Course 2023-2024 a.y.

nternational Human Rights Law and National Criminal Law: Patterns of Interaction. The Role of Some Key Human Rights in the Criminal Law: Right to Life, Prohibition of Torture and Degrading/Inhuman Treatments, Nullum crimen, Right to Privacy, Freedom of Expression, Ne bis in idem. The Harmonization of National Criminal Laws through International Conventions and EU Instruments: Patterns of Interaction.

• Understand the fundamental patterns of the influence of international and EU law on domestic criminal law.

• Analyze cases and legal questions that arise from the interaction between international/EU law and domestic criminal law.

• Face-to-face lectures
• Online lectures
• Case studies /Incidents (traditional, online)
• Individual assignments
• Group assignments

As to case studies, students are invited to read some materials uploaded each week in the Bboard platform and think about a number of legal questions before the lesson. During classes, each topic is introduced by the teacher and then discussed with students in class, on the basis of materials uploaded in the previous week. With respect to group assignments, each student who attend the lessons is expected to join a group of 4-5 people and work on an assigned topic, which shall be the object of: a) an oral presentation of 15-20 min. and b) a written essay (5.000-10.000 words): the oral presentation of each group is discussed with the whole class, while the written essay is due 3 days after each oral presentation.

The performance of students who attend the course is assessed on a three-step basis, taking into account the evaluation of the group assignments (30%), the individual in-class participation (10%) and the results of the written exam (60%), according to the following rules:

• Individual in-class participation: up to 3 (‘bonus’) points to round up the final grade (half a point is awarded to students each time they make good oral contributions during lessons, up to the maximum of 3 points).
• Group performance in the assignment, on the basis of both the oral presentation, the following discussion and the written essay (same grade for all members of the group): up to 12 points.
• Individual performance in a written exam, with open questions on legal matters and cases (3 hours time, no space limits): up to 18 points.

The final grade results from the sum of these three partial marks. Decimals are rounded up to the higher whole number.

The whole assessment process revolves around the student's ability to demonstrate his/her knowledge of the various topics, as well as a critical way of thinking. Both the group assignment and the written exam consist of a short case/hypothetical on human rights topics, aiming to assess the ability to apply the relevant notions in an 'actual' case.

The assessment is based on a final exam in written form. It will be made up of open questions and/or short cases/hypotheticals concerning the topics analyzed during the whole course. Both the open questions and the short cases/hypotheticals aim to verify the knowledge of the various topics as well as their comprehension by the students. In addition, the short cases/hypotheticals are meant to assess the ability to apply the relevant notions in an 'actual' case.

Students who attend the course are provided with all the relevant materials (including slides used during classes) for discussions, group assignments and written exam via the Bboard platform. For further reading (non-mandatory):

• H. SATZGER, International and European Criminal Law, Oxford, Beck/Hart, 2nd ed. 2018, §§ 1, 5-7, 8 IV, 9.

H. SATZGER, International and European Criminal Law, Oxford, Beck/Hart, 2nd ed. 2018, §§ 1-7, § 8 IV, §§ 9-14.