Author: Angelo Zappulla

Curriculum Angelo Zappulla 
Cursus professional
In October 2014, he got a permanent position as associate Professor of Criminal Procedure at the Department of Law of the University of Catania.
From 2014, he is Professor of Juvenile Law and, from 2021, of Criminal Procedure comparated at the Department of Law of the University of Catania.
From 2014, he is Professor of Criminal Procedure at the Specialization School for Law Profession ‘A. Galati’.

On 2013, National Academic Qualification as associate Professor of Criminal Procedure.
In 2010, he is selected and appointed as a lecturer in Criminal Procedure at the University of Catania, Faculty of Law; he is confirmed in the position in 2013.
From 2009 to 2010, he has been temporary research fellow, Research Laboratory on Human Rights Protection, School of Excellence, University of Catania.
From 2001 to 2009, he has been temporary research fellow of Criminal Procedure at the University of Catania, Faculty of Law.
From 2001, he is PhD Doctor in Criminal Procedure, Faculty of Law, University of Palermo.
On 29 July 1995, he graduated in law cum laude, at the University of Catania, Faculty of Law, with a dissertation in criminal procedure.

Teaching
Since 2014, he teaches Juvenile Law at the University of Catania.
Since 2013, he teaches Transnational criminal law, globalization, and cooperation in the field of Justice and Police, Departments of Political and Social Sciences, University of Catania.
From 2003 to 2013, he taught Criminal Procedure Law, Departments of Political and Social Sciences, University of Catania.
Since 2005, he teaches Criminal Procedure Law in a lot of Masters level II of the University of Catania.
He taught Criminal Procedure Law in courses organized by the Forensis School of the Bar Council of Catania. 
Research
From 2019, he is Principal Investigator in Research Project of the University of Catania, on Penitentiary system reform.
From 2020, he in member in a Research Project of the University of Catania, From the Europe of criminal populism to the Europe of fundamental rights.
In 2015-7, he takes part in the FIR Research Project of the University of Catania “Living inbetween laws: towards a transnational model of ius migrandi”.
In 2004, he has taken part in the AGIS Project, coordinated by the Universidad del País Vasco (San Sebastián - Spain) on Minors immigrants offenders: Etiological factors, evaluation of reincidence and prevention policies.
Since 1997, he has taken part in several research projects financed by the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR).
In 2006, he has given a series of lectures on Criminal Proceedings and organized crime, for the Project PON Security of the Ministry of the Interior. 
Invitations to seminars
He gave a report on “Measures restricting personal freedom”, at the International Conference “Où va la Justice penale des mineurs? (Allemagne, Espagne, France, Italie, Russie)”, Université Paul Cezanne Aix-Marseille III, Faculté de droit et de scienze politique, Aix-en-Procence, on 16 and 17 May 2008.
He gave a report to the annual Conference organized by the “Associazione tra gli studiosi del processo penale (ASPP) Giandomenico Pisapia”, in Udine, on the relationship between the prosecutor and the police, in October 2004.
He gave a report at the national Conference on “Examination and remote participation in the processes of organized crime”, University of Catania, on 29 and 30 January 1999.
He gave a report at the national Conference on “Towards a new criminal trial. Comparing opinions on the draft reform of the criminal process”, University of Catania, on 18 and 19 November 2005.
He gave a report at the Conference on “The Prosecutor: a new role”, University of Kore, Enna, on 14 May 2009.
He gave a report at the Conference on “Investigations using computer detector (trojan)”, organized by House of Criminal lawyers, on 10 December 2018.
He gave a report at the Conference ‘Juvenil justice’, organized by the University of Catania, on 25 March 2021.
He gave a report at the Conference, organized by the Bar Association of Catania, on ‘Juvenil immigration’, whit C. Chinnici, Member of the European Parliament, C. Aiello, Chief of the Public Prosecutor’s Office at Juvenile Court of Catania and S. Mignemi, President of Section at Court of Catania, on 6 April 2019.
He gave a report at the Conference on 'Vulnerable witness', organized by the Italian marriage lawyers association, at Court of Catania, on 13 May 2016.
He gave a report at the Conference Migration Law, organized by the European Law Student Association of Catania, on 30 November 2016.
He gave a report at the Conference 'The right of the child to a specialized jurisdiction', organized by the Centro Antiviolenza Nesea of Augusta, on 21 March 2016.
He gave a report at the Conference ‘ From trial to prison. Beyond the emergency’, organized by the Nike Association of Law Student, on 11 May 2020.
He gave a report at the Conference L’ergastolo ostativo: fra spinte e controspinte, aspettando ancora la riforma dell’ordinamento penitenziario, organized by the Department of Law of the University of Catania, 28 May 2021.
He gave a report at the Conference La protezione dei minori stranieri non accompagnati, Catania, 15 July 2021.
He gave a report at the Conference Diritti della famiglia e dei minori, organized by the Association of the Avvocati matrimonialisti, Taormina, 10 September 2021.
He gave a report at the Conference Liberi di scegliere: scegliere una vita nella legalità, organized by the Italian Association of the Avvocati per la famiglia e per i minori, Catania, 29 September 2021.
He gave the report Giustizia penale e stranieri: il processo è uguale per tutti?, at the Conference Stranieri in Italia, organized by the Department of Law of the University of Macerata, 25 November 2021.

He participated in the Specialization Course in International Criminal Law for Young Penalists on Les systèmes pénaux à l’épreuve du Crime organisé, organized by International Institute of 
Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC) and Association Internationale de Droit Pénal (AIDP), Siracusa, 21 to 28 September 1997. 
Since December 1998, he's a lawyer and in 2015, he has been a member of the Catania Bar Commiteee for the examination to become a lawyer.
Since 2014, he’s a member of the national Association of the Scholars of Criminal Procedure “G.D. Pisapia”.

Other

From 2019, he is Reiewer of the Revista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal.

From 2021 he is member of the Research commission of the Department of Law of the University of Catania.

From 2018, he is menber of the Stages commission of the Department of Law of the University of Catania.