Spanish judicial system Legal Theory of Crime

Generally speaking, the understanding of fundamental concepts of the criminal process will be promoted through the use of legal texts, databases and collections of jurisprudence, alternating with training in team work and developing skills in written and oral presentation. In particular, the subject will promote the theoretical and practical knowledge essential for the development of professional practice in the field of criminal procedure, promoting skills such as: - Mastery of the criminal process in its various procedural modalities - Preparation of the defence and the criminal prosecution - Drafting of complaints, accusations, defence, accusations, various procedural steps, as well as the drafting of sentences and appeals - Preparation of judicial opinions - Management of legislation and jurisprudence databases - Knowledge and practical advice for the development of a professional career related to the practice of criminal law as a lawyer and prosecutor - Basic knowledge for the development of a professional career related to the Administration of Justice as a judge, LAJ, prosecutor, management bodies, processing and judicial assistance. - Oral and written skills to advocate.

I. CRIMINAL PROCEDURAL LAW FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS Constitutional Principles of the Criminal Procedure Structure of the Criminal Process Organs and subjects participating in the process II. CRIMINAL ORDINARY PROCESSES      Modes of initiation of criminal proceedings      The training phase      The intermediate phase      The oral trial and sentence      The ordinary criminal proceedings      Special criminal proceedings and specialties III. THE RESOURCES IN THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IV. THE CRIMINAL EXECUTION V. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

The subject contents a period of four months in total 16 weeks: 12 weeks of teaching with 3 hours per week, divided in one theoretical class in a multiple group (1h30) and one practical class developed in small groups (1h30). ACTIVITIES: .- Lectures .- Seminaries .- Research .- Oral presentation of the research work. .- Practical classes: - Elaboration of procedural documents - Analysis of precedent and doctrine - Reflections about legal news - Analysis of videotaped real trials METHODOLOGY: -. Through the study of the specialized material (handbooks, doctrine and precedents) and through the classes and the guidance in office hours, the student will participate in seminaries in order to improve the oral legal argumentation capacities -. Concerning the practical classes, the student will elaborate legal documents which will be revised and debated -. Students will defend different legal positions during the role-play to be held in the Sala de Vistas; the activity will then be commented and analyzed -. The essential abilities will be gained by means of the study of real trials, both by attending in real time and by viewing videotaped versions, and on the basis of subsequent analysis OFFICE HOURS SYSTEM: -. Individual tutoring will be scheduled between professor and student following a request by the student and taking into account the timetable of both. -. During the period of classes, to the extent that there exist such a possibility, three collective office hours shall be scheduled: one corresponding to each evaluation/month; they shall be complementary and non compulsory to the student.