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| DROI8000-2 | Problems in Construction Law
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| "licencié" in law, 3rd year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 3 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Business Law, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Public and Administrative Law, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Private Law, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Private Law, 2nd year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional focus in Criminal Law, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Labour Law, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Holder(s) : | Benoît Kohl |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | This course studies different problems concerning the law as it relates to construction, from a multidisciplinary perspective, still placing the accent on problems of private law. We will analyze various problems in the order in which they would appear during the normal process of the construction of a building. Accordingly, the following questions will arise: the idea of a business contract and problems of qualification, the design of a construction (status of the architect, creation of a contract with an architect, independent status, monopoly and insurance for architects, relationships with engineers...), the creation of a business contract (membership in professions, professional status and accreditation of entrepreneurs, methods of setting prices in construction contracts...), the role of adherence to charters, labels, codes related to quality in the construction sector for which builders are responsible, carrying out of contract work (contractual obligations of the parties to the contract...), finishing the work and responsibilities and guarantees that are binding after completion of the work has been certified. The course also covers certain aspects of public contract law, from legislation to construction insurance, along with specific ideas from tax law that are related to construction law. Laws about legal expertise and some elements of international and European law regarding construction will also be covered. |
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| Course objective : | The objective of the course consists mainly in making students aware of the number of branches of the law that are involved in a construction project. The construction of the building constitutes the intersection of a number of topics on different courses. This course gives students the opportunity to see the relationships between all these branches of the law. |
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| Prerequisites : | Law of obligations, contract law - advanced questions, administrative law. |
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| Workshops : | Students will be encouraged to choose, for purposes of a presentation, one of the questions related to the course material, and in addition to prepare a written outline of the presentation to be turned in to the instructor. Neither the outline nor the presentation will be graded as such; however, it is possible that during the examination students will be asked questions about the topics they presented. Further, students will be invited to attend a sitting of the 5th division of the superior appeals court of Liège (construction division) and to write out a brief account of their observations of courtroom proceedings. |
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| Organization : | Ex cathedra course, appearance by guest speakers, oral presentations by students and visit to a courtroom. |
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| Written notes : | Detailed PowerPoint slideshows will constitute the main audiovisual material of the course. Further, students will be given the opportunity to deepen their grasp of the material by reading articles; bibliographic references will be given out in class. |
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| Assessment : | Oral examination. |
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| Contacts : | Benoît Kohl, instructor.
Boulevard du Rectorat, 7 - Bât. B31 - 4000 Liège
04/366.30.90 - Benoit.Kohl@ulg.ac.be |
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