DROI1106-1 : Introduction to penal law and criminology


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DROI1106-1

Introduction to penal law and criminology

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Duration :

45h Th

Credits/ECTS :

2nd "candidature" in political sciences (criminology)		4
2nd "candidature" in political sciences (governance - internatinals rela)		4,5
required preliminary complement to register in the "licence" in criminology		4

Holder(s) :

Adrien Masset

Course contents :

As an introduction course to criminal law, this course situates criminal law in the historical, social and juridical sphere.
The introduction to criminology aims to present the student with importance of criminological sciences through several specific topics (economic criminal law, terrorism, victimology, etc.).

Course objective :

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.).

Prerequisites :

Introduction to judiciary law. Criminal law. Criminal law procedure

Workshops :

Practical cases

Organization :

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

Written notes :

Students have a book for the first part of the course (introduction to criminal law), not for the second one (introduction to criminology). The book is available to Faculty of Law's Legal Editions. This book is subjected to regular updates, in order to be as near as possible of the current events.

Students have to acquire by themselves an exemplary of the Penal Code.

Assessment :

Written exam (first, second and third examination period)

Contacts :

Teacher: a.masset@ulg.ac.be (bureau Trifac, 1/10) - 04/366.31.84
Secretary : Julie DEBROUX - 04/366.31.59
Lecturer: Vincent.Guerra@ulg.ac.be (bureau Trifac, 1/45) - 04/366.31.85

ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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