20110151 - Attività: Law clinic on wrongful convictions (Italy innocence project)

The main purpose of the activity is the acquisition of a specific knowledge, also from a practical angle, on the wrongful convictions theme. In particular, through the analysis of real cases, both from Italy and the United States, students are put in the condition to investigate: a) the factors that can lead to the miscarriages of justice; b) the institutes provided by the Italian judicial system in order to remedy the conviction of an innocent. The activity is characterized by a comparative perspective, and it is carried out within the Italy Innocence Project, coordinated by prof. Luca Luparia and part of the Innocence Network of New York.

Curriculum

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Mutuazione: 20110151 Attività: Clinica sull'errore giudiziario (Italy innocence project) in GIURISPRUDENZA LMG/01 LUPARIA DONATI LUCA

Programme

The first meetings will be focused on the problem of miscarriage of justice, on the evolution of the studies in subject and on the most important leading international cases. In the second part of the brief course special attention will be payed both to the Italian state of the art and to some real judicial cases within the Italy Innocence Project.

Core Documentation

The preparation of the exam will consist of the notes, the materials and the indications furnished during the lessons.

Type of delivery of the course

The first meetings will be focused on the problem of miscarriage of justice, on the evolution of the studies in subject and on the most important leading international cases. In the second part of the brief course special attention will be payed both to the Italian state of the art and to some real judicial cases within the Italy Innocence Project.

Type of evaluation

The activities are articulated with frontal lectures, organized on a seminar basis, during which students have the opportunity to deepen the theme of judicial error through the analysis of real cases and concrete operational procedures aimed at its remedy.

teacher profile | teaching materials

Mutuazione: 20110151 Attività: Clinica sull'errore giudiziario (Italy innocence project) in GIURISPRUDENZA LMG/01 LUPARIA DONATI LUCA

Programme

The first meetings will be focused on the problem of miscarriage of justice, on the evolution of the studies in subject and on the most important leading international cases. In the second part of the brief course special attention will be payed both to the Italian state of the art and to some real judicial cases within the Italy Innocence Project.

Core Documentation

The preparation of the exam will consist of the notes, the materials and the indications furnished during the lessons.

Type of delivery of the course

The first meetings will be focused on the problem of miscarriage of justice, on the evolution of the studies in subject and on the most important leading international cases. In the second part of the brief course special attention will be payed both to the Italian state of the art and to some real judicial cases within the Italy Innocence Project.

Type of evaluation

The activities are articulated with frontal lectures, organized on a seminar basis, during which students have the opportunity to deepen the theme of judicial error through the analysis of real cases and concrete operational procedures aimed at its remedy.