CRIMINAL LAW - 65040

The aim of the course is to offer a deep acknowledgment and understanding of the main principles and the categories of the general part of criminal law, through the analysis of legislation, jurisprudence and doctrine, in relation to the theories of argumentation, of law enforcement, the historical and philosophical development and the different theoretical models (dogmatic framework in the continental tradition, leading case in the common law tradition).

Students will be trained to use an argumentative approach to interpret the criminal law, e.g. the necessary methodology based on case law and legal questions analysis, in compliance with fundamental principles. 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 of the course the student will acquire a whole acknowledgment of the most peculiar features of the criminal law, with special reference to the typical function of the principle and the general categories concerning the defence of civil liberties, with the awareness of the need for providing a critical approach and a deepening of the main concepts of criminal law.