University of Liege | Version française
Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
DROI2207-1  Special Criminal Law

Duration :  45h Th
Number of credits :  
Master in Law, Professional Focus in Business Law, 1st year6
Master in Criminology, Professional Focus, 2nd year4
Master in Law, Professional Focus in Public and Administrative Law, 1st year6
Master in Law, Professional Focus in Private Law, 1st year6
Master in Law, Professional Focus in Interuniversity Mobility, 1st year6
Master in Law, Professional focus in Criminal Law, 1st year6
Master in Law, Professional focus in Criminal Law, 2nd year6
Master in Law, Professional Focus in Labour Law, 1st year6
Lecturer :  Adrien Masset
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
The aim of this course is to study human conduct which is punishable according to Belgian criminal law and certain specific laws. This involves highlighting the elements that constitute an offence, their doctrinal understanding and their legal application
Learning outcomes of the course :  
The purpose of this course is to provide students with both theoretical and practical knowledge of the subject to prepare them for professional life. This course also aims to make students aware of the legislative choices in criminalizing different acts.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Links with other courses:
a. before: Criminal law and criminal law procedure
a. after: Criminal business law, criminal social law, criminal tax law, comparative criminal law.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Ex cathedra classes during the 2nd semester. A number of casus sessions may be organised. For students going on an exchange programme, this class will be replaced by a written piece of work on the doctrinal and jurisprudential examination of criminalization by penal/criminal law (20-25 pages) to be chosen with the teacher (work to be handed in on 11th June for the 1st session or 18th August for the 2nd session.
Recommended or required readings :  
No syllabus. The bibliographical references are provided during class and students are asked to consult a number of them to complete their study of the subject. Students must have an up-to-date copy of the legal texts.
Reading: Compulsory reading: collection of legal texts. Recommended reading: A. DE NAUW, Initiation au droit pénal spécial, éd. Kluwer, 2008 HD BOSLY et C. DE VALKENEER (dir.), Les infractions, éd. Larcier, 5 vol., 2012
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral exams Theoretical questions and casus Students must bring their codes as well as other essential legal texts; the only annotations allowed are references to articles as well as a number of subtitles, with the exception of any commentaries.
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Teacher: a.masset@ulg.ac.be (bureau Trifac, 1/10) - 04/366.31.84
Secretary : Julie DEBROUX - 04/366.31.59



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