6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1022985AER for all students in the 1st semester
at
a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.
- Semester
- 1st semester
- Enrollment based on exam contract
- Possible
- Grading method
- Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
- Can retake in second session
- Yes
- Enrollment Requirements
- Volgtijdelijkheid: De student is ingeschreven in de Bachelor Criminologische Wetenschappen en heeft reeds 20 studiepunten verworven binnen de Bachelor Criminologische Wetenschappen. Of de student is ingeschreven in de Master in de Rechten en heeft reeds 20 studiepunten van de opleiding Master in de Rechten verworven. Of de student is ingeschreven in het voorbereidingsprogramma Criminologische Wetenschappen. Of de student is ingeschreven in de bachelor criminologie met studieduurverkorting.
- Taught in
- Dutch
- Faculty
- Faculty of Law and Criminology
- Department
- Criminology
- Educational team
- Els Dumortier
(course titular)
- Activities and contact hours
-
26 contact hours Lecture
60 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
- Course Content
The course Law & Criminology is the intermediate step between the courses ‘introduction to law’ and ‘Criminal Law' and 'Criminal Procedures’ for bachelors in criminology. This means that a broad legal knowledge is an asset and in the context of this course the structured social activity of punishment will be examined, without already studying the more technical aspects of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedures. This course also discusses the rather complex features of the Belgian state structure and its impact on dealing with deviant behavior, including the imposition of penalties in the strict sense.
The course is taught during the first semester in blocks of 3 hours in 8 lessons.
The course consists of four parts:
1. principles of Criminal (Procedural)Law;
2. historical-theoretical reflections on Criminal (Procedural) Law;
3. the European Convention on Human Rights;
4. the Belgian Constitution and the federal Belgian state;
- Course material
- Digital course material (Required) : Een bundel grondwetteksten beschikbaar, Canvas
Digital course material (Required) : Literatuur, rechtspraak, rechtsleer waarvan de teksten ter beschikking gesteld worden, Canvas
Digital course material (Required) : Wekelijks worden slides ter beschikking gesteld die de structuur en hoofdlijnen van de les weergeven, Canvas
- Additional info
Ppt slides and constitutional, legal and other texts used during classes will be made available on Canvas.
- Learning Outcomes
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General competencies
In the course Law & Criminology the student will acquire:
- Knowledge of theories about punishing and organizing the social approach to deviant behaviour;
- Knowledge of the basic structure of the Belgian criminal law in the broad sense;
- Knowledge of fundamental rights that are relevant to criminal prosecution in the broad sense;
- Understanding of the theoretical, philosophical and historical background of the current organization of the Belgian sanctions;
The student learns to relate the above factors and elements. She / he also learns to work with legal texts and should independently take notes in the oral lectures and study these notes.
- Grading
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The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- Written Exam
with a relative weight of 100
which comprises 100% of the final mark.
- Additional info regarding evaluation
The examination is written (open questions, closed questions and multiple choice).
The use of constitutional and legal texts (made available on Canvas) in the examination is allowed. The codex, and any additional legislation may be used for the exam under the following conditions.
- no added text, arrow, symbol or character, the use of cross-references and post-its is prohibited;
- Passages may be indicated by underlining or using a highlighter. Whole words only should be emphasized. It is absolutely not allowed through the use of colors or other identification to insert any message;
- The use of annotated codes is prohibited;
- 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
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Criminology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Instroomplan 5 (only offered in Dutch)