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| DROI0885-2 | Human Rights
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| Duration : | 45h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Advanced Master in Interdisciplinary Analysis of European Construction | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Business Law, 1st year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Public and Administrative Law, 1st year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Private Law, 1st year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Law, Professional focus in Criminal Law, 1st year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Labour Law, 1st year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Holder(s) : | Patrick Wautelet |
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| Coordinator : | Patrick Wautelet |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | This class aims to present a general overview of the legal issues raised by fundamental rights in legal practice in Belgium.
To this end, the class will start with a general introduction during which the historical development of fundamental rights will be sketched. In a first part, students will be familiarized with the mechanisms guaranteeing the effective protection of fundamental rights in Belgium, in the European Union and in the specific framework of the mechanims put in place by the Council of Europe.
In a second part, the focus will be on specific fundamental rights : the major right will be studied, with attention being devoted on the one hand to the content and substance of the right and on the other hand to the influence exercised by the various rights in different disciplines of the law. Finally, the students will be invited to master the specific method of application of fundamental rights. Due to time constraints, a selection of fundamental rights will be made. |
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| Course objective : | This class follows and build on the basic instruction received by students in the framework of other courses such as introduction to constitutional law.
The class will offer a synthesis of the role and influence of fundamental rights in legal practice, with a special focus on the influence of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. |
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| Prerequisites : | Prospective students should at least have followed an introductory class in constitutional law and possess a basic knowlegde of the fundamental mechanisms of international law (in particular the law of treaties). |
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| Workshops : | Not applicable |
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| Organization : | This class will be taught by a team of lecturers, each of them standing in for one or more session. The overal coordination lies in the hand of Patrick Wautelet |
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| Written notes : | Each lecturer will provide students at least with an outline of the class (outline, power point presentations, etc.). Students will also be offered a documentation map including the most fundamental texts studied. |
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| Assessment : | The exam will be written. Students will be required to solve practical cases. The focus will be not so much on the acquisition of knowlegde, but rather on the problem solving. Students may use during the exam all primary legal sources (statutes, acts of Parliament, constitutions and international treaties) |
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| Contacts : | Questions and queries may be addressed to the following address : patrick.wautelet@ulg.ac.be
During the term, students may contact the lecturer during regular speaking hours. |
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