Criminal Law

The course aims at teaching the principles and basic concepts of the general part of criminal law. It will provide essential knowledge for professional figures who need to understand the system of criminal offences and penalties, while at the same time fostering the learning of the specific vocabulary and methodology of criminal law.

At the end of the course, students who have successfully learned the subject will have gained the following notions and competences:
a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles and basic concepts of Italian Criminal Law;
the knowledge of the most relevant case-law related to Italian Criminal Law;
the ability to interpret the rules of the general part of the Italian Penal Code, as well as to understand their elementary relations with the rules of the special part;
the ability to properly handle the Penal Code;
the abilities to address, discuss and solve practical cases in accordance with Italian Criminal Law;
the ability to understand and to use the appropriate legal terminology.