General Offences Criminal Law

6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 4013003FER for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Possible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Faculty of Law and Criminology

Department

Publiek recht

Educational team

Daniel De Wolf (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

23 contact hours Lecture
190 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

This course discusses the most important crimes from Book II of the Criminal Code. Importance is attached to their legal components (which components, meaning, concepts, applications) and their punishment and prosecution.

The most important jurisprudence and legal doctrine are discussed. Attention is also paid to the application of general criminal law and criminal procedure to these crimes.

The following offenses are at least studied: 1. Forgery in writings and use of false documents and forgery in computer science

2. Embezzlement, Public Bribery

3. Rebellion, libel and violence

4. Formation of gangs and membership of a criminal organization.

5. (Un)intentional killing and (un)intentional beatings and injuries and torture

6. Sexual Offenses

7. Guilty omission, Exploitation of the human person (Human trafficking), Harassment

8. Slander and defamation

9. Theft and Extortion

10. Fraud, computer fraud

11. Handling stolen goods

12. Arson

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Syllabus bijzonder strafrecht, D. De Wolf, 2022
Practical course material (Required) : Strafwetboek, 2021

Additional info

None.

Learning Outcomes

General competences

On the basis of the legal text, the student can thoroughly analyze the components of the crimes, indicate the meaning of the concepts and indicate applications.
The student can indicate the interpretation and meaning of the concepts on the basis of legal theory and case law.
The student can recognize problems of general criminal law or criminal procedure.
The student can independently apply the general principles of criminal law and criminal procedure to the special part of criminal law.
The student can demonstrate the social impact of special criminal law.
The student can represent the evolution of the law on the basis of the views in jurisprudence and legal doctrine.
The student can indicate the various qualifications mentioned in the Penal Code at the level of a starting professional.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Examen Mondeling with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The exam is oral. Short cases are used to gauge the correct solution in the form of multiple-choice answers. The student must give the reason for the choice of answer and must indicate why the other possible answers were not convincing. During the preparation, the student may use the study material (handbook, own summaries, code of law) (open book). After the written preparation, the written preparations are reviewed and, if necessary, additional questions are asked. This is done without consulting the study material in that phase.

Based on the assessment of the learning objectives regarding the study of crimes from Book II of the Criminal Code, the student is deemed to know and understand the rules of general criminal law and criminal procedure sufficiently so that the student can understand the rules regarding the crimes. know and understand and can apply general criminal law and criminal procedure to it. A student who appears not to have the intended sufficient knowledge cannot pass the exam. The exam grade indicates the degree of lack of knowledge or understanding.

Specific provisions regarding the use of tools and instruments during exams:

1. The "Additional regulations regarding the use of tools during exams" applies except the exceptions listed below.

2. Exception to art. 3, § 1, first and second al.: With the exception of the Larcier-codes, the use of annotated codes (eg TWS, Keure annotated code, Larcier Law & Interpretation) or printing annotated texts from databases (eg Jura) are not allowed.

3. Special provision article art. 3, § 1, second and third al.: The use of material for indexing (post-it etc.) and the use of fluorescent indications is admitted to find the offences more quickly. This should however not go so far that the various elements of the offences are somehow indicated (eg fluorescent highlighting, underlining, numbering, etc.).

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context