVERSITY COURSE;
THE EVALUATION CRITERIA USED TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE GO FROM BASIC ABILITY TO EXPRESS NOTIONS ON THE TOPICS TO THE DEEP AND MINDFUL EXPOSITION OF ANY ISSUE RELATED TO THE SUBJECT
Texts
•GIOVANNI FIANDACA-ENZO MUSCO, DIRITTO PENALE - PARTE GENERALE, ZANICHELLI EDITORE, LAST EDITION.
•PENAL CODE – LAST EDITION
More Information
STUDENTS ATTENDING THE COURSE IN CRIMINAL LAW ARE ALSO ASKED TO TAKE PART IN SEMINARS AND WHORKSHOPS.
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