The group aims to deepen the studies on the theory of crime and the theory of punishment that IDP students have carried out in the classroom through the reading and presentation of original and in-depth texts and articles on these topics, organized into semester modules.
The group's proposal is to organize the course into semester-long modules, each module having a major theme. The first theme will be a historical study of the construction of the theory of punishment and the theory of crime. Following this, one or more modules will cover each layer of the theory of crime (typicity, unlawfulness, and culpability), always aiming to demonstrate how all theoretical constructions were developed to solve concrete problems. Although the modules are interconnected, there is no impediment to a new member joining modules subsequent to the first.
During the semester, each group member will be responsible for presenting at least one article/text at the bi-weekly meetings. This presentation should follow this outline: (i) begin with a case mentioned by the article's author or choose/develop a case that demonstrates the article's central problem; (ii) present the article's central problem; (iii) indicate the solution proposed by the article and its arguments in favor; and finally, (iv) what would be possible arguments against this solution.
Based on this structure, the idea is to conduct research and present products in three categories: (i) organizing events in which group members can participate by presenting ideas and debating with guests; (ii) writing critical commentaries on decisions of the Superior Courts on the group's research topics; and (iii) writing articles to be published in journals and/or in collective books organized by the group.
In addition to these, individual research projects will also be organized, with the development of specific research projects in which not all members of the group will need to participate.
Bi-weekly meetings on Saturdays: from 10 am to 12 pm.
The group's main research focus will be on dogmatic studies of crime theory and punishment theory.
Research will be conducted on dogmatic theories that aim to solve concrete problems in the theory of crime and the theory of punishment. This research will be of two types: (i) research inherent to the development of the group's normal activities, such as the preparation of products at the end of each semester and commentaries on decisions of the Superior Courts, and (ii) independent research, which consists of organizing a project parallel to the group's activities focused on developing a delimited research on legal-criminal dogmatics.
