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| DROI0924-1 | European law and contract law
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Anne‑Lise Sibony |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| European Contract Law does not exist as such, but European law interferes with national contract laws in a number of ways. In particular, future contract lawyers need to be familiar with certain competition law rules as well as European consumer law. European contract law has also been in the past decade a very active field of legal scholarship. A number of studies have been undertaken and there have been several attempts at codifying existing law and emerging principles. The course deals with both existing and prospective European contract law. It will focus on contact points (possibly tensions) between rules of national contract law and EC rules which emerged in specific perspectives. In this respect the interplay of contract law with freedom of movement, competition rules and consumer protection will be given special attention. A shorter section of the course will be devoted to scholarly projects relating to European contract law. It will give an introduction to recent attempts at restating and codifying EU law and common principles of contract law. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| By the end of this course, students will be aware that contracts are regulated by much more than contract law. They will have acquired the analytical skills necessary to know when to consult a specialist of competition law.
They will be capable to take part in a discussion on legislative options in the field of EU consumer and contract law (is it appropriate to harmonise? is it possible to do so? what legislative technique is best suited?). |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Basic knowledge of internal market law. Basic knowledge of internal contract law of one member state. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Active participation of students in class is required. Readings will be discussed in class.
One class will be taught by a guest lecturer, Geneviève Helleringer (Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law). She will share her recent research work on the impact of harmonisation of EU contract law on business contracts. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| This course is taught face-to-face. Students will have to prepare for each class. They will have to read materials (cases, legislation, law journal articles, book sections), some of which will be in English. They will have to prepare class discussions or other exercices. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A booklet containing reading materials will be available.
Students will receive instructions relating to course work as the course progresses.
A course space on e.campus will be used for exchanging between classes. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam. Students will present for 10 minutes on a topic given in advance and then answer questions. The list of presentation topics will be given in the first weeks of the course. |
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Contacts :
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| Anne-Lise Sibony (alsibony@ulg.ac.be) |
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