The course aims to provide students with a complete picture of the legal and practical issues encountered in the introduction of scientific evidence in the Italian criminal trial, through the analysis of the relevant legislation and the most relevant jurisprudential approaches. Particular attention will be paid to both ‘old fashioned’ forensic techniques – such as fingerprints and toolmarks – and newer technologies such as DNA and digital forensics. Special attention will be given to the Italian-style legislative framework on expert witnesses and to a variety of controversies regarding the admissibility and weight of scientific evidence. The aim of the course is to stimulate students to compare the classic categories of Criminal Procedural Law with the problems posed by the use of scientific tools, in order to acquire a useful wealth of specialist knowledge in the field of scientific evidence.
Curriculum
scheda docente
materiale didattico
- Scientific Evidence
- DNA Evidence
- Neuroscience and the Criminal Trial
- Criminal Trial and New Technologies
- Digital Evidence
- Criminal Trial, Predictive Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence
- Revision Based on Scientific Evidence
Programma
- Introduction to the Law of Evidence- Scientific Evidence
- DNA Evidence
- Neuroscience and the Criminal Trial
- Criminal Trial and New Technologies
- Digital Evidence
- Criminal Trial, Predictive Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence
- Revision Based on Scientific Evidence
Testi Adottati
Course material provided by the lecturer and uploaded on the e-learning platformModalità Frequenza
Attendance is not compulsory but strongly recommendedModalità Valutazione
Students will have to present in written (paper) and oral form a criminal case that occurred in their home Country involving Scientific Evidence. At the end of the course, there will be an oral exam on the topics covered during the lectures.