Law - Political Science - Public Administration

Master's Degree in Criminal Sanctions and Sentence Enforcement

  • ECTS

    120 credits

  • Duration

    2 years

  • Training Structure

    School of Law and Political Science

Overview

The Master 2 program in Criminal Sanctions and Sentence Enforcement offers in-depth training in a rapidly expanding branch of criminal law, at the center of constantly evolving legislative and case law developments and characterized by the emergence of numerous highly technical and sometimes recent legal disputes: judicial litigation following the creation in 2004 of new courts for the enforcement of sentences; administrative litigation due to the increase in appeals against decisions by the prison administration; litigation before the European Court of Human Rights concerning conditions of detention in correctional facilities; and constitutional litigation with the rise of preliminary rulings on constitutionality (QPC)...

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Objectives

Acquire a solid understanding of criminal sentencing and sentence enforcement law; mastery of complementary legal and non-legal disciplines; handling of legal cases; ability to work independently

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Expertise and Skills

This program is multidisciplinary and combines both theory and practice, as it features courses taught by academics and professionals (judges, staff from the correctional system and the Juvenile Justice Protection Service, attorneys, doctors, psychologists, etc.).

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Organization

Program

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Master's Degree (Year 1) in Criminal Sanctions and Sentence Enforcement

  • EU Language

    • English

  • EU: The ECHR Litigation System

    7 credits
    • TD: The ECHR's Litigation System

    • CM: Litigation System of the ECHR

  • Private International Law, Group 1 (ST)

  • EU Criminal Sanctions Law

    7 credits
    • CM Criminal Sanctions Law

      4 credits
    • TD: Criminal Sanctions Law

      3 credits
  • Criminology (ST)

    3 credits
  • Comparative Constitutional Law (ST)

    3 credits
  • EU Criminal Procedure 1

    7 credits
    • CM Criminal Procedure 1

    • TD Criminal Procedure 1

  • Digital Skills - In-Depth Research

  • Optional

    • Legal Clinic (F)

    • Thesis (F)

    • Internship (F)

    • Job Placement Workshops (F): Resume/Cover Letter

    • Supervised Project (F)

    • Apprenticeship (F)

    • Legal Monitoring (F)

  • EU Criminal Procedure 2

    7 credits
    • CM Criminal Procedure 2

    • TD Criminal Procedure 2

  • EU Citizenship, Immigration, and Asylum

    7 credits
    • TD Citizenship, Immigration, and Asylum

    • CM Citizenship, Immigration, and Asylum

  • Digital Skills - Pix+Droit Prep

  • Health Care Criminal Law (ST)

  • Public Law of Digital Technology (ST)

  • EU: Constitutional Litigation in Practice

    7 credits
    • CM: Practice of Constitutional Litigation

    • TD: Practical Aspects of Constitutional Litigation

  • International Criminal Law (ST)

Master's Degree (Year 2) in Criminal Sanctions and Sentence Enforcement

  • History of Criminal Punishment

    6 credits
  • Introduction to Penal Law

    6 credits
  • Sanctions and Vulnerable Individuals

    6 credits
  • Languages

  • EU Options

    • Choose one of the following two options:

      • Employment Placement

        14 credits
      • Career Development/Student Engagement

        14 credits
        • Student Engagement

        • Employment Placement

          12 credits
  • Elective: Thesis/Supervised Project

    • Choose one of the following two options:

      • Thesis

        12 credits
      • Supervised Project

  • Criminal Penalties and Litigation

    6 credits
  • Sentencing and Enforcement of Sentences: Theory and Practice

    6 credits

Admission

Target Audience

Students studying law, medicine, and psychology

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Mandatory Prerequisites

Knowledge of private law or public law

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