Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
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)
Ex cathedra lecture during the first part of the year.
Tutorials : Exercices sessions.
Recommended or required readings
Students have a book and a casebook which are available to Faculty of Law's Legal Editions (update 15.08.23) 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 )
Additional information:
Written exam in january 2024, oral in june 2024 (for students bac 1) and oral in august 2024.
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 2023-2024 Introduction to criminal law and to criminology
Syllabus 2023-2024 Introduction to criminal law and to criminology