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| DROI1207-1 | Elements of Comparative Law
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| 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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| 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 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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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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 and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| A good historical culture. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| This class is held twice a week (90 minutes each) during the first quadrimester. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| My handbook: "Droit privé comparé" (in the Edipaq). |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| A written examination based upon the oral class and the handbook. |
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Contacts :
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| Questions can be asked to the professor at the end of each class or to the roman law assistants. |
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