AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Analysis of main features of common law  (United Kingdom), civil law (spanish law),and mixed law (maltese code).  Analysis of main institutions: principles of criminal law, crime structure, sentencing.

LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO)

Comparision about crime structure (action, omission, chain of causation, mens rea), crime shapes (attempt, participation), sentencing

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Comparision of main differences and points of contact between the two types of law: common law e civil law. Analys of main features of scottish law. Short lines about maltese codification. Analysis of main institutes of English law and spanish law (action, omission, chian of causation, defences, attempt, participation)

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

For attendant students: lectures notes and text Palazzo-Papa, Lezioni di diritto penale comparato, 3rd ed., Giappichelli, 2013, pg. 70-250

For non attendant students: text Palazzo-Papa, Lezioni di diritto penale comparato, 3rd ed., Giappichelli, 2013, pg. 70-207; Vinciguerra, Diritto penale inglese comparato. I principi, 2nd ed., Cedam, 2002, pg. 71-115, 195-205, 235-322, 397-463, 501-531, 551-560

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANTONELLA MADEO (President)

MARCO PELISSERO (President)

ANNAMARIA PECCIOLI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

I Session: 2016 September 19- December 9

Ii Session: 2017 March 1st- May 19

Class schedule

SPANISH CRIMINAL LAW: LEGAL SYSTEMS OF COMMON LAW AND "MIXED"

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam

ASSESSMENT METHODS

To verify knowledge about main institutes of criminal law of England and Spain and main features of Scottish law and Maltese code

Exam schedule