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| DROI2336-1 | Comparative Private International Law  | |||||
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| Duration : | 30h Th | |||||
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| Holder(s) : | Patrick Wautelet | |||||
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| Course contents : | The course will be devoted to the study of spousal relationships in an international context, in particular the study of the breakdown between spouses. This overall theme will be used to illustrate 1) the richness of comparative law in the field, 2) the various issues raised by rules of jurisdiction, 3) the complexity of choice of law rules when addressing bi-national marriages and 4) finally, the effects of foreign judgments (with a particular attention given to the issue of repudiation). These issues will be studied against the background of an ever developing European private international law. In practice, the Brussels II bis Regulation will be closely scrutinized. Attention will also be devoted to the developments of case law and statutory law in other European countries, with a view to determine whether it is possible to develop uniform rules of conflict of laws on the issue of divorce (so-called Rome III projet). | |||||
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| Course objective : | Not available | |||||
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| Prerequisites : | The course is meant as a follow up to the general course on private international law. Hence, it is strongly recommended that students wishing to attend the lectures should have had a solid background in private international law. | |||||
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| Organization : | The instructor will make available a collection of materials (texts of international conventions, European regulations and Belgian statutory materials, but also a collection of cases, both from Belgian and foreign courts). A detailed handout of each lecture will also be available. The course will be taught in lecture style. Students will, however, be invited to prepare the lectures and read the cases assigned for the next lecture. Preparation is strongly recommended, especially if the students command of the French language is limited. | |||||
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| Written notes : | Not available | |||||
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| Assessment : | Students will be evaluated during a 20-min interview with the instructor. The interview will be conducted in French. Students will be given a short case to solve, and 30 min. to prepare their examination with the help of their notes or any textbooks. Questions and queries may be addressed to : patrick.wautelet@ulg.ac.be | |||||
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| Contacts : | Not available | |||||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 8/04/2005
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