The Course provides students with the tools and the knowledges of the basic principles of European Criminal Law, with particular reference to the European Union competences in criminal law matters as well as to the influence of the European sources in the criminal law systems of each Member State. Also, the role of the European Convention on Human Rights and the most important cases of the European Court of Human Rights will be analysed.

Knowledge and understanding: the student - through interactives lectures and group discussions dedicated to case analysis - will acquire full knowledge of the evolution of European Criminal Law, its birth and the principles that characterize it. The student will also know the evolutionary perspectives of the notion of European Criminal Law and the current problems. The acquisition of such knowledge will be ascertained through an oral exam. Applying knowledge and understanding: The student, by acquiring the theoretical tools and the correct legal method, will be able to interpret the rules that will be analyzed, also in the light of the relevant principles. The student will also be able to legally qualify concrete cases and understand the most important case law. This knowledge will be ascertained through an oral exam. Making judgments: The student, through the correct method and research methodologies acquired during the course, will be able to collect data and materials to analyze the relevant cases and the most important European Courts rulings. The student, therefore, will have acquired the ability to evaluate such data and materials independently and to formulate his own critical judgment on the application of the most relevant principles to practical cases, being able to identify concrete solutions to legal problems. Communication skills: at the end of the course the student will be able to use the subject’s legal language properly also having regard to the typical technical words of European and international legislation. Due to the different teaching methodologies used during the course, the student will be able to put these communication skills into practice in different contexts and forms, thus acquiring additional rhetorical and argumentative skills as well as the ability to adapt the terms used to the context. Learning skills: the knowledge acquired during the course will allow the student to understand and interpret autonomously the regulatory changes and the Scholars or Courts’ new thoughts related to the European Criminal Legal System.

The study and the analysis of the sources of European Criminal Law; the influence of the European Law on National Criminal Law; the Cooperation in criminal matters; criminal law and the European Convention on Human Rights.

Satzger H., (2018), International and European Criminal Law, Beck-Hart-Nomos, from page 45 to page 214. https://luiss.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/openurl?institution=39LLUISSGC_INST&rfr_id=info:sid%2Fsummon&rft_dat=ie%3D2137829070004196,language%3DEN&svc_dat=CTO&u.ignore_date_coverage=true&vid=39LLUISSGC_INST:Services&Force_direct=false

Theorical Lectures; Case Studies and interactive classes.

The final exam consists of an oral interview and the student shall demonstrate that he/she has achieved the expected learning outcomes, firstly with regard to the necessary knowledge of the European Criminal Framework, referred both to the European Union Legislation, then to the ECHR. The student shall also demonstrate a deeply knowledge of the European Institution, Organs and Treaties, as well as of the European Court of Human Rights case law. The student shall be able to use an appropriate legal vocabulary and to give a correct legal qualification to concrete cases. The student is also expected to prove that he/she is able to independently analyze relevant legislation and case law, as to develop an autonomous ability to study the subject.

Interest and attitude for the subject; high mark at oral exam; attendance of the Criminal Law major; high level of English, both written and spoken.