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| DROI0179-1 | Family Law. Civil Partnership Law
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| Duration : | 75h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Yves‑Henri Leleu |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | The course consists of two main parts: persons and family law and matrimonial property law. The subject is analysed as individual (rights of privacy, capacity rules, identification, civil status) and as member of a couple (marriage, divorce, non-marital commuity). Next we discuss the legal status of the child (filiation, adoption, custody and parental responsibilities, alimony). The course ends with a discussion of matrimonial property law (legal rules, matrimonial contract, division of the goods).
The objective is to give students keys to understand family law and its anchoring in society and history.
Teams of two students must hand in an essay on a chosen topic. |
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| Course objective : | To give the aim to percieve the substantial matters of family law. |
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| Organization : | Practical info - contact the professor |
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| Written notes : | Y.-H. Leleu, Droit des personnes et des familles, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2005
Y.-H. Leleu, Examen de jurisprudence. Régimes matrimoniaux, Revue critique de jurisprudence belge, 1998, 43
All the published codes or their photocopies are allowed, but annotations are forbidden except underlining. |
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| Assessment : | Students have to take a written examination consisting of three kinds of questions. The first set are general and call upon their ability to synthetise, compare, and develop their own reasoning. A second set is more technical or encyclopedic and aims to assess their ability to reach an accurate overview of the material presented. A third set, which accounts for at least one third of the overall mark, are either MCQ or True or False questions. |
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| Contacts : | yh.leleu@ulg.ac.be |
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