Knowledge of the principles of Constitutional Law as gleaned from the courses of the first year; with particular reference to the discipline of the relationship between sources of law.

Provide students with the necessary tools in order to understand Criminal Law in the perspective of the European Union Law and the Human Rights Law.

The course will be held exclusively in English. Students not enrolled in the IECoLS CdS are required to have an English language proficiency level of at least B2.

1) Criminal Law in the International context: introductory profiles. 2) Main principles of Italian Criminal Law: sources and limits of the criminal provisions' applicability; structure of the offence. 3) The influence of European Union Law on the Member States' Criminal Law: European competence for adopting Criminal Law; interpretation and application of domestic substantive Criminal Law. 4) The influence of the European Convention on Human Rights on the Member States' Criminal Law: the notion of criminal matters; the main guarantees provided by the Convention for the purposes of Criminal Law.

(A); Satzger H.; International and European Criminal Law; C.H.Beck, Hart and Nomos; Munchen - Oxford - Baden-Baden; 2018; pages: 1-6; 45-123; 170-214. ISBN 978 3 406 69475 2 (C.H. BECK) ISBN 978 1 50992 223 9 (HART) ISBN 978 3 8487 3088 9 (NOMOS).

(A); Di Amato A.; Criminal Law in Italy; Kluwer Law International; Netherlands; 2020; pages: 19-158; ISBN 9789403524436.

In addition to both of the above textbooks, students are required to study the most significant judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and of the European Court of Justice, that will be made available by the professor in the course's website.

Adopted texts can be found in the library.

The course is taught entirely in English.

• Theoretical lectures (with the support of slides) and discussions between the students and the professor.

• The exam aims to verify the level of knowledge and critical capacity achieved through the study of the subject. Specifically, the criteria adopted for the graduation of grades are: (a) knowledge and ability to understand texts (30 percent of the total overall grade); (b) ability to make connections between texts (15 percent of the total overall assessment); (c) ability to apply knowledge (30 percent of the total overall assessment); (d) autonomy of judgment and critical thinking (25 percent of the total overall assessment).

  Students will be evaluated through a final written examination consisting of three open-ended (short) questions. All exams will be taken in English. No texts may be used during the conduct of the examination.

English