PERSONAL INFORMATIONS:
Born in Agrigento (Italy), on the 28th of July, 1958.
From 1992: Professor of Criminal Law and Comparative Criminal Law at the University Palermo (from 2000 full professor).
Scientific Activity:
Over 80 scientific publications (8 books) in Italian, English (n.7), German (n.6), Spanish (n.5), Portuguese (n.1) and Korean (n.1) about various items of General part (Negligence, Recklessness, Causality, Excuses, Sentencing) and Special part (Protection of life and propriety) of Criminal Law, always with special attention to the comparative approach. Research stays at international research centres for a total of four years (Max-Planck-Institut für ausl. u. int. Strafrecht) and management of international research projects (European Joint Project to Counter Organized Crime"). Attendance as lecturer to national (n.30) and international (n.26) conventions and meetings. He held several conferences at University of Göttingen (RFT), Barcelona (SP), Buaru and Aracatuba (Brasil), Bologna, Siena, Macerata, Trento, Pisa.

Professional roles:
· 2003 -- : Scientific Adviser of the "G.Falcone Foundation", Palermo.
· 2002 -- : Editorial staff permanent member of the "Goltdammer's Arkiv für Strafrecht" (the oldest criminal law German review).
· 2001--2003: Member of the Committee for the Reform of the Italian Criminal Code, appointed from the Ministry of the Justice, Rome.
· 2001- 2002: Scientific Adviser of the International Scientific and Professional Advisor Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Milan):
· 2000-2001: Scientific Consultant of Italian Government for the U.N. Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
· 1998-2001: Project Manager of the "European Joint Project to Counter Organized Crime", conducted by the City of Palermo, the Max-Planck-Institut für ausl. u. int. Strafrecht at Freiburg (Germany), the European Commission.
· External expert for the valuation of research projects in criminal matters of the Ministry of University and Scientific research (1998-2001) and of the Belgian Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs (2001).

PRIZES/ACADEMIC AWARDS:
· 2002: Winner of the International Award "Falcone-Borsellino" of the Law Institute for Comparative Research (University of Bologna) for the book "Il crimine organizzato come fenomeno transnazionale. Forme di manifestazione, repressione e prevenzione in Italia Germania e Spagna. MILITELLO / PAOLI / ARNOLD (EDS), Milano-Freiburg, Giuffrè-Juscrim, 2000, p. XXVI-480.
· 1988: Winner of the Rotary-International-Award "P. Pastore" for the best publication on the "Criminal Liability of the 'Dealer' for the dead of the Drug-Addict".
· 1981: Winner of the Award "G. Maggiore" for the best dissertation of Criminal Law at the University Palermo.

Scholarship abroad:
· With "Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche" (Italy): 1984-1985; "Centro Riforma dello Stato" (Italy): 1987; "Max-Planck-Gesellschaft" (Germany): 1986, 1988; "Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung" (Germany): 1997, 1998:
At "Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Strafrecht" in Freiburg (R.F.T.): August 1983; from August 1984 to April 1985; from October 1986 to Februar 1987; from September to December 1988; May 1990; July 1994; July 1995; July 1996; from May to December 1997; from May to October 1998; from July to September 1999; from Juli to September 2000.
· with "Centro Riforma dello Stato" (Italy): at University of Paris 2 (F): March 1987.