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| DROI0006-1 | Law and veterinary medicine
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| Duration : | 13,5h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Benoît Kohl, Claude Saegerman |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The course has been structured in such a way that the students receive simultaneously an initiation to the Belgian legal system as well as the essential elements of the rules of law that they will have to respect in the practice of their profession.
First part
The first part of the course is dedicated to the study of the 5 types of norms that the veterinary surgeons encounter most frequently:
- The international norms
- The laws and decrees
- The royal decrees
- The ministerial decrees and
- The conventions between private individuals
The study of each type of norm is illustrated by the statements of the rules that specifically interest the veterinary surgeons, like for example, the conventions concerning animals, the European decrees concerning education and setting up of veterinary businesses, the laws relevant to the protection of the well-being of animals, laws relative to animal health, the royal decrees applicable to these laws, the medical contracts, the employment contracts and V.A.T.
Second part
The second part of the course is devoted to the implementation of the legal penalties. It includes:
- The statement of judicial organization with a specific development dedicated to the function of law experts.
- The statement of the rules of civil responsibility, especially relevant to animals and the professional responsibility insurance.
- An introduction to the sale of animals and redhibitory defects in such sales and a
- Vague description of the law penalties
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| Course objective : | The lectures of law and veterinary medicine aim to give to the future doctors in veterinary medicine an initiation to the rules of law to which they will be under the influence during the practice of their profession. |
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| Prerequisites : | None. |
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| Organization : | The lectures are given during the first three weeks of the first four month period within a timetable fixed by the secretaries of the faculty. |
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| Written notes : | The notes are available at the "Office des Cours".
Recommended reference book: Paul Delnoy. Droit vétérinaire. Une initiation au droit a l'usage des médecins vétérinaires. Les éditions de l'Université de Liège, 2008, 203 (also available at the "Office des Cours"). |
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| Assessment : | At the beginning of May at the latest, the list of questions susceptible to be asked at the examination, including the page number of the manual they refer to, will be communicated to the students (via e-mail). The exam will exclusively refer to these questions.
Examination
The exam for the first year students as well as for the second year students will take place at the dates fixed by the faculty.
The exam will be a written exam.
It will apply to 4 of the questions on the list communicated to the students beforehand. |
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| Contacts : | Claude SAEGERMAN, Chargé de cours à la Faculté de médecine vétérinaire de l'ULg
Boulevard de Colonster, 20 B42
E-mail : claude.saegerman@ulg.ac.be
Tél. : 04/366-45-79 |
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| see course of the third doctorate: Law and veterinary medicine |
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