32142 - Criminal Law (Advanced Course)

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to explain and analyse the system of all the specific crimes listed in the Penal Law Code. At the end of the course the student will have a good knowledge of the main crimes and of the prevailing view taken by the decisions of the Courts. Besides, the course's aim is to provide a deep analysis of the essential features of the italian criminal procedure. At the end of the course the student will have a good knowledge of the italian criminal code and of the criminal procedure.

Course contents

The "Penal Law advanced course" includes: a main module whose purpose is to describe to the students the "special" part ("parte speciale") of the italian penal code through the analysis of some specific crimes (for example: crimes against the Government, crimes against public administration, crimes against life and against individual safety, etc.)etc. and of the prevailing view taken by the decisions of the Courts with regards to them. At the end of the course the student will know both purpose and structure of the "special" part of the italian Penal code and, on top of everything, will be able to understand contents, purpose of protection, different interpretations and problems with regards to every single type of crime. The course will start with a general explanation of the constitutional Principles and of the categories which define the structure of each crime. A good knowledge of the above mentioned Principles is essential in order to have a correct understanding of the whole course. All the students who did not achieve any knowledge of Penal Law during the previous degree courses they attended, are requested to plug their gaps with regards to the part which explains the Principle of Legality, the meaning and the structure of Crime, and the state of having committed a crime or offense, by reading the following book (CADOPPI-VENEZIANI, Elementi di diritto penale, parte generale; or MARINUCCI-DOLCINI, Manuale di diritto penale, parte generale, possibly last edition).
The main topics discussed during the course will be: meaning and structure of Crime; meaning of "bene giuridico" and offense; the special part of italian Penal Code accordingly to the thinking of the lawmaker in 1930; the crimes against the Government, the crimes against life and individual safety, different types of homicide (voluntary, culpable, infanticide, etc. etc.), refusal of cures and therapies, responsability for HIV infecting, criminal conspiracy, etc. etc.

Readings/Bibliography

AA.VV., Diritto penale. Lineamenti di parte speciale, V ed., 2009, Monduzzi, Bologna, with regards just to the following parts: chapter 1 (Delitti contro personalità dello Stato): introduzione, par 1, 3, 4, 4.1., 4.2., 4.3., 5, 5.1., 5.2., 6, 6.1., 6.2., 7, 7.1., 7.2., 7.3.,; cap. 2 (Delitti contro la P.A.): par. 1, 1.1., 1.2., 1.3., 1.4., 1.5., 1.6., 2, 2.1., 2.2., 2.3., 2.4., 2.5., 2.6., 2.7., 2.8., 3, 3.1., 3.2., 3.3., 3.4., 3.7.,; cap. 4 (I delitti contro l'ordine pubblico): par. 1, 1.1., 3, 3.1.,; cap. 7 (Delitti contro la vita): PER INTERO (pagg. 387-449); cap. 8 (Delitti contro l'incolumità individuale): par.1, 2, 5, 6.
Optional readings:
T. PADOVANI, L. STORTONI, Diritto penale e fattispecie criminose. Introduzione alla parte speciale del diritto penale. Nuova edizione, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2006

Teaching methods

Lectures will be oral and will deal with outlined topics.

Assessment methods

The exam will be oral

Teaching tools

It will be absolutely fundamental for all the students to bring with them the last edition of the italian Penal Code while attending classes as well as while studyng for the exam. All the sentences discusses during classes will be available for all the students.

Office hours

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