20101141 - CRIMINAL LAW

The course is aimed at providing the students with the fundamental and basic concepts of the so-called General Part of Criminal Law, that is the branch of legal dogmatic whose object is, mainly, the study of the sources and the limits of validity of the criminal rule, the structure of the criminal fact, the forms of manifestation of offence and the system of penalties, criminal and not, consequent to the commission of a crime. This study finds its own proofing test in the analysis of some of the most important hypothesis of the so-called “natural” offences, such as crimes against life and personal safety and crimes against property.

Curriculum

Canali

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Programma

For the 2025-2026 academic year, students may choose between two study paths, as follows.

A) PROGRAM 1

1) EXAM PREPARATION MANUAL
A. FIORELLA, The Structures of Criminal Law. Fundamental Questions of the General Part, 2nd ed., Giappichelli Turin, 2024.

B) PROGRAM 2

1) EXAM PREPARATION MANUAL
A. FIORELLA, The Structures of Criminal Law. Fundamental Questions of the General Part, 2nd ed., Giappichelli Turin, 2024, with the following sections exempted:
- pages 40-55;
- pages 79-124;
- pages 296-316;
- pages 653-681.

2) MONOGRAPHIC SECTION
This is an in-depth study of the topic of interpretation in criminal law. It includes the study of the text M. CATENACCI, Introduzione allo studio delle fattispecie criminose, 3rd ed., Giappichelli Turin, 2024.

SEMINARS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY CREDITS
The Criminal Law course also includes 10 hours of supplementary teaching, which are in addition to the lectures. The schedule for these will be indicated in the "supplementary seminars" file, which will be published on the e-learning page for this course. Participation in these seminars (with the accompanying exam application) entitles students to one supplementary training credit (see the aforementioned file for more information).
Regarding content, the meetings will focus on in-depth study of certain topics that are also mandatory components of the exam program and are not covered during lectures (forms of crime; alternatives to prison sentences).

Testi Adottati

1) EXAM PREPARATION MANUAL
A. FIORELLA, The Structures of Criminal Law. Fundamental Questions of the General Part, 2nd ed., Giappichelli Turin 2024, with the following sections excluded:
- pp. 40-55;
- pp. 79-124;
- pp. 296-316;
- pp. 653-681.

2) MONOGRAPHIC PART
This is an in-depth study of the topic of interpretation in criminal law. It includes the study of M. CATENACCI, Introduction to the Study of Criminal Cases, 3rd ed., Giappichelli Turin, 2024.

Bibliografia Di Riferimento

Bibliography cited in the above reference manuals.

Modalità Frequenza

Attendance is not mandatory.

Modalità Valutazione

Oral exam on topics from the program

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Programma

The principles of criminal law
Criminal law with respect to people
Criminal law in space
Matter regulated by multiple criminal laws
The structure of the crime
Forms of manifestation of the crime
Events of punishability
The penalty
The security measures
Prevention measures

Testi Adottati

Mezzetti, Diritto penale. Dottrina, casi e materiali, Zanichelli, 2023 (pp. 3-960)

Modalità Frequenza

Presence, not obligatory

Modalità Valutazione

The evaluation will take into account the demonstrated knowledge, logical and legal reasoning, the language used and the capacity for critical thinking.

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Programma

Participatory frontal lecture. The study will take place by constant comparison with the norms of positive law, mainly the penal code.

Testi Adottati

Palazzo_Bartoli, Diritto penale, parte generale, 2023.

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Mutuazione: 20101141 DIRITTO PENALE in GIURISPRUDENZA LMG/01 R E - O MEZZETTI ENRICO