On April 10th and 11th, 2024 (at 8:45 am, in the Aula Magna Giovanni Paolo II), the 28th Study Conference of the School of Canon Law will be held on the theme Criminal Justice in the Church: Victim Protection and Defendant Guarantees.
During the conference, truly pivotal themes will be addressed, such as the presumption of innocence, the status of the victim in canonical criminal proceedings, and the concept of due process of law applied to the canonical sphere. On the other hand, apparently "peripheral" topics will also be studied, including the capacity of the defendant, cognitive biases, the effect of state penal judgments in canonical law, precautionary measures, and moral certainty in cases of a single witness.
Aware of the mutual enrichment between canon law and state law, some of the presentations will be given by renowned experts in state procedural and criminal law.
The conference will conclude with a roundtable discussion featuring various experts on the relationship between confidentiality and transparency in criminal justice. In order to promote reflection and exchange, the opportunity to present communications is also provided.
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