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| DROI1207-1 | Elements of Comparative Law
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Bachelor in Law, 2nd year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Business Law, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Public and Administrative Law, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Private Law, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Law, Professional focus in Criminal Law, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Labour Law, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑François Gerkens |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The most important law systems of the world will be briefly introduced. We will see how we arrived to the present situation. |
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| Course objective : | This introduction to comparative law vows to accoint students to teachings flowing from legal comparatism. In the first place, it favours a distance in regard of their native national system and endeavours to emphasize the singularity of the latter among the different legal systems in the world. |
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| Prerequisites : | Good notions of history. |
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| Organization : | This class is held during 2 hours every Monday during the first semester. |
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| Written notes : | Oral presentation. No written notes. |
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| Assessment : | A written examination based upon the oral class. |
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| Contacts : | Questions can be asked to the professor at the end of each class or to the roman law assistants. |
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