Methodology of Comparative Criminal Law; Comparative analysis of
recent Codifications of Crimonal Law; Reform trends of Criminal Law in
Europe
Crimes against property in Angloamerican Criminal Law
M. PAPA, I Reati contro il patrimonio nel diritto Anglo-Americano, UTET, Torino, 2013, pagg. 1-67
Learning Objectives
Knowledge
Knowledge, in a comparative perspective, about the fundamental
features of Civil law and Common law Criminal justice systems.
Knowledge about recent developments in the Substantive Criminal law of
Western societies, with a particular focus on the codification and/or recodification
process.
Abilities
Ability to search and retrieve legal materials concerning Civil and
Common Law systems and to use such materials to solve legal problems.
Capacity to analyse legal problems in a comparative perspective,
understanding the role of legal rules and of all other factors (also
informal, like the different mentality of jurists) that shape the law in
action.
Results to be obtained
Capacity to perceive and elaborate differences and similarities between
the Common Law and Civil Law approach to the Criminal Law. Awareness
about the
Prerequisites
Constitutional Law, Private Law I, Criminal Law I
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Further information
The course will include some hours of teaching in English.
In order to attend the course, student must register via e-mail (michele.
papa@unifi.it) before the end of the first week of classes.
Registered students should attend at least 80% of the teaching units.
Students interested to prepare the exam in English should ask directions
to the teacher at the beginning of the course.
Type of Assessment
Oral exam
Course program
The course will develop a comparative analysis of the main Civil Law and
Common Law Criminal Justice systems, with a particular focus on legal
systems which have gone trough codification (concluded or attempted)
and/or recodification (concluded or attempted) of the Substantive
Criminal Law.
The first part of the course will cover some preliminary methodological
issues, that will make clear what is peculiar about comparing in the field
of Criminal Law. After this introduction, the course will focus on the
reforms which are emerging in selected Western Criminal justice
systems. The developments in the law will be analysed in the particular
mirror of the codification/recodification process.
The second part of the course will be dedicated to the analysis of Crimies
against property in Anglo-american Criminal Law.