Promotors:
Promotor(s): Prof. Dr. Daniel De Wolf, faculty member and professor at the Sub-department of Criminal Law and Procedure of the Department of Public Law of the Faculty of Law and Criminology, Thesis Supervisor at the VUB Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Prof. Avv. Giuseppe Losappio (faculty member, lawyer and full professor at the Ionic Department of Legal and Economic Systems of the Mediterranean: Society, Environment and Culture”. Thesis Supervisor at the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Bari, Italy.
Research partner(s)/ in collaboration with:
The Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Sub-department of Criminal Law and Procedure of the Department of Public Law of the Faculty of Law and Criminology and The University of Bari Aldo Moro, the Ionic Department in Legal and Economic System of Mediterranean: Society, Environment, Culture.
Sponsors/ funding:
PNRR – Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) and the University of Bari Aldo Moro.
The U.S. – Italy Fulbright Commission
Title PhD
THE OCCURENCE OF INELIGIBILITY DURING THE ELECTIVE MANDATE
Research field
Criminal Law
Introduction
The research project analyses the institution of inelegibility to continue holding elected office for individuals convicted of specific crimes, including inelegibility to run for political office in future elections. The investigation examines how modern democracies employ legal means to combat crime and corruption in public administration, striving to foster more representative democracies.
Abstract
The research analyses the evolution of efforts against corruption and crimes committed by elected politicians, employing an interdisciplinary approach that includes criminal, constitutional, administrative, electoral, and international law. The project first examines international conventions, particularly the Merida Convention, and subsequently analyses the measures adopted in Italy, focusing on the recent reforms promoted by the government. The study continues with an assessment of the Belgian legal system to evaluate its effectiveness in preventing corruption among elected officials. It concludes with a search for a solution to limit the spread of the phenomenon through the active involvement of citizens, which is the basis of any democracy. A comparative study is being undertaken regarding the solutions adopted by the aforementioned member states of the European Union and those implemented by certain federal states in the United States of America.