Criminal Law

General characterization

Prerequisites

Not applicable

Bibliography

Indicative bibliography

• Ambos, K. (2018), European Criminal Law, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
• Bachmaier Winter, L. (2018), The European Public Prosecutor's Office. The Challenges Ahead, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Colson, R./Field S. (2016), European Criminal Justice and the Challenges of Diversity, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
• Kaiafa-Gbandi, M. (2016), The EU and US criminal law as two-tier models, Stockholm: Sieps
• Kettunen, M. (2020), Legitimizing European Criminal Law. Justification and Restrictions, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Klimek, L. (2017), Mutual Recognition of Judicial Decisions in European Criminal Law, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Kostoris R. (2018), Handbook of European Criminal Procedure, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Mitsilegas, V. (2022), EU Criminal Law, 2nd Edition, Hart Publishing
• Peristeridou C. (2015), The Principle of Legality in European Criminal Law, Cambridge; Antwerp; Portland: Intersentia
• Rafaraci, T./Belfiore R. (2019), EU Criminal Justice. Fundamental Rights, Transnational Proceedings and the European Public Prosecutor's Office, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Satzger, H. (2018), International and European Criminal Law, 2^nd edition, Munich; Oxford; Baden-Baden: C.H. Beck

Teaching method

The course will consist of short lectures (to be organised with the help of MS Power Point; the respective slides will be provided to the students at the end of each class) and seminar-style discussion. That said, the students are expected to actively participate in the in-class discussion, and work on readings to be made accessible before the meetings. The lecturer will also use online polls and questionnaires to be designed with the Mentimeter application or similar to enable students work on and revise regularly the course material.

Evaluation method

The course participants will have to submit a 6000-word essay on a topic to be selected with the help of the lecturer. The grade they will receive will correspond to 100% of their final grade for this course. The assessment of the essays will be based on: the successful presentation of the chosen topic; the author's critical thinking and argumentation; the structure and the material organisation; the originality of the ideas included in the work; the style (use of language and terminology); and the proper use of literature. Prior to submitting their essay, the course participants will present their preliminary work on the selected topic in Week 12 and receive feedback both from the lecturer and their colleagues.

The deadline for the delivery of the essay will be decided by the PhD coordinators and will be communicated to the course participants in the beginning of the classes. The essays will be submitted on the Moodle platform (Turnitin assignment).

For the purpose of grading, essays that are submitted late will be treated as not having been submitted at all. The lecturer may make exceptions to this policy for true emergencies, such as serious illness. Requests for exceptions should be made in advance of the deadline, if possible. The professor's decision to grant or deny a request for an exception is final and unreviewable.
 

Subject matter

• Introduction to the concept of "Europeanisation of Criminal Law"
• Harmonisation of Substantive Criminal Law (I) - Regulatory framework
• Harmonisation of Substantive Criminal Law (II) - Selected topics of discussion (e.g., terrorism, fraud against the financial interests of the EU
• Approximation of Procedural Criminal Law (I) - Mutual Recognition
• Approximation of Procedural Criminal Law (II) - Selected topics of discussion (e.g., European Arrest Warrant, European Investigation Order and E-Evidence Proposal)
• CJEU case law in criminal matters
• Protection of fundamental human rights through the lens of European Criminal Law
• The future of European criminal justice

Programs

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