Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
Period | From | To |
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1° periodo di lezioni - 12 CFU | Sep 23, 2019 | Dec 14, 2019 |
1° periodo di lezioni | Sep 30, 2019 | Dec 14, 2019 |
Periodo riservato ad eventuali recuperi di lezioni - dicembre 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 | Dec 17, 2019 |
2° periodo di lezioni - febbraio/aprile 2020 - 12 CFU | Feb 6, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 |
2° periodo di lezioni - febbraio/aprile 2020 | Feb 10, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 |
2° periodo di lezioni - aprile/maggio 2020 | Apr 15, 2020 | May 7, 2020 |
2° periodo di lezioni - aprile/maggio 2020 - 12 CFU | Apr 15, 2020 | May 12, 2020 |
Periodo riservato ad eventuali recuperi di lezioni - maggio 2020 | May 8, 2020 | May 9, 2020 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione straordinaria - studenti f.c. e insegnamenti del 1° periodo | Dec 18, 2019 | Dec 23, 2019 |
Sessione invernale - 1° appello | Jan 8, 2020 | Jan 17, 2020 |
Sessione invernale - 2° appello | Jan 28, 2020 | Feb 6, 2020 |
Sessione straordinaria - studenti f.c. - aprile 2020 | Apr 7, 2020 | Apr 9, 2020 |
Sessione estiva - 3 appelli | May 12, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 |
Sessione autunnale - 1° appello | Aug 26, 2020 | Sep 5, 2020 |
Sessione autunnale - 2° appello | Sep 21, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione autunnale - ottobre 2019 | Oct 21, 2019 | Oct 22, 2019 |
Sessione invernale - febbraio 2020 | Feb 7, 2020 | Feb 7, 2020 |
Sessione invernale - marzo 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 |
Sessione estiva - giugno 2020 | Jun 25, 2020 | Jun 26, 2020 |
Period | From | To |
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Festa di Ognissanti | Nov 1, 2019 | Nov 1, 2019 |
Festa dell'Immacolata | Dec 8, 2019 | Dec 8, 2019 |
Vacanze di Natale | Dec 24, 2019 | Jan 6, 2020 |
Vacanze di Pasqua | Apr 10, 2020 | Apr 14, 2020 |
Festa della Liberazione | Apr 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 |
Festa del lavoro | May 1, 2020 | May 1, 2020 |
Festa del Santo Patrono | May 21, 2020 | May 21, 2020 |
Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2020 | Jun 2, 2020 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Law Teaching and Student Services Unit.
To view all the exam sessions available, please use the Exam dashboard on ESSE3.
If you forgot your login details or have problems logging in, please contact the relevant IT HelpDesk, or check the login details recovery web page.
Academic staff
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Dalla Massara Tommaso
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
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Roman Law Institutions
History of Medieval and Modern Law
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
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1 module to be chosen between the following
1 module to be chosen between the following
1 module to be chosen between the following
3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
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4° Year activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
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1 module to be chosen between the following
5° Year activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024
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1 module to be chosen between the following
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Roman Law Institutions
History of Medieval and Modern Law
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1 module to be chosen between the following
1 module to be chosen between the following
1 module to be chosen between the following
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1 module to be chosen between the following
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1 module to be chosen between the following
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5 modules to be chosen among the following during the 3rd, 4th and 5th year (in detail: 1 module in the 3rd year; 1 module in the 4th year; 3 modules in the 5th year)
Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Type D and Type F activities
Le attività che consentono l’acquisizione dei crediti riservati alle attività formative a libera scelta dello studente (TAF D) sono le seguenti:
• Un insegnamento previsto nell’elenco delle attività formative (TAF D) allegato al piano didattico del corso di laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza;
• Un insegnamento attivato nei Corsi di studi afferenti al Collegio di Giurisprudenza;
• Un laboratorio didattico attivato nei Corsi di studi afferenti al Collegio di Giurisprudenza;
• Un laboratorio didattico attivato nei Corsi di studi afferenti al Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche;
• Un insegnamento previsto dall’Offerta Formativa di Ateneo, non impartito nell’ambito dei corsi di studi afferenti al Collegio di Giurisprudenza: il riconoscimento dei crediti acquisiti sarà subordinato alla preventiva presentazione di coerenti programmi formativi valutati dalla Commissione istruttoria per la didattica e approvati dal Collegio didattico.
• Attività formative organizzate dai singoli docenti del Collegio di Giurisprudenza o del Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche: previa approvazione del Collegio ad esse verrà attribuito, dopo un’apposita verifica, un credito per ogni 6 ore di frequenza obbligatoria;
• Attività formative che implicano la partecipazione a convegni o seminari organizzati sotto il “logo” del Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche o dell’Ateneo: devono essere preventivamente approvate dal Collegio di Giurisprudenza indicando un docente di riferimento del Collegio di Giurisprudenza ovvero del Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche. Un credito per ogni giornata di convegno o di seminario si acquisisce dopo apposita verifica che dimostri l’avvenuta fruizione culturale del tema del convegno o del seminario.
Le attività che consentono l’acquisizione dei crediti riservati alle ulteriori attività formative (TAF F) sono le seguenti:
• Informatica (3 cfu)
• Stage;
• Un laboratorio didattico attivato nei Corsi di studi afferenti al Collegio di Giurisprudenza;
• Un laboratorio didattico attivato nei Corsi di studi afferenti al Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche.
Al link https://www.univr.it/it/i-nostri-servizi/segreterie-studenti/giurisprudenza#categdoc_7103 la modulistica per l'inserimento di attività non selezionabili in autonomia dallo studente in sede di compilazione del piano degli studi.
years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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4° 5° | THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE OF THE PLANET. ECOLOGY, SUSTAINABILITY, POLICIES | D |
Laura Calafà
(Coordinator)
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4° 5° | Univero’ 2019 | D |
Tommaso Dalla Massara
(Coordinator)
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International Criminal Law (2021/2022)
Teaching code
4S008472
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
IUS/17 - CRIMINAL LAW
Period
1° periodo lezioni (1B) dal Nov 5, 2021 al Dec 16, 2021.
Learning outcomes
The course will enable students to acquire a comprehensive knowledge and the skills necessary to understand and analyse the general principles of the European and International Criminal Law, the International case-law and their influence on the National Criminal Law. Furthermore, the course will develop the students' ability to solve concrete case studies on the basis of a correct legal methodology.
Program
The course is divided in four parts:
1st Part: International Criminal Courts and Tribunals
• Historical evolution, jurisdiction and structure of international criminal courts and tribunals
• The Nuremberg and Tokyo International Military Tribunals
• The International ad-hoc Tribunals (ICTY, SCSL, ICTR)
• International Criminal Court (ICC)
2nd Part: The international crimes (core-crimes)
• The objective and subjective Elements of International Crimes
• War Crimes
• Crimes Against Humanity
• Genocide
• Crime of Aggression
3rd Part: General principles of International Criminal Law
• Individual Criminal Responsibility
• Direct and Indirect Responsibility
• Command/Superior Responsibility
• Participation/Complicity
• Grounds excluding Criminal Responsibility
4th Part: European Criminal Law
• Basic Principles of European Criminal Law
• Art 83 TFEU and European Directives
• EU Legal Instruments for Police and Judicial Cooperation
• European Convention on Human Rights
TEACHING METHODS
Language of teaching for this course is English. All literature and auxiliary material are also in English.
The course combines frontal classroom lessons and on-line teaching, in particular: 30 hours (5 CFU) frontal classroom lessons and 6 hours (1 CFU) online teaching.
The frontal classroom lessons will concern all the parts of the program.
The online teaching will concern specific case studies regarding the topics studied during the classroom lessons, following the Problem Based Solving (PBS) method.
For students attending classes, the course will be mainly based on lectures. Some lectures or seminars could be also delivered by distinguished Visiting Professors. The online registration to the University e-learning platform will provide students with a source of reference, bibliography, scientific papers and selected case-law.
The professors will provide support to students non-attending classes during the office hours (see the Law Department webpage). Students non-attending classes may also register to the University e-learning platform and have access to a source of reference, bibliography, scientific papers and selected case-law.
REFERENCE BOOKS
For students attending classes, the reference book, available also in the Law Library, is:
- SATZGER H., International and European Criminal Law, C. H. Beck, München, second edition, 2018 (part “A”, “C” and “D”)
For students non-attending classes, the reference books, available also in the Law Library, are:
With regard to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Part of the program:
- WERLE G., JESSBERGER F., Principles of International Criminal Law, 6th ed., Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2020 (from part I to part VI)
With regard to the 4th part of the program:
- SATZGER H., International and European Criminal Law, 2nd ed., C. H. Beck, München, 2018 (part “A” and “C”)
In addition to the reference books, students may use the following essential bibliographical references to deepen specific topics covered by the course:
- GERHARDS J.H. (ed.), General Principles of the European Convention on Human Rights, Cambridge University Press, 2019
- AMBOS K., European Criminal Law, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2018
- SCHABAS W.A., An introduction to the International Criminal Court, 6th ed., Cambridge, 2020
Students not-attending classes and ERASMUS students are kindly requested to contact the Professors at the beginning of the course, in order to agree on the exam’s program and the books and material to study.
AUXILIARY MATERIALS
The material provided by the professors throughout the entire course and available on the University e-learning platform represent the primary studying resource for students attending classes.
The regular consultation of the sources and case-law is warmly recommended. Therefore, students are invited to consult the following websites:
- International Criminal Court: www.icc-cpi.int
- Rome Statute of International Criminal Court: https://www.icc-cpi.int/resource-library/Documents/RS-Eng.pdf
- International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: www.icty.org
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: www.ictr.org
- Special Court for Sierra Leone: www.sc-sl.org
- Oxford Reports on International Criminal Law: www.oxfordlawreports.com
- Commentary on the Law of the International Criminal Law: https://www.legal-tools.org/doc/aa0e2b/pdf/
Bibliography
Examination Methods
The final exam consists of a written text with 3 open questions (50% of the final note), followed by an oral exam (50% of the final note). The admission to the oral part of exam will be subjected to a pass grade result from the written text. Both parts will be held in English.
The are no mid-term exams.
The final exam aims at verifying:
• The level of achievement of the learning outcomes previously identifies
• The linguistic accuracy
• The argumentative, reasoning and problem-solving skills
• The ability to connect systematically the knowledge achieved
Students attending classes have the possibility to write a short paper on specific topics, upon agreement with the professors. The paper will be discussed during the oral examination and will be part of the final exam.
Grades are awarded on a scale from 18 to 30, where 30 is the highest grade and 18 is the lowest grade to pass the exam. In case of an excellent knowledge, a high level of linguistic accuracy and an argumentative, reasoning and problem-solving capacity the candidate may earn the highest grade with “cum laude” honor.
Career prospects
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There you will find information, resources and services useful during your time at the University (Student’s exam record, your study plan on ESSE3, Distance Learning courses, university email account, office forms, administrative procedures, etc.). You can log into MyUnivr with your GIA login details: only in this way will you be able to receive notification of all the notices from your teachers and your secretariat via email and also via the Univr app.
Language skills
Graduation
Internships
Internships are aimed at enabling students to gain direct knowledge of the world of work and to acquire specific professional skills.
Internships are carried out under the responsibility of an individual lecturer, and can be carried out in professional firms, public administration bodies and companies recognised by the University of Verona.
Any CFU credits gained by doing internships will be recognised and recorded by the University in accordance with the relevant University regulations in force (Regolamento d’Ateneo per il riconoscimento dei crediti maturati negli stage universitari).
For further information on internships, please go to: https://www.univr.it/it/i-nostri-servizi/stage-e-tirocini.
Student mentoring
Dissertation
Gestione carriere
Student login and resources
Modalità e sedi di frequenza
La frequenza non è obbligatoria.
Maggiori dettagli in merito all'obbligo di frequenza vengono riportati nel Regolamento del corso di studio disponibile alla voce Regolamenti nel menu Il Corso. Anche se il regolamento non prevede un obbligo specifico, verifica le indicazioni previste dal singolo docente per ciascun insegnamento o per eventuali laboratori e/o tirocinio.
È consentita l'iscrizione a tempo parziale. Per saperne di più consulta la pagina Possibilità di iscrizione Part time.
La sede di svolgimento delle lezioni e degli esami è il Palazzo e aule didattiche di giurisprudenza