SELECTED TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW

Knowledge and understanding
The course aims at providing students, who have already acquired a basic knowledge of criminal law, with the fundamental principles and the main issues of international criminal justice system, with a particular attention to the experience of the International Criminal Court and the provisions of the Statute of Rome.
Applying knowledge and understanding
The course aims at providing students with the necessary tools to analyse the main figures of international crimes, stimulating a reflection on the gradual development of a general theory of international criminal law. It also aims to stimulate students to carry out the analysis of the conceptual categories which are the basis for the activities of international criminal tribunals; while taking its origin from the national frameworks, the principles are logically modeled on the specific structural characteristics of the main figures of international crimes, and more generally, on the dynamics of the international criminal responsibility of the person. The student will therefore acquire a critical investigation method to enable him to fully understand the most innovative aspects as well as the shortcomings and inconsistencies of the current legislative framework and of the solutions adopted by the courts.
Making judgements
By dealing with the provisions of the Rome Statute as well as the experience of the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunals, students will acquire the necessary skills to make personal comments, legally founded and logically argued, with regard to the main political-criminal issues of international criminal justice system.
Communication
Students will acquire the technical language which is typical of international criminal law and the ability to use it appropriately, in order to express themselves, with competence and self-confidence, on the issues which arise in this specific field of criminal law.
Lifelong learning skills
Students will be provided with the learning ability which is necessary to deepen the study of international criminal law in the continuation of their career. In this way, the progressive expansion of their cultural background will be possible, so that they will be able to continue studying the conceptual categories of this branch of criminal law, as well as their practical application, during the professional path following their graduation.