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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012

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Master in Law, Professional focus in Criminal Law
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Credits

First Year

The even or odd nature of the academic year is determined by the beginning of the year (example : the academic year 2011-2012 is an odd year).

Compulsory courses

DROI0932-1

Securities and Debt Enforcement - Frédéric Georges
60
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6

DROI2208-2

Criminal procedure law : specialisation - Ann Jacobs, Adrien Masset
45
15
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6

DROI2201-1

Contracts - specialisation - Benoît Kohl
60
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-
6

DROI2203-1

Inheritances and gifts - Pierre Moreau
45
-
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5

DROI2113-1

International public law - Franklin Dehousse - Suppl : Jean‑Sébastien Jamart
60
-
-
6

DROI2034-1

Corporate law - Olivier Caprasse
60
-
-
6

DROI0885-2

Human Rights - Antoine Bailleux, Nicolas Banneux, Thomas Bombois, Marie Demaret, Julien Pieret, Pierre Schmitt, Nathalie Van Leuven, Patrick Wautelet
45
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-
5

DTFE0013-7

Final work, Participation au séminaire de formation à la communication écrite - Antoinette Gosselin
-
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2

Optional courses

Choose one of the following courses :

DROI2055-1

Advanced EU Law (english language) - Anne‑Lise Sibony
45
-
-
5

DROI0887-1

European litigation - Melchior Wathelet
45
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5

Notice Students who wish may take 2 courses (the 2nd is then entered in their options).

Choose one of the following courses :

DROI0956-1

Advanced Administrative Law - Michel Delnoy
30
-
-
4

DROI0955-2

Contentious business - Ann‑Lawrence Durviaux (Odd years)
20
10
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4

Notice During their Masters, students are obliged to follow a course in advanced Administrative Law or the course in Administrative Litigation. This latter course is organised only in odd years, and students wishing to take it must do so in the 2nd year of their Masters if the first year of their Masters falls in an even year. Students wishing to do so can follow both courses (the 2nd is therefore listed in their options).

Choose courses totalling 9 ECTS from the following :

DROI2328-1

Introduction to German Law (german language) - André Henkes
30
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-
3

DROI1264-1

Vraagstukken van internationaal recht (dutch language) - Dominic Coppens, Bart De Meester, Tom Ruys, Cédric Ryngaert, Maarten Vidal, Jan Wouters
30
-
-
3

DROI2350-1

Bijzondere vraagstukken van de mensenrechten (dutch language) - Deirdre Van Grunderbeeck
30
-
-
3

DROI0997-1

EU Environmental Law and Climate Change (english language) - Marjan Peeters
30
-
-
3

DROI2354-1

Introduction to American law (english language) - François van der Mensbrugghe
30
-
-
3

DROI2312-2

Private judicial law : specialisation - Georges de Leval - Suppl : Laurent Guinotte, Didier Pire
45
-
-
6

DROI2323-1

Law Formation in the Middle Ages and the Modern Period - Robert Jacob
45
-
-
6

DROI2341-1

Law theories : special questions - Nicolas Thirion
30
-
-
6

DROI1250-1

Legislative drafting - Eric Thibaut
30
-
-
3
[...]One or more courses included in the focuses-



Notice 
Students who have not taken, during their bachelor in Law, the course DROI2110-1 Intellectual property, are obliged to include it on their programme.
Students who have not taken, during their bachelor in Law, the course DROI207-1 Elements of comparative law, are obliged to include on their programme the course Elements of comparitive law or another law course inscribed within the Masters in Law.


DROI2110-1

Intellectual property - Bernard Vanbrabant
45
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4

DROI1207-1

Elements of Comparative Law - Jean‑François Gerkens
30
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-
3

Optional free courses

A language test will be organised at the start of the year to establish students' language ability. Weaker students will be asked to follow language courses to help with the foreign language law courses organised by the ISLV :


LANG2937-1

Complement of linguistics - English (english language) - Frédéric Depas, Caroline Hougardy
15
-
-
1

LANG2938-1

Complement of linguistics - Dutch (dutch language) - Doris De Laet
15
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-
1

LANG2939-1

Complement of linguistics - German (german language) - Julien Stevens
15
-
-
1

Second Year

Compulsory courses

DROI2339-1

Private international law - general course - Patrick Wautelet
60
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-
5

DROI2302-1

Tax law - Marc Bourgeois
120
-
-
9



DTFE0017-2

Final work + preparation for the oral defense



13

- Written work or taking part in a seminar - Collégialité, Antoinette Gosselin
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-
-

- Work placement - Collégialité, Antoinette Gosselin, François Minon, Didier Pire, Annick Sadzot, Sylvie Thielen - [90h Internship]
-
-
[+]

- Oral defense - Collégialité
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-

Coordination Final work : Antoinette Gosselin


Coordination preparation for the oral defense : Daniel FAULX

For the selected students, interuniversity or international competitive examinations replace the written work and the oral examination, and sometimes the placement.

Optional courses

Choose at lease one course from the following or from the language courses other than French given elsewhere in the Masters in Law Programme (compulsory or specialisation) :


DROI2328-1

Introduction to German Law (german language) - André Henkes
30
-
-
3

DROI1264-1

Vraagstukken van internationaal recht (dutch language) - Dominic Coppens, Bart De Meester, Tom Ruys, Cédric Ryngaert, Maarten Vidal, Jan Wouters
30
-
-
3

DROI2350-1

Bijzondere vraagstukken van de mensenrechten (dutch language) - Deirdre Van Grunderbeeck
30
-
-
3

DROI0997-1

EU Environmental Law and Climate Change (english language) - Marjan Peeters
30
-
-
3

DROI2354-1

Introduction to American law (english language) - François van der Mensbrugghe
30
-
-
3

DROI1251-1

Sonderfragen des Rechtsraumes deutscher Sprache - André Henkes
30
-
-
3

Notice Course for students of the 2nd year of master
[...]or a course in a foreign language from a focus programme3

Optional free courses

Students can also follow language courses to help with foreign language law courses, organised by the ISLV :

LANG2937-1

Complement of linguistics - English (english language) - Frédéric Depas, Caroline Hougardy
15
-
-
1

LANG0938-1

Complement of linguistics - Dutch (dutch language) - Doris De Laet
15
-
-
1

LANG0939-1

Complement of linguistics - German (german language) - Françoise Carl
15
-
-
1

Optional courses

Choose courses totalling 30 ECTS out of the following :

DROI2207-1

Special Criminal Law - Adrien Masset
45
-
-
8

DROI2214-1

Comparative substantive and procedural criminal law - Ann Jacobs
45
-
-
8

Notice Courses for students of the second year in the Master's degree only

DROI8021-1

International and European Criminal Law - Daniel Flore
30
-
-
6

DROI2111-1

Juvenile protection - Luc Bihain
30
-
-
6

DROI2330-1

International humanitarian law - Fleur Collienne, Vincent Guerra, Pauline Helinck, Gaëlle Jullien, Patrick Wautelet
45
-
-
8

DROI0091-1

Criminal business law - Adrien Masset (Even years)
30
-
-
6

DROI1256-1

Specific questions in criminal law and penal procedure (seminar 1) - Bruno Dayez
15
15
-
6

DROI1257-1

Specific questions in criminal law and penal procedure (seminar 2) - Michel Van de Kerchove
15
15
-
6

DROI1263-1

Seminar on international criminal procedure - Focus on international criminal court - Daniel Flore, Jean‑Louis Gillissen, Julie Goffin, Patrick Wautelet - [45h SEM]
-
-
[+]
8
[...]At the most one course from the following programmes :-

CRIM3101-1

Economic and financial crimes - Michaël Dantinne
30
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-
3

CRIM3098-1

Victimology - Katrien Lauwaert
30
-
-
3

Or another course of the master in Criminology with the agreement of the faculty
[...]As a reminder, your focus must have 30 ECTS of courses for the Master. If the courses of the focus have already been followed in 1st year, you can choose other courses from other focus or from optional courses of 1st year.-

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