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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.

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If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Giurisprudenza - Enrollment from 2025/2026

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.

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
15
B
IUS/07
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

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
15
B
IUS/04
9
A
IUS/01

4° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
A
IUS/01
6
B
IUS/12
1 module to be chosen between the following

5° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module to be chosen between the following
1 module to be chosen between the following
Final exam
15
E
-
activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
15
B
IUS/07
1 module to be chosen between the following
1 module to be chosen between the following
1 module to be chosen between the following
activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
15
B
IUS/04
9
A
IUS/01
activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
A
IUS/01
6
B
IUS/12
1 module to be chosen between the following
activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module to be chosen between the following
1 module to be chosen between the following
Final exam
15
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 3°- 4°- 5°
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)
6
R
IUS/11
6
R
IUS/04
6
R
IUS/05
Between the years: 4°- 5°
Further activities
9
F
-

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S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S01090

Coordinator

Lorenzo Picotti

Credits

9

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

IUS/17 - CRIMINAL LAW

Period

1° periodo di lezioni dal Sep 28, 2020 al Dec 14, 2020.

Learning outcomes

The course aims at offering the basic notions of the “general part” of the Italian criminal law, in a critical and constitutional-oriented approach. Students will be able to understand the general categories of the current criminal law system and to assess the reasons and the implications both on logical-systematic and political-criminal options level.

Program

The course will be divided into the following parts:

1st Part: The evolution and the general characteristics of the criminal law
• The basis and limits of the punitive power of the State
• Comparison between the basic characteristics of the 1889 Italian Penal Code (so-called “Zanardelli Code”) and the 1930 Italian Penal Code (so-called “Rocco Code”)
• The influence of the Constitution of 1947 as well as the Constitutional Court case-law on the criminal justice system

2nd Part: The criminal legislation in a multilevel legal system

• Sources of criminal law
• The fundamental principle of legality (lex certa and lex scripta principles, non-retroactivity principle)
• The influence of the International and European Law on the Italian criminal law

3rd Part: The structure and the objective elements of the criminal offence
• The concept and function of the legal good (“bene giuridico”; “Rechtsgut”)
• The notion of “actus reus” (“fatto tipico”; “Tatbestand”)
• The active or omissive conduct
• The wrongful result and the rules of causation

4thPart: The unlawfulness of the act (“cause di giustificazione”; Rechtswidrigkeit”)
• Justification and excuse

5th Part: Subjective elements of the criminal offence (“mens rea”): culpability principle (“principio di colpevolezza”; “Schuldprinzip”)
• Intention (“dolo”)
• Negligence (“colpa”, “Fahrlässigkeit”)
• Preterintention and strict liability
• Ignorance and mistake of law

6th Part: The different forms and manifestations of the criminal offence
• The attempt
• Complicity and joint criminal enterprise
• Circumstances of the criminal offence
• Concurrence of offences

7th Part: The consequences of the criminal offence
• The “binary system” of criminal penalties and security measures
• The function and the general purposes of the criminal penalty
• The accessory penalties and the causes of extinction of the crime

NB. The discipline of corporate liability for crimes (Legislative Decree no. 231 of 2001), which is the subject of the Criminal Law 2 course, is therefore not included in the course program, therefore the study of the last chapter XV of the recommended Manual is not required, pages 889 ff.

TEACHING METHODS

Language of teaching for this course is Italian. All literature and auxiliary materials are also in Italian.

The course will be mainly based on lectures (if necessary videoconferences) and slides concerning the basis and fundamental categories of the Italian Criminal Law. Workshops or seminars about specific topics or case studies could be organized (if possible) during the course. 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). They 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 texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
MARINUCCI G., DOLCINI E., GATTA G.L. MANUALE DI DIRITTO PENALE. PARTE GENERALE (Edizione 10) GIUFFRÈ 2021

Examination Methods

The final exam consists of an oral examination. Intermediate tests are possible, according to procedures to be established.


The final exam aims at verifying:

• the level of achievement of the learning outcomes previously identified
• 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 of the program, upon agreement with the professors. The paper will be discussed during the oral examination and will constitute part of the program.

ERASMUS students are kindly requested to contact the Professors at the beginning of the course, in order the possibility to agree on the exam’s program and the parts of reference books to study.

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.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE