MILITARY CRIMINAL LAW

Course Information
TitleΣΤΡΑΤΙΩΤΙΚΟ ΠΟΙΝΙΚΟ ΔΙΚΑΙΟ / MILITARY CRIMINAL LAW
CodeΕΛΕ25
FacultyLaw
SchoolLaw
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID100001667

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīma Nomikīs (2024-sīmera)

Registered students: 53
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
ENIAIA KATEUTHYNSĪElective CoursesWinter-5
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours2
Total Hours26
Class ID
600276290
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
The course has no formal prerequisites. In order for participants to be able to better follow the structure of the offenses covered as well as various doctrinal issues of a general character in relation to these offenses, it would be useful to have a firm grasp of basic concepts and doctrinal categories of criminal law; accordingly, having previously attended courses in Substantive Criminal Law (both General and Special Part) is advisable, albeit not mandatory. Besides, even though the course includes some reference to procedural issues pertaining to military justice, having attended a course in Criminal Procedure is not required.
Learning Outcomes
Development of the skills necessary to identify and comprehend the main interpretative issues pertinent to the provisions covered, to employ appropriate interpretative methods for solving them, to present and critically appraise the various views surrounding them in case-law and legal doctrine, and to properly apply these provisions in the framework of practical exercises.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course is taught in the form of a seminar, in accordance with the pertinent sections of the Law School Program of Studies. The course focuses on core military offenses appearing in practice, including draft evasion, desertion, disobedience, malingering, etc. Current issues are identified and discussed, such as: conscientious objectors, the binding nature of illegal orders, the role of the soldier in allied operations, and the involvement of the military in war crimes. The procedural idiosyncrasies of the Military Penal Code are also examined.
Keywords
military criminal law, armed forces, military justice
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
  • Seminar material
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures12✓
Seminars14✓✓
Reading Assigment42✓
Written assigments30✓✓
Exams2✓
Total100
Student Assessment
Description
Student evaluation is based on a paper which is to be submitted by the end of the semester, as well as on an oral presentation of a subject (related to the said paper), which shall take place in class. Additionally, class participation and/or some form of examination may be taken into account, especially if a student was unable to give the aforementioned presentation.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative)
  • Oral Exams (Formative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Α. Παπαδαμάκης, Στρατιωτικό Ποινικό Δίκαιο: θεωρητική θεμελίωση και συστηματική ερμηνεία του στρατιωτικού ποινικού κώδικα, Έκδοση: 10η/2024, εκδ. Σάκκουλα, Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 133037290
Last Update
17-09-2025