Advanced Criminal Law

Objectives


  • Master the subjects of criminal participation and attribution of criminal responsibility to legal entities.

  • Master the concepts underlying the criminal offences covered by the syllabus, especially regarding criminal participation.

  •  Know the relevant doctrine and court cases.

  • Develop the ability to examine and solve problems, to acquire competences for the future exercise of legal functions related to the subject.


General characterization

Code

33195

Credits

4

Responsible teacher

Helena Bolina

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - 112

Teaching language

Available soon

Prerequisites

Not Applicable

Bibliography

Not Applicable

Teaching method

Lectures, discussion of subjects previously assigned, and case study based on court decisions


Evaluation method

The final grade is the highest score of the two following:




  • Final written exam (100%) or

  • Final written exam (50%) + Other work (50%)


Subject matter

I. CRIMINAL PARTICIPATION



1. Authorship and causation: extensive and restrictive concepts of authorship



2. Participation. The legal system of articles 26 to 29 of the Criminal Code.



3. Participation in specific crimes and scope of article 28.



II. SPECIFIC OFFENSES AND CRIMINAL PARTICIPATION



1. Homicide and participation 



2. Drug trafficking (Law 15/93)



3. Money laundering (368-A)



4. Group criminality: gangs (204), fights (151 and Sports crimes: Law 39/2009), criminal association (299) and riots (302, 303)



5. The crimes of corruption provided for in the Criminal Code, in Law 20/2008 (criminal liability for crimes of corruption in international trade and private activity), in Law 50/2007 (criminal liability for unsportsmanlike behaviour) and in Law 34 /87 (crimes for which political office holders are responsible).