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2025-2026 / DCER0105-1

Legal training for court-appointed experts, sworn translators and interpreters

Judicial organisation, general principles of civil procedure law, and general principles and means of evidence in civil matters

General principles of criminal law and criminal procedure, general principles of evidence in criminal matters, and preliminary investigation in criminal cases

National register of court-appointed experts, sworn translators and interpreters

Basic concepts of civil law

Legal terminology

Duration

Judicial organisation, general principles of civil procedure law, and general principles and means of evidence in civil matters : 6h Th
General principles of criminal law and criminal procedure, general principles of evidence in criminal matters, and preliminary investigation in criminal cases : 6h Th
National register of court-appointed experts, sworn translators and interpreters : 1h Th
Basic concepts of civil law : 3h Th
Legal terminology : 6h Th

Number of credits

 Certificate of university in legal training for sworn translators and/or interpreters5 crédits 

Lecturer

Judicial organisation, general principles of civil procedure law, and general principles and means of evidence in civil matters : Damien Dessard
General principles of criminal law and criminal procedure, general principles of evidence in criminal matters, and preliminary investigation in criminal cases : Olivier Michiels
National register of court-appointed experts, sworn translators and interpreters : Véronique Truillet
Basic concepts of civil law : Marie Lansmans
Legal terminology : Romain Salzburger

Coordinator

Bénédicte Klinkenberg

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

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

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Contacts

Association of one or more MOOCs