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| DROI8007-4 | General criminal law and principles of criminal procedure
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| Duration : | 45h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Ann Jacobs |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| This course is the continuation of the course of Introduction to Criminal Law and Criminology.
In this course an overview is given of the Belgian criminal law as it can be found in book I of the Code of Criminal Law.
Several themes are studied as : Constitutive elements of crime, reasons of justification and excuse, mitigating and aggravating circumstances, punishment.
The course also contains a short introduction to international humanitarian law and criminal procedure. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The purpose of this course is to make the students able to resolve a practical question of penal law. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Introduction to criminal law and criminology; criminal procedure; compared criminal law and criminal procedure, european and international criminal law. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The study of cases will help the students to apply the course to practical situations. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| ex cathedra teaching and exercices |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| a summary of the course is available Books : Ch. HENNAU, J. VERHAEGEN, Droit pénal général, éd.
Bruylant, 3° éd., 2003; F. TULKENS, M. van de KERCHOVE, Y. CARTUYVELS, Ch. GUILLAIN, Introduction au droit
pénal, éd. Kluwer, 9° éd., 2010; F. KUTY, Principes généraux du droit pénal belge, Larcier |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| written examination |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Séminars are eventually organized |
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Contacts :
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| Professor : Ann.Jacobs@ulg.ac.be
Secretary : J. Debroux - J.Debroux@ulg.ac.be - 04/366.31.59
Assistant : Elodie Jacques - Elodie Jacques e.jacques@ulg.ac.be - 04/366.31.67 |
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