Study Programmes 2016-2017
WARNING : 2015-2016 version of the course specifications
DCER0042-2  
Legal module (psycho-legal expertise)
  • Litigation and the use of future experts, (Insight into legal institutions and their competences, General rules on procedures for using experts, Theory and practice of expertise in civil and criminal affairs)
  • Elements of criminal law in relation to expertise
  • Elements of civil law in relation to expertise
  • Principles of insurance law
  • The expertise and non-judicial methods of dispute resolution
  • Mediation, Conciliation and expertise: Tools and Techniques
  • Criminal and penal law relating to medical and psychological expertise
  • Concepts of protecting young people
  • Rights of persons and family law : basic concepts
Duration :
Litigation and the use of future experts, (Insight into legal institutions and their competences, General rules on procedures for using experts, Theory and practice of expertise in civil and criminal affairs) : 18h Th
Elements of criminal law in relation to expertise : 3h Th
Elements of civil law in relation to expertise : 6h Th
Principles of insurance law : 3h Th
The expertise and non-judicial methods of dispute resolution : 3h Th
Mediation, Conciliation and expertise: Tools and Techniques : 3h Th
Criminal and penal law relating to medical and psychological expertise : 6h Th
Concepts of protecting young people : 9h Th
Rights of persons and family law : basic concepts : 9h Th
Number of credits :
University certificate in psycho-legal expertise10
Lecturer :
Litigation and the use of future experts, (Insight into legal institutions and their competences, General rules on procedures for using experts, Theory and practice of expertise in civil and criminal affairs) :
Elements of criminal law in relation to expertise :
Elements of civil law in relation to expertise :
Principles of insurance law :
The expertise and non-judicial methods of dispute resolution :
Mediation, Conciliation and expertise: Tools and Techniques :
Criminal and penal law relating to medical and psychological expertise :
Concepts of protecting young people :
Rights of persons and family law : basic concepts :
Coordinator :
Melissa Schneider
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
All year long, with partial in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
Concepts of protecting young people
Introduction to child protection.
The course aims to present an outline of child protection, which includes two important parts.
On the one hand, assistance for young people in difficulty or in a dangerous situation.
On the other hand, the intervention of the public authorities in the case of minors who commit offences.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Concepts of protecting young people
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Concepts of protecting young people
Oral presentation with a syllabus
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Concepts of protecting young people
Interactive presentation
Recommended or required readings :
Assessment methods and criteria :
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Concepts of protecting young people
Luc Bihain
L.Bihain@ulg.ac.be