Duration
15h Th
Number of credits
| Master in engineering of conflict prevention and management | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is divided into 7 sessions:
1) Introductory session: presentation of the course and its modalities
2) Sociology of law and justice: basic concepts of the sociology of law and justice and the digitization of justice
3) Law, justice and mediation: theories of mediation and links with the economy
4) Practical exercise
5) First case study: debt mediation
6) Second case study: hospital mediation
7) Question and answer session
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- present the judicial actors and the functioning of the Belgian judicial institution
- discuss the place and social uses of law and mediation in today's society
- analytically and critically depict mediation practices and policies via the use of the concepts and bibliographical references presented during the course
- define different concepts related to sociological theories of law, justice and mediation
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Mastery of the French language
Basic knowledge of the sociological literature
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, but also readings of scientific articles, videos, exercises etc.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Further information:
The course will be given mainly and exclusively face-to-face, but some sessions may be held remotely via Teams.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Further information:
Further information:
Suggested readings :
Boltanski, L., Thévenot, L. (1991). De la justification: les économies de la grandeur. Gallimard.
Cantelli, F. (2011). La plainte comme un droit? Médiation, politiques publiques et droits des patients. Quaderni. Communication, technologies, pouvoir, (76), 101-109.
Dubois, C., & Vandeninden, É. (2017). La mise en œuvre du droit de plainte en Belgique francophone. Observation des processus de médiation en soins de santé. Revue francaise des affaires sociales, (1), 79-96.
Gerrienne, M., & Dubois, C. (2023). Du principe à la norme: la dignité humaine dans le règlement collectif de dettes. Journal des Tribunaux du Travail, 1458(14).
Milburn, P. (2002). La médiation: expériences et compétences. La Découverte.
Ost, F. (2016). À quoi sert le droit?. Bruylant.
Exam(s) in session
May-June exam session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
August-September exam session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Further information:
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Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
marie.gerrienne@uliege.be
Philippe.Dambly@uliege.be