2019-2020 / SOCI2271-1

Sociology of law, justice and mediation

Duration

15h Th

Number of credits

 Master in engineering of conflict prevention and management3 crédits 

Lecturer

Philippe Dambly, Baptiste Dethier, Christophe Dubois, Aude Lejeune

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course begins by presenting the transition from an imposed to a negotiated law (Ost et al., 1996; Milburn, 2004) and the transition from Tiers to tiers (Lebrun and Volckrick, 2012). Gradually, the contributions of a sociology of justice and a sociology of law make it possible to conceptualize the emergence of devices and a practices of mediation. Thus, the place and use of law in today's society are questioned, as well as the legitimacy of the judicial institution to resolve conflicts. These theoretical approaches are supported by concrete examples from school and judicial mediation initiatives (Kuty et al., 2019; Milburn, 2004). These concepts aim to facilitate the adoption of a critical and reflective posture.
 

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, 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, among which: 
Lebrun, J. P., & Volckrick, E. (2012). Avons-nous encore besoin d'un tiers?. Erès.
Milburn, P. (2004). De la négociation dans la justice imposée. Négociations, (1), 27-38.
Ost François, Philippe Gérard et Michel Van de Kerchove [dir.] (1996), Droit négocié, droit imposé ?, Bruxelles, Ed. FUSL.
 

Assessment methods and criteria

writen

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Baptiste.Dethier@uliege.be 
C.Dubois@uliege.be 
Philippe.Dambly@uliege.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Not applicable, as the last lesson took place before containment.

Assessment subjects

Material seen during the course

Assessment methods

Dissertation to be emailed by 1/06 at 12:00 noon to c.dubois@uliege.be

Contacts

c.dubois@uliege.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

Material seen during the course

Assessment methods

Dissertation to be emailed by 17/08 at 12:00 noon to c.dubois@uliege.be

Contacts

c.dubois@uliege.be