Roberto Wenin

Research collaborator

Faculty of Law


Via Verdi, 53 - 38122 Trento
roberto.wenin[at]unitn [dot] it
Education

- High School Diploma at Liceo classico “Giosuè Carducci”, Merano (BZ), Scholastic year 1998-99

- Law degree, University of Trento/School of Law, academic year 2002-03 (title of the dissertation: “The Leichtfertigkeit in German Criminal Law”; supervisor Prof. Gabriele Fornasari; grade: 110/110 cum laude)

- November 2004: Winner (first position) of the open competitive exam for the admission to the XX Doctorate Programme in Comparative and European Legal Studies (20th Cycle)- University of Trento/School of Law

- 18th March 2009: Doctoral degree (PhD) in Criminal Law - Doctorate Programme in Comparative and European Legal Studies, University of Trento/School of Law (PhD dissertation title: “The culpability in International Criminal Law”; PhD supervisor: Prof. Gabriele Fornasari)

Academic career and teaching activities

- Since 2004: academic collaborator to the scientific activities of the Chair of Criminal Law- University of Trento/School of Law

- Since 2005: Teacher assistant for the course Criminal Law – University of Trento/School of Law

- 2009-2010: Adjunct professor in Law – University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore/Faculty of Medicine/Scuola superiore di Sanità Claudiana (course held in German)

- 2012-2013: Adjunct professor in Law – University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore/Faculty of Medicine/Scuola superiore di Sanità Claudiana (course held in German) - Since 2013: Teaching Fellow at the School for Legal Practice/ Bar Association of Bolzano

- Since 2013: Teaching activity at the School for Legal Practice/University of Trento and Verona

- Academic Year 2017/2018: Teaching Fellow in the course International Criminal Law

- Academic Year 2018/2019: Adjunct professor in Law, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Studium Generale, Human Rights and Criminal Law: a Double-edged Sword (course held in German and Italian)

Research work

- Winter term 2002/2003: Erasmus Programme in the Georg-August Universität Göttingen/School of Law 

- August 2006: research period in the Georg-August Universität Göttingen/School of Law (supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Kai Ambos)

- June/July 2007: research period in the Humboldt University Berlin/School of Law (supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Werle)

- September/October 2007: research period in the Irish Centre for Human Rights/National University of Ireland, Galway (supervisor: Prof. Dr. William Schabas)

- July/December 2008: research period in the Georg-August Universität Göttingen/School of Law (supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Kai Ambos)

- September 2009/September 2010: Research associate (“Assegnista di ricerca”); Research topic: “The influence of the linguistic variables on the Justice of the Peace case-law in Trentino Alto Adige/Südtirol”- University of Trento/School of Law

- July/August 2010: research period in the Humboldt University Berlin/School of Law (supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Werle)

- February/November 2011: Reseach Fellowship to carry out research on “The influence of the linguistic variables on the Justice of the Peace case-law in Trentino Alto Adige/Südtirol”- University of Trento/School of Law

- May 2012/May 2015: Research associate (“Assegnista di ricerca”); Research topic: “Criminal Law and Modernity: The new challenges among terrorism, technological development and fundamental rights”- University of Trento/School of Law

- April/June 2015: research period at Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Strafrecht, Freiburg/Germany (supervisor: prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Ulrich Sieber)

- September/October 2015: research period at Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Strafrecht, Freiburg/Germany (supervisor: prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Ulrich Sieber)

- September/December 2017: research period at the Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Strafrecht, Freiburg/Germany (supervisor: prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Ulrich Sieber)

- May 2018/May 2019: Research associate (“Assegnista di ricerca”); Research topic: “The role of Criminal Law in the counter-terrorism strategies”- University of Trento/School of Law- Free University of Bozen (Italy)

 

Memberships in societies and scientific committees

- Since 2014: Board member of the “Diritto penale XXI secolo” Review

- Since 2014: Collaboration with the Justice of Peace Observatory/University of Trento/School of Law

- Since 2018: Scientific collaboration with the Euregio Platform on Human Dignity and Human Rights, University of Innsbruck, Free University of Bolzano, University Trento and the Academy of German-Italian Studies of Merano

Conferences and lectures

- Scientific direction and co-organisation with Prof. Gabriele Fornasari of the “XXVII Seminario internazionale di studi italo-tedeschi. Problemi attuali della giustizia penale internazionale”, organised by the Academy of German-Italian Studies of Merano and the University of Trento/School of Law. Merano, 26th-27th October 2007 

- Speaker at the conference: “ XXVII Seminario internazionale di studi italo-tedeschi. Problemi attuali della giustizia penale internazionale”, Academy of German-Italian Studies of Merano. Presentation on “La responsabilità individuale nel diritto penale internazionale”. Merano, 26th-27th October 2007

- Speaker at the Conference: “La prova dei fatti psichici”, Universiy of Pisa. Presentation on “La prova delle scusanti”. Pisa, 9th-10th May 2008

- Speaker at the conference on “L’esperienza tedesca”, University of Trento/Law Department. Presentation on “La lotta contro la criminalità organizzata come problema di diritto nazionale e di diritto comparato”; Trento, 12th September 2008

- Speaker at the Doctorate Programme on Comparative and European Studies, University of Trento/Law Department. Presentantion on “La colpevolezza nel diritto penale internazionale”. Trento, 3rd June 2009

- Speaker at the conference “L’eccezione nel diritto”, Alumni SGCE Association. Presentantion on “ La strumentalizzazione della logica “amico-nemico” nel rovesciamento del rapporto “eccezione (illiceità) e regola (liceità)?", Trento, 21th May 2014

- Scientific direction and co-organisation with Prof. Gabriele Fornasari of the Conference “La sottile linea di confine fra dolo eventuale e colpa cosciente”, Academy of German-Italian Studies of Merano and University of Trento. Trento, 9th June 2014 

- Scientific direction and co-organisation with Prof. Gabriele Fornasari and Prof. Emanuela Fronza of the “XLII Seminario internazionale di studi italo-tedeschi. La persecuzione dei crimini internazionali. Una riflessione sui diversi meccanismi di risposta. XLII. Seminar deutsch-italienischer Studien. Die Verfolgung internationaler Verbrechen Überlegungen zu verschiedenen Möglichkeiten und Reaktionsmechanismen”, Academy of German-Italian Studies of Merano and University of Trento/School of Law. Merano, 14th-15th November 2014

- Speaker at the “XLII Seminario internazionale di studi italo-tedeschi. La persecuzione dei crimini internazionali. Una riflessione sui diversi meccanismi di risposta. XLII. Seminar deutsch-italienischer Studien. Die Verfolgung internationaler Verbrechen Überlegungen zu verschiedenen Möglichkeiten und Reaktionsmechanismen”, Academy of German-Italian Studies of Merano and University of Trento/School of Law. Merano, 14th-15th November 2014. Presentantion on "L’armonizzazione delle legislazioni penali nazionali"

- Scientific direction with Prof. Gabriele Fornasari of the Conference “Diritto penale e modernità Le nuove sfide fra terrorismo, sviluppo tecnologico e garanzie fondamentali”, University of Trento/School of Law. Trento, 2nd-3rd October 2015

- Speaker at the Conference “Diritto penale e modernità Le nuove sfide fra terrorismo, sviluppo tecnologico e garanzie fondamentali”, University of Trento/School of Law. Presentantion on “Una riflessione comparata sulle norme in materia di addestramento per finalità di terrorismo”. Trento, 2nd-3rd October 2015

- Presentantion on "Strafrechtliche Terrorismusbekämpfung durch Pönalisierung von Vorbereitungshandlungen. Eine vergleichende Analyse", Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Strafrecht. Freiburg (Germany), 26th October 2015

- Scientific Direction with Prof. Gabriele Fornasari of the international conference “La lotta al terrorismo nello Stato di diritto. I principi, il livello sovranazionale, le esperienze nazionali e locali. Terrorismusbekämpfung und Rechtsstaat. Grundsätze, supranationale Ebene, nationale und lokale Erfahrungen”, Academy of German-Italian Studies of Merano. Merano, 20th-21st November 2015

- Speaker at the International conference “La lotta al terrorismo nello Stato di diritto. I principi, il livello sovranazionale, le esperienze nazionali e locali. Terrorismusbekämpfung und Rechtsstaat. Grundsätze, supranationale Ebene, nationale und lokale Erfahrungen”, Academy of German-Italian Studies of Merano and University of Trento/School of Law. Presentantion on "Alcune riflessioni critiche sulle recenti modifiche normative" Merano, 20th-21st November 2015

- Speaker at the “V Congresso giuridico distrettuale”, Fondazione Forense of Bolzano and Bar Association of Bolzano, Trento and Rovereto. Presentation on “Il contrasto al terrorismo fra principi generali e strumenti di tutela: aspetti sostanziali”. Merano, 10th June 2016

- Speaker at the international conference: “International Criminal Justice: Does it Still Matter? A dialogue among doctrine and practice on the “state of health” of international criminal justice”, organized by the Euregio Platform on Human Dignity and Human Rights (EUPHUR), University of Innsbruck, Free University of Bolzano, University Trento and the Academy of German-Italian Studies of Merano. Presentation on “Lo Statuto di Roma quale Silicon Valley della comparazione?”. Merano, 4th-5th November 2016

Other work

- 2007: Admission to Practice Law; Court of Appeal of Trento- District of Bolzano

- 2015 Advisor of the District Disciplinary Board (“Consiglio Distrettuale di Disciplina”) of Trento