2023-2024 / DROI1104-2

Belgian Judicial System, Part 1

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in political sciences : general3 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of Law, Political Science and Criminology)4 crédits 
 Bachelor in human and social sciences3 crédits 
 Bachelor in human and social sciences (New programme)4 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Frédéric Georges

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 aim of the course is to describe from a general point of view the Belgian judicial system. It constitutes a prerequisite for the course of procedural law, which is to be studied thereafter by Law students.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The course aims at providing students with a sufficient knowledge of the Belgian judicial system.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching is ex cathedra, except for practical exercises, during which students are expected to take an active role.
A book, published by Larcier, is available (see hereunder).

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

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Lectures and tutorials take place during the first quarter of the year. Some important chapters of the course may be reviewed by experienced students.

As the course is aimed at an audience of mainly first-time undergraduates, the sessions will be recorded by podcast. It is up to the students to make appropriate use of it.

 

Recommended or required readings

The course's teaching is based on Institutions judiciaires, 3rd Edition, Larcier, 2019, by Fr. Georges and G. de Leval.

The use of the belgian Judicial Code is required.

Articles of the code may be underlined but not annotated. The Judicial Code may not be filled in with post-it notes.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

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


Additional information:

Assessment will be by a written exam.

This examination will include multiple choice and true/false questions, questions on the understanding of the subject matter, a practical exercise and a reflective question based on a topical issue.

The examination will be based on the subject matter set out in the book Institutions judiciaires, published by Editions Larcier, as well as on the developments of the oral course. It aims to verify both knowledge and understanding of the subject matter.

Students are required to have an up-to-date judicial code at the time of the examination, the articles of which may only be underlined. Post-it notes or other additions are not permitted.

Work placement(s)

None

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Questions on the course may be asked to Mrs Barbara Sias (barbara.sias@uliege.be).

Besides, sessions specially dedicated to specific questions will be organised and announced in advance.

Except in exceptional cases, the course holder does not reply to students' emails, unless he or she is a course delegate.

Association of one or more MOOCs