Master's in Military Criminal Law
Specialise in military criminal law in peacetime and wartime
* 50% reduction reserved for: managers, senior staff and employees of public bodies; members of the Armed Forces, Police Corps and auxiliary Corps; private security and investigation operators; lawyers, trainee lawyers and graduates in legal disciplines; Legal Advisers and Qualified Advisers to the Armed Forces; members of the Selected Reserve. Study grant of an equivalent amount for university students, unemployed/never-employed persons and pensioners.
Overview
The Master in Military Criminal Law focuses on the study and in-depth analysis of the codification of military criminal matters, a branch of punitive law whose autonomous existence, distinct from ordinary criminal law, has roots stretching back centuries. In the Italian legal system, this discipline was first set out in the Criminal Code for the Army and in the Maritime Military Criminal Code and, subsequently, in the Peacetime Military Criminal Code and the Wartime Military Criminal Code, both still in force today.
The programme is designed for those who work, or intend to specialise, in this highly technical field: members of the Armed Forces, Police Corps and auxiliary Corps, lawyers, trainees and graduates in legal disciplines, Legal and Qualified Advisers to the Armed Forces, as well as managers and employees of public bodies and anyone who, driven by strong motivation, wishes to master military criminal law, including its application to new operational scenarios and international missions.
The training is delivered entirely online: the e-learning methodology adopted by UNINTESS allows you to attend the lessons anywhere and at any time, with only an Internet connection required. The course synopses are delivered directly to the student's email inbox, meeting the demands of work, family and geographical distance.
Obtaining the Master requires passing five examinations. Students follow all the subjects set out in the study plan, which guide them from the framework of legal sources through to the application of the legislation in contemporary operational contexts.
The Sources of Military Criminal Law and Military Criminal Legislation
- The sources of military criminal law
- Military criminal legislation
The Criminal Protection of Service
- The military offence: definition and distinctions
- Military offences against service: the notion of service and discipline, principal and other offences against service
- Military offences against discipline: the scope of the category, principal and other offences against discipline
The Military Offence
- The offence in general and the military offence
- The military offence and the Wartime Military Criminal Code
- The distinction between objectively and exclusively military offences
- The relationship between military offence and ordinary offence
- The military disciplinary infraction
The Application of the Wartime Military Criminal Code in New Operational Scenarios
- The new conflict landscape and its relevant legal framework
- National criminal law applicable to international missions
- The structure of the wartime military criminal code and its "reinforced" specialty
- The reintroduction of the "militarised" offence and recent amendments to the Wartime Military Criminal Code
- The limits of the current application of the Peacetime Military Criminal Code and the failure to align with international humanitarian law
The Military Judicial Police
- General principles
- The Judicial Police in the Peacetime Military Criminal Code
- The Judicial Police in the theatre of operations
- The ordinary judicial police functions of the Corps Commander
On completion of the Master, to enrolled students assessed as suitable following the passing of the prescribed examinations, UNINTESS issues a Diploma formally attesting the achievement of a high level of knowledge of the topics covered in the programme.
- Assessment: five tests in the form of a multiple-choice test; each test is passed with a minimum score of 18/thirtieths, and the final mark corresponds to the arithmetic mean of the results.
- Entry requirements: at least one of the following: an old-system degree, a specialist degree, a secondary school diploma or a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent foreign qualification.
- Timing: each examination may be taken at least three months after receiving the study materials, and all examinations must be completed within the 12th month following enrolment.
- Recognition: the Diploma does not carry ECTS credits issued by UNINTESS, but it may be submitted to your own Degree Course Board to be recognised as curricular ECTS credits.
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