Biography

Research Fellow at the University of Pisa, Sira holds a JD joint degree from the University of Pisa and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, a Ph.D in Criminal Law from the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Florida. During her PhD she served for four months as a law clerk at the Civil Court of Livorno, Italy. Sira has been Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg, Germany, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London, UK, at the Florida International University, Miami, Florida, and at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, where she was also a Lecturer at the Honors program in 2017. She is author of several publications on prestigious national and International journals about Medical Negligence, the legal impact of the Evidence-Based-Medicine, Legal Compliance and Responsibility, and Strict liability crimes.  She presented her research at several international conferences in Europe, US, and China. Sira is also a practicing attorney in Italy.

Research

Strict liability in Criminal responsibility and Torts; Foreseeability of the Harmful event; Medical Liability; Criminal protection of the Digital Identity.

Publications

  • What is Reasonable and What can be Proved as Reasonable: The Role of the EBM and Clinical Practice Guidelines in Medical Negligence Claims, Annals of Health LawVolume 27, Issue 1, Winter 2018, p. 74-100.
  • Alla ricerca di una prospettiva di individuazione delle regole cautelari. Un dialogo tra diritto sostanziale e processuale, Rivista italiana di diritto e procedura penale, 2016, p. 146-185.
  • Il giudizio di prevedibilità dell’evento e l’incidenza dell’hindsight outcome bias sul giudizio di       responsabilità colposa, Rivista italiana di medicina legale, 2016, p. 583-603.
  • Brevi note su un caso di usura sopravvenuta, Rivista trimestrale di diritto penale dell’economia, 2014, p. 531-541.
  • Grado della colpa e linee guida: una ventata d’aria fresca nella valutazione della colpa medica, Cassazione penale, 2014, p. 1670-1687.