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| DROI1102-2 | Roman Law
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| Duration : | 60h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Jean‑François Gerkens |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The Romans invented the Law. They were the first to separate law and religion. Therefore they were also the first to criticise the rule of law, in order to improve it.
So one could say that Roman law has the same importance for the jurist, as the Pythagoras Theorem for the mathematician or Aristotle for the philosopher... It is impossible to seriously pretend to do without them.
Study Roman law helps to understand much better the rules we deal with today. Many rules can only be understood with help of the Roman law.
It is impossible to speak of the whole Roman law the Romans developed over more than a millenary in only 60 hours. Therefore, most of the lectures will be about private law. It is indeed in private law that the Roman Roots of our law appear to be the most evident.
The evolution of Roman law will not be neglected. The students will have to make sure that they are aware of the historical perspective. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Help the future jurists to understand their law system and particularly the mechanisms of private law. By learning the origins of today's rules of law, one can understand them much better. It is useful that the rules of law can be understood also when it has not the form of a law written in a modern code. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| "Introduction to private law" (First year, Bachelor in Law).
Those who weren't able to attend this course will have to learn it by themselves. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| There will be lectures 3 times a week during the second semester.
Tutorials and questions and answers sessions will also be organised. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A textbook containing also definitions and a detailed plan is provided, and powerpoint slides will be available on MyULg. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The students must prove to know what has been explained during the lectures and especially show that the links between the different parts of the course have been understood. The students should be able discuss about the relevance of these links. |
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Contacts :
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| Professor: JF.Gerkens@ulg.ac.be
URL: http://www.ulg.ac.be/vinitor/ |
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| Only in french so far |
| Only in french so far. |
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