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Criminal Law Research Group

The Criminal Law Research Group (CLRG) does criminal-justice related drafting and policy work for governments, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations.

The expertise of its Director, Paul H. Robinson, the Colin S. Diver Professor of Law, and the talent of the exceptional students who are selected to membership in the Group, allow the CLRG to produce authoritative and functional solutions to criminal justice related policy problems worldwide.

Joining the CLRG

Students interested in joining the CLRG should view our presentation [html] [powerpoint] and email Professor Robinson for more information.

Maldives Criminal Justice Project

Pennsylvania Criminal Code Grading Study

CLRG prepares analysis for PA’s Senate Judiciary Committee & House Judiciary Committee

Somalia

Somali Criminal Codification Initiative

Somalia’s tragic past of warlord conflict has left the country teetering on lawlessness. Yet, there are reasons for long-term optimism.

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Delaware recodification

Delaware Recodification Project

The Criminal Justice Improvement Committee (CJIC) asked Professor Robinson and the CLRG to undertake a comprehensive review of Delaware’s substantive criminal law. The following is the result of this process.

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Featured Projects

Legal Interdiction of Foreign Terrorist Fighters

Legal Interdiction of Foreign Terrorist Fighters

A joint project with the US Military’s Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) to use domestic criminal law statutes to interdict foreign terrorist fighters on their way to or from Islamic State forces.

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the project

Pennsylvania Criminal Code Grading Study

Pennsylvania Criminal Code Grading Study

A study of offense grading in Pennsylvania commissioned by the Pennsylvania Legislature’s Senate Judiciary Committee and Assembly Judiciary Committee.

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the project

American Criminal Code Project: General Defenses

American Criminal Code Project: General Defenses

A study of general defenses in all 52 American jurisdictions, with a statutory formulation of each defense that reflects the majority American view, resulting in a scholarly article published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Legal Analysis. 

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the project

 

Contact the Center

Paul H. Robinson

Colin S. Diver Professor of Law and Director, Criminal Law Research Group

phr@law.upenn.edu

Tel: 215.898.1017