CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
DIRITTO PROCESSUALE PENALE
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2022/2023 | 9 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Nicola Pascucci | On Thursday 4.00 pm. Registration is required by return e-mail. |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
French
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course will tend primarily to illustrate basic principles of the criminal trial. Later the main steps of the procedure will be examinated. In this context, particular emphasis will be given to issues regarding the fairness and impartiality of the judge, the nature and powers of the prosecutor, the right to defense of the accused person and of the other private parties and the reasonable duration of the trial, the system of "in personam" and "in rem" precautionary measures, the special proceedings, the trial hearing and the formation of evidence in the cross examination, the assessment of the evidence, the general principles of appellate remedies in the various forms (appeal, rehearing), the final judgement.
Program
The criminal procedural systems - Constitutional principles of the criminal trial - Subjects ("Soggetti") (Book I of the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure) - Acts of the Proceedings (Book II) - Evidence (Book III) - Precautionary Measures (Book IV) - Preliminary Investigations and Preliminary Hearing (Book V) - Special Proceedings (Book VI) - Trial (Book VII) - Appellate Remedies: general regulations (Book IX, only Title I) - The final judgement (Book X, only Title I) - European arrest warrant (Law no. 69/2005).
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
A) Knowledge and understanding - The student must show to have a suitable knowledge of the sources of the Italian criminal trial and the ability of understanding of its constitutional and international principles and he also must show his understanding of its translation offered by the criminal procedure laws.
B) Applying knowledge and understanding - The student must show to be able to apply his knowledge by formulating possible interpretative solutions on controversial issues relating to criminal procedural law.
C) Making judgements - The student must show to be able to integrate knowledge of criminal procedure law institutes with those of the constitutional and European right, as well with those of similar disciplines (es. judicial system, penitentiary right, civil and administrative trial right) and to make critical judgments on the basis of this interdisciplinary platform.
D) Communication skills - The student must show to be an active part in seminars, groupworks and in any planned activities in the living law laboratories, he must also show to be able to explain clearly and effectively the reached conclusions on the argumentative plan, dealing with teachers and with colleagues.
E) Learning skills - The student must show to have developed the learning skills to continue the study of the criminal procedure on his own and that he has the means to understand the main criticalities of the system and possible reforms to amend them.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
Guided exercises, seminar meetings, self-assessment tests during the course.
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lectures, seminar meetings.
- Innovative teaching methods
For some topics: flipped lesson, debate.
- Attendance
None.
- Course books
One of the following handbooks in the latest edition, limited to the above program:
- M. Bargis (Ed.), Compendio di procedura penale, Wolters Kluwer-Cedam;
- A. Camon, C. Cesari, M. Daniele, M.L. Di Bitonto, D. Negri, P.P. Paulesu, Fondamenti di procedura penale, Wolters Kluwer-Cedam;
- M. Chiavario, Diritto processuale penale, Wolters Kluwer-Utet Giuridica;
- O. Dominioni, P. Corso, A. Gaito, G. Spangher, N. Galantini, L. Filippi, G. Garuti, O. Mazza, G. Varraso, D. Vigoni, Procedura penale, Giappichelli;
- G. Lozzi, Lezioni di procedura penale, Giappichelli;
- A. Scalfati, A. Bernasconi, A. De Caro, A. Furgiuele, M. Menna, C. Pansini, N. Triggiani, C. Valentini, Manuale di Diritto Processuale Penale, Giappichelli;
- D. Siracusano, A. Galati, G. Tranchina, E. Zappalà, Diritto processuale penale, Giuffrè Francis Lafebvre;
- P. Tonini, C. Conti, Manuale di procedura penale, Giuffrè Francis Lefebvre.
It is mandatory to use an up-to-date Code of Criminal Procedure.
- Assessment
Oral examination. This method is considered more suitable for verifying not only student's proficiency of legal institutions and "paranormative" regulations, but also student's communicative ability, critical attitude and technical skills.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Use the didactic material available on the Moodle platform: blended.uniurb.it.
- Attendance
None.
- Course books
One of the following handbooks in the latest edition, limited to the above program:
- M. Bargis (Ed.), Compendio di procedura penale, Wolters Kluwer-Cedam;
- A. Camon, C. Cesari, M. Daniele, M.L. Di Bitonto, D. Negri, P.P. Paulesu, Fondamenti di procedura penale, Wolters Kluwer-Cedam;
- M. Chiavario, Diritto processuale penale, Wolters Kluwer-Utet Giuridica;
- O. Dominioni, P. Corso, A. Gaito, G. Spangher, N. Galantini, L. Filippi, G. Garuti, O. Mazza, G. Varraso, D. Vigoni, Procedura penale, Giappichelli;
- G. Lozzi, Lezioni di procedura penale, Giappichelli;
- A. Scalfati, A. Bernasconi, A. De Caro, A. Furgiuele, M. Menna, C. Pansini, N. Triggiani, C. Valentini, Manuale di Diritto Processuale Penale, Giappichelli;
- D. Siracusano, A. Galati, G. Tranchina, E. Zappalà, Diritto processuale penale, Giuffrè Francis Lafebvre;
- P. Tonini, C. Conti, Manuale di procedura penale, Giuffrè Francis Lefebvre.
It is mandatory to use an up-to-date Code of Criminal Procedure.
- Assessment
Oral examination. This method is considered more suitable for verifying not only student's proficiency of legal institutions and "paranormative" regulations, but also student's communicative ability, critical attitude and technical skills.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Notes
Attending students are exempted from the following part of the program: special proceedings (Book VI of the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure). Self-assessment tests, subject to collective correction in the classroom, will also be carried out on this part of the program.
Attendance is fixed at two-thirds of the lectures.
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