00815 - Criminal Procedure

Learning outcomes

The course is aimed at providing the students with a core of knowledge and skills about the criminal proceedings.

Course contents

The models: inquisitorial; accusatorial, mixed.

The Constitutional principles. The European Convention of Human Rights.

The key players: the judge; the public prosecutor; the defendant and his counsel; the victim.

The proceedings: general issues.

The preliminary investigations.

The preliminary hearing.

The trial.

The special proceedings.

The preventive measures.

The invalidities.

The appeals.

The irrevocable sentence.

The double jeopardy principle.

Readings/Bibliography

It is suggested the following handbook:

G. Conso-V. Grevi-M. Bargis, Compendio di procedura penale, VIII ed., Cedam, Padova, 2016 (chapters XI, XII, XIII and XIV are excluded).

The new ediction of the handbook will be accessible within october.

It is necessary to use the most recent version of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Teaching methods

The classes will take place during the first and the second semester.

They will be focused on the provisions which regulate the criminal proceedings, with regard to both general principles and specific issues. Attention will be also given to the case law.

Assessment methods

Students will be evaluated by an oral examination.Before taking it, students shall have passed the examination of Criminal Law.

Teaching tools

With regard to specific issues, useful materials will be indicated during the course.They could be downloaded on the website http://campus.cib.unibo.it [http://campus.cib.unibo.it/]

Office hours

See the website of Elena Valentini