2021-2022 / DROI1342-1

Tribunals, disputse and subjects of the law

Duration

45h Th

Number of credits

 Master in engineering of conflict prevention and management6 crédits 

Lecturer

Damien Dessard, Serge Garcet, Vincent Seron

Coordinator

Damien Dessard

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

This course is divided into three parts :
> The first part of the course deals with the fundamental and constitutional principles governing the functioning of the Ministry of Justice. The aim is to help students understand how the different jurisdictions of the Belgian judicial system work. The jurisdictions are also analysed.
> Part II deals mainly with mediations in the penal field and sentences and measures in the community. A part of the module is also devoted to the actors related to these criminal mechanisms and sanctions.
> Part III is dealing with the following topics:
- Restorative justice for juvenile offenders
- Historical and sociological contexts associated with the implementation of mediation: A new conception of the penal response
- Expectations and representations of perpetrators and victims

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Learn to know
Knowledge: Being able to define and describe different frameworks and concepts.
Understanding: Being able to explain issues related to Belgian justice, mediation, and restorative justice.

Learn to do Synthesis: To be able to associate and reorganize the knowledge in a transversal and interdisciplinary understanding and to explain them in a synthetic and integrative approach. from an epistemological perspective.
Learn to be Develop a critical sense.    

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

no pre riquisite

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

...

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

Face-to-face course

Recommended or required readings

Giving during the courses.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam(s) in session

January exam session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

May-June exam session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

August-September exam session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Teachers:
> Damien DESSARD D.Dessard@uliege.be
> Serge GARCET Place des Orateurs, 1, Bât. B 33  4000 LIEGE (Sart-Tilman)  Sur rendez-vous serge.garcet@uliege.be tel. 04/366 39 20
> Vincent SERON Unité de Pénologie, Renseignement et Sécurité Quartier Agora, Place des Orateurs, 1, B33 4000 Liège (Sart-Tilman) vseron@uliege.be 04/366.31.41

Assistante: Morgane Hovine Place des Orateurs, 1, Bât. B 33  4000 LIEGE (Sart-Tilman)  morgane.hovine@uliege.be tel. 04/366 30 13
Secretary: Julie Debroux Place des Orateurs, 1, Bât. B 33  4000 LIEGE (Sart-Tilman)  j.debroux@uliege.be  tel. 04/366 31 59