Duration
15h Th
Number of credits
| Master in engineering of conflict prevention and management | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Rachel Brahy, Baptiste Dethier, Christophe Dubois, Aude Lejeune
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course first of all presents the justice actors and functioning of the Belgian judicial institution. Further to this introduction, the students are initiated to elements of legal reasoning. Insights into a sociology of justice progressively lead on to developing a sociology of law and questioning the place and social uses of law in current society as well as the legitimity of the judicial system in order to solve conflicts.
Following these critical approaches, the course presents alternatives and/or tools for developing mediation approaches. The prospective mediators are then encouraged to adopt a reflecting attitutde towards their practice. Within a sociological perspective of mediation they are getting acquainted with sociological tools for analysing social and individual behaviours.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- present the judicial actors and the functioning of the Belgian judicial institution
- discuss the place and social uses of law and mediation in today's society
- analytically and critically depict mediation practices and policies via the use of the concepts and bibliographical references presented during the course
- define different concepts related to sociological theories of law, social justice and mediation
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic knowledge of the sociological literature
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, but also readings of scientific articles, videos, exercises etc.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
online articles
Assessment methods and criteria
writen
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Rachel.Brahy@uliege.be
Baptiste.Dethier@uliege.be
C.Dubois@uliege.be
Aude.Lejeune@uliege.be