2024-2025 / DROI1106-1

Introduction to penal law and criminology, Part 1

Duration

30h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in political sciences : general4 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of Law, Political Science and Criminology)4 crédits 
 Bachelor in human and social sciences (New programme)4 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences)4 crédits 
 Bachelor in psychology and education : general3 crédits 

Lecturer

Adrien Masset

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

As an introduction course to criminal law, this course situates criminal law in the historical, social and juridical sphere.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Following themes are dealt with : - the historical development of criminal law and its philosophy ; - the sources of criminal law ; - the basic principles of criminal law ; - the application of criminal law in time, space and towards the person ; - the crime : the constitutive elements, the classification ; - the punishable attempt and the punishable participation ; - the punishment. - the importance of criminological sciences through several specific topics (economic criminal law, terrorism, victimology, etc.).

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Introduction to judiciary law. Criminal law. Criminal law procedure

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Practical cases

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Further information:

Ex cathedra lecture during the first part of the year.
Tutorials : Exercices sessions.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège


Further information:

Students have a book and a casebook which are available to Faculty of Law's Legal Editions (update 15.08.24) and also available on line.

Students have to acquire by themselves an exemplary of the Penal Laws (or by internet site SPF Justice).

Exam(s) in session

January exam session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

May-June exam session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

August-September exam session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )


Further information:

Written exam in january 2025, in june 2025 (for students bac 1) and in august 2025.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Teacher: Adrien MASSET - a.masset@uliege.be (bureau Trifac, 1/10) - 04/366.31.84 Secretary : Julie DEBROUX - 04/366.31.59 Lecturer: Patrick LAMBOTTE (bureau Trifac, 1/47) - 04/366.31.82 - patrick.lambotte@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

Items online

Syllabus 2024-2025
syllabus