Class Advanced Studies in Criminal Law

This course is intended for the in-depth study of core themes of legal-criminal science, whose knowledge, in addition to assuming primary relevance in theoretical and practical terms, will always have to underlie the elaboration of a dissertation and, thus, the subsequent obtaining of a doctoral degree in criminal law.

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– The meaning of criminal law and the material concept of ofense. The teleological understanding of the general theory of crime. – The distinction between illicit and guilt/fault (culpa). – The theory of error (mistake) in Criminal Law. – The paradigms of the illicit behaviour’s justification.

The curricular unit’s teaching will consist on theoretical-practical classes, including a first exposition on each theme (by the professor or the PhD’s students), followed by a discussion and conclusive remarks on the debated positions. Evaluation will considerate the global intervention of each student during the classes and, specialy, the presentation of an individual work about a particular theme.

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