Class Constitutional Theory for Criminal Procedure

The curricular unit explores the intertwinement between constitutionality and criminal law, , not forgetting the links to other disciplines within the field of 'comprehensive (or all-encompassing) criminal law'."

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Criminal Law and Constitution: an introduction. Principle of equality, criminal law and Constitution. Is there a constitutional wrongdoing?   Substantial connexions between article 40 of the Penal Code and the Constitution. Analogy, criminal law and Constitution. Causality, criminal law and Constitution. The ¿sum¿ of the criminal wrongdoing and the Constitution.   The appropriateness (or otherwise) of constitutional amendments

The starting point of the classes is based on a theoretical-practical exposition model of the syllabus, and then complemented with case-study analysis, thus allowing the confrontation of the syllabus with examples in order to stimulate the critical and analytical capacity of the students. The evaluation will be done as follows: Attendance and participation in classes: 30% Oral presentation of the final assignment: 40% Written assignment submitted via the Moodle platform: 30%. Students with special status must make up for any missed classes and their participation in them in accordance with the Regulations in force

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