The unit tackles the study of the general part of criminal law, through the analysis of the main principles of guarantee, the notion of crime and the structure of the criminal sanctions, and of some offences committed in enterprise, such as trade fraud, and inside public administration. The course is essential for all students who intend to work within companies or public administration in the future.
The course aims to provide students with a firm preparation with reference to the general part of criminal law, with particular regard to institutions and issues involved by the organization of companies and the activities of public administration.
Through individual study and partecipation in lessons the student will be able to:
- Understand and remember the rules of criminal law and the structure of the sanctioning system;
- Understand the structure and the application of criminal dispositions and be aware of their diversifications;
- Identify the different components of criminal offences;
- Distinguish the different institutions of the general part of criminal law;
- Identify, understand and distinguish the different components of the sanctioning system;
- Know and distinguish trade fraud offences and crimes against public administration ;
- Appreciate the importance of the institutions of criminal law in relation to the problems posed by companies management;
- Read and critically examine, scientific papers and judgments related to criminal law;
- Acquire and use an appropriate legal technical language
- Communicate effectively in written and oral form and adapt one's communication to the context of a public or private company
- Solve concrete cases (transversal competence that allows attending students to obtain, when they pass exam, the Open badge "soft skills: alfabetical basic 1-A")
- Acquire knowledge and skills useful for the profession of corporate and public administration legal/administrative advisor, in accordance with objective n. 4 "Quality education" of the 2030 Agenda
Having passed exams of Constitutional Law and Private Law
The unit is divided into a first predominant part of lectures, where general and special part of criminal law are explained, and a second part where students are invited to deal with concrete cases (crimes committed inside companies or public bodies), to analyse and suggest how they would manage and solve them. The course includes a total of 54 hours and 9 CFU.
Texts of sentences, legislative reform and scientific papers will be published on Aulaweb.
- Fundamental principles of criminal law;
- Structure of offence: actus reus, mens rea, justifications;
- Actus reus: analysis of action, omission, chain of causation;
- Singles justifications: legal order, necessity, self defence, exercise of right, consent by rightholder;
- Mens rea: intention, recklessness, negligence;
- Shapes of crime: attempt, concurrent offences, circumstances, participation;
- Criminal sentences and preventive sanctions
- Trade frauds and offences against public administration
Texts for attendant students: Lectures notes and in order of lectures objects: C.F. GROSSO, M. PELISSERO, D. PETRINI, P. PISA, Manuale di diritto penale. Parte generale, IV ed., Giuffrè, Milano, 2023, con l'esclusione delle pagine di bibliografia e dei capitoli I, II, VIII, e delle pagg. 662-703; 730-774.
Preparation of the exam must be integrated with materials published on Aulaweb, especially slides on trade fraud offences and against public administration, and a criminal code
For not attendant students: C.F. GROSSO, M. PELISSERO, D. PETRINI, P. PISA, Manuale di diritto penale. Parte generale, IV ed., Giuffrè, Milano, 2023, con l'esclusione delle pagine di bibliografia e dei capitoli I, II, VIII, e delle pagg. 662-703; 730-774.
Ricevimento: Tuesday, 10-12 a.m., at Dipu via Balbi 30/1: it's better to write before an e-mail (madeo@unige.it) to be sure the teacher is not busy in academic commitments. It's also possibile to request a date at a different time or day
ANTONELLA MADEO (President)
GABRIELE PONTEPRINO
ANNAMARIA PECCIOLI (President Substitute)
ERICA CURTI (Substitute)
GABRIELE FAZZERI (Substitute)
II semester from February to May 2025
The exam consist in an oral examination, with at least three questions about different topics, in order to verify to the different parts of the program.
The oral exam aims to verify the student's knowledge in relation to the topics of the program.
Students with a disability or SLD certification may request the use of compensatory measures (e.g. additional time, concept maps and diagrams, modifications in the written/oral mode) during the examination, following the procedure indicated in the guidelines (p. 5) published qui
In any case, for further information, please contact the Department’s disability liaison: Isa.Fanlo@unige.it
Through the questions, it will be verified whether the student is able to:
- remember, understand and apply the institutions of the general part of criminal law and offences against public administration and against trade;
- understand, interpret and apply both the regulatory provisions to the general part of criminal law, as well as the texts of judgements;
- use an appropriate technical language.
