2020-2021 / DROI0091-1

Criminal business law

Duration

30h Mon. WS

Number of credits

 Master in law (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Adrien Masset

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course is held this year 2020-2021
This course consists of a piece of work written by the student on a subject either proposed by the student or suggested by the lecturer. In it, students should analyse an infringement or a law which has an economic element to it in the largest sense (commercial law, social law, environmental law, fiscal law, ...). The study should include a presentation of the infringement, the constitutive elements (doctrine and jurisprudence), details of the penal procedure where specified and other personal considerations: greater emphasis should be given to penal law rather than economic or any other kind of law. Il supposes a good knowlegde of criminal matters. Students are invited to contact themselves the professor.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To enable the student to approach a subject independently and to produce a written analysis of a range of reading.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Knowledge of general penal law, the penal procedure and certain other branches of law in relation to the chosen subject.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

A written report of 20-30 pages in length, to be submitted for the 5th of June (1st session) or for the 20th of August (2nd session).

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

A. MASSET, Guide juridique de l'entreprise - La responsabilité pénale dans l'entreprise, Kluwer, 2012 (available on electronic media)
Recommended reading: Spreutels, Roggen, Roger-France, Droit pénal des affaires, Bruylant, 2020    

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Assessment will be based on the student's written work.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The course is held every even year (2020-2021, 2022-2023...).

Contacts

Lecturer: a.masset@uliege.be (Trifac bureau, 1/10)