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Study programmes 2008-2009Last update : 29/06/2009
DROI2328-1  Introduction to German Law
Duration :  30h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
"licencié" in law, 3rd yearPremier quadrimestre4
Master in Law, Professional Focus in Business Law, 1st yearPremier quadrimestre6
Master in Law, Professional Focus in Public and Administrative Law, 1st yearPremier quadrimestre6
Master in Law, Professional Focus in Private Law, 1st yearPremier quadrimestre6
Master in Law, Professional focus in Criminal Law, 1st yearPremier quadrimestre6
Master in Law, Professional Focus in Labour Law, 1st yearPremier quadrimestre6
Holder(s) :  André Henkes
Language :  Langue allemande
Course contents :  Introduction to German law. A summary of the principle rules of positive law constituting the various branches of public law (constitutional, administrative, social and criminal law) and contemporary private law (civil, commercial and labour law), with an overview of the judicial organisation and its procedural rules for each subject, if necessary, will be presented in a 30-hour (in two- to three-hour units) in German, from a historical and comparative as well as interactive point of view. We shall also study and comment on, among other things: Grundgesetz (GG), Strafgesetzbuch (StGB), Strafprozessordnung (StPO), Ordnungswidrigkeitengesetz (OWiG), Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB), Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO), Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB), Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB).
Course objective :  To give students a sufficient basis to situate a legal problem in German law and identify the primary sources in order to solve it. Furthermore, for those envisaging a stay at a German university, the lessons aim to refresh their knowledge of current legal vocabulary and offer the opportunity to practice German in motivating conditions.
Prerequisites :  Working knowledge of German.
Organization :  Ex cathedra
Practise:
These support tools are unnecessary for this teaching method.
Written notes :  Insofar as the course has a linguistic vocation, the oral lessons are amply structured and written up on the board, so that students can compile their own notes while exercising their knowledge of the language.
Assessment :  The assessment is divided into two parts. Since only particularly motivated students are likely to choose this course, this willing attitude generally has a positive outcome in the lessons and, subsequently, this regular intellectual commitment is taken into account for the first part of the assessment. This willingness to progress is complemented by a final individual discussion which is divided into two parts: a presentation with a commentary (written support is accepted) on a Bundesgerichtshof decision chosen by the student from a selection presented some time before, followed by a conversation about the resulting themes or themes that can be situated in the knowledge acquired over the preceding weeks.
Contacts :  andre.henkes@just.fgov.be


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