ID:
65060
Dettaglio:
SSD: Criminal Law
Duration: 54
CFU: 9
Located in:
BERGAMO
Url:
LAW - 65/PERCORSO COMUNE Year: 4
Year:
2025
The in-depth analysis of the environmental criminal law is the main goal of the course.
The aim of the course is to offer a deep acknowledgment and understanding of some main concepts of the general part of criminal law, which are pivotal for the environmental criminal law.
In the second part a peculiar attention will be given to the interpretation and implementation of the norms and the case law concerning the eco-crimes. This will be particularly useful in providing students with tools to independently develop critical analysis skills allowing a more in depth views of court cases.
At the end the student will have acquired acknowledgement of the environmental criminal law and of the general categories, which are applied especially in this field.
Prerequisites required are published on the web site https://lm-giu.unibg.it/it/il-corso/piano-di-studio
Lectures in Italian.
Special attention will be payed to the direct dialogue with students, that are invited to make proposals on issues of their peculiar interest
In order to achieve the educational goals, interdisciplinary lessons, supplementary teaching activities, insights on topical practical issues will be organized through the frequency of seminars, including international webinars.
Students will be encouraged to participate actively in class and to give a written or an oral presentation on a topic set by, or negotiated with, professors.
The final exam consists of an oral interview in which the student's ability to:
- have learned a scientifically mature method for the study of the proposed topics will be assessed;
- have approached the study of the texts and the discussions in class (for those attending) in a critical manner with particular attention to the use of sources;
- know how to discuss the topics covered during the course.
Part 1:
The “nullum crimen sine lege stricta” Principle
Individual responsibility / nullum crimine sine culpa
Harm to others and harm to legal goods
The European legal area
Duty to protect and sphere of competence
Causation and imputation
Endangerment
Intention, negligence, precautionary principle
Punishment
Corporate crimes
Part 2:
The new environmental criminal law: principles and categories
Gradual development of the system
The typical sanctions: obligations to put into recovery and remediation, confiscation
The eco-crimes
Reference text:
CORNACCHIA L., Diritto penale dell’ambiente. Diritto penale d’impresa e reati ecologici, Zanichelli, 2024Further reading:
Further reading:
G. Jakobs, Critica del concetto di dolo, Editoriale Scientifica, Napoli, 2025