EU Criminal Law

After a general introduction, the course will be divided into 5 main parts:

• institutional aspects (I);
• cooperation mechanisms, including the actors (police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (II);
• Approximations of legislations (substantive and procedural criminal law) (III);
• Sectoral approach (the case of terrorism) (IV);
• external relations (V).

The course deals with the "internal" dimension of EU Criminal law, i.e. the cooperation between EU Member States, but also its "external dimension', in particular EU cooperation with third countries (e.g. Schengen associated countries, the United States, Japan) and third party organizations (mainly the Council of Europe, the United Nations and Interpol).

Please note that the course will be taught in English.

Required and Corequired knowledge and skills

N/A

Lecture course.
Study trip to the CJEU (if possible)

Contribution to the teaching profile

The objective of the course is to provide a comprehensive overview on the functioning of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU. When relevant, the instruments of the Council of Europe dealing with criminal law issues will feed the discussion. The course therefore aim to strengthen knowledge in criminal law and European law.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

For the students who wish to deepen their knowledge or to complete a "travail de fin d'études" on this subject, a selective bibliography will be provided at the beginning of the class. The references are classified according to the division of the course into five main parts.

Course notes

• Université virtuelle

Additional information

N/A

Contacts

Co-coordinator: Julia Burchett
julia.burchett@ulb.be

Campus

Solbosch

Method(s) of evaluation

• written examination
• Other

written examination

Other

The evaluation will be based on a written exam which will take place at the end of the first semester (January). The exam will consist in a case study or a commentary on a judicial decision (e.g. CJEU) and of a more theoretical lecture question. The questions of the exam will be formulated in English but the students are free to answer in French or in English.

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

The written exam will account for the whole of the final mark. It should be noted that active participation during the course and preparation of each session using the readings indicated will be duly taken into account.

Language(s) of evaluation

• english