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Bachelor in Law
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 First Year
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 Compulsory courses
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DROI1206-2
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Introduction to private law and fundamental principles of Roman law - Jean‑François Gerkens, Pascale Lecocq
 | 75
 | 15
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 | 7
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ECON0103-2
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Political Economics, FECHER F. - Fabienne Fecher‑Bourgeois - [30h QA Sess.]
 | 60
 | -
 | [+]
 | 6
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DROI1101-2
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Introduction to public law - Christian Behrendt
 | 75
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 | -
 | 6
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DROI1106-3
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Introduction to penal law and criminology - Adrien Masset
 | 45
 | 15
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 | 5
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DROI1104-3
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Belgian Judicial System (Partim) - Frédéric Georges
 | 45
 | 15
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 | 5
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PSYC0100-2
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Psychology - Anne‑Sophie Nyssen
 | 45
 | -
 | -
 | 4
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SPOL1103-1
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Political history of Belgium - Pierre Verjans
 | 60
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 | 6
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PHIL1102-1
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Philosophy History and Natural Law Theories - Edouard Delruelle
 | 60
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 | 6
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PHIL0084-1
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Logic and argumentation for lawyers - Bruno Leclercq
 | 20
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 | -
 | 3
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SOCI1106-1
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Sociology - Frédéric Schoenaers
 | 45
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 | 4
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DROI1114-1
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Reading - Raphaël Davin, Antoinette Gosselin, Evelyne Lahaye, Marie‑Anne Lange, Kathleen Lemal, Christine Pevée, Jean‑Arthur Regibeau, Jean Rosoux, Nadège Vancrayebeck - [30h Mon. Read.]
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 | 2
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 Optional courses
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|  Choose one language course out of the following :
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LANG0030-2
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General and Legal German (german language)
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 | 6
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- Allemand usuel - Françoise Carl, ISLV
 | 30
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- Allemand juridique - Françoise Carl, ISLV
 | 60
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LANG0051-2
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General and Legal English (english language)
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 | 6
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- Anglais usuel - Doris De Laet, Frédéric Depas, Pierre Geron, Kevin Heyeres, Caroline Hougardy, ISLV
 | 30
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- Anglais juridique - Doris De Laet, Frédéric Depas, Pierre Geron, Kevin Heyeres, Caroline Hougardy, ISLV
 | 60
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LANG0031-2
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General and Legal Dutch (dutch language)
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 | 6
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- Néerlandais usuel - Doris De Laet, ISLV
 | 30
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- Néerlandais juridique - Doris De Laet, ISLV
 | 60
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Notice during the first week after term starts, students must take a test in a language of their choice which will determine their level of knowledge of the customary language. Exemption from the "customary language" is given to students who receive a level B1.
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 Second Year
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 Compulsory courses
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DROI8008-5
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Obligation and Contract Law - Christine Biquet
 | 70
 | 20
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 | 8
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DROI8028-1
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Extra-contractual responsibility - Benoît Kohl
 | 30
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 | 3
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DROI1203-4
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Constitutional Law - Christian Behrendt - [15h Lect.]
 | 75
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 | 8
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DROI1103-1
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History of private law - Robert Jacob
 | 60
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 | 6
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DROI8010-1
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Institutional European law - Melchior Wathelet
 | 45
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 | 4
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DROI1202-2
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Legal theories - Nicolas Thirion - [15h Lect.]
 | 45
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 | 5
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DROI1240-2
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Methodology and legal documentary research
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 | 5
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- Méthodologie juridique - Pierre Moreau
 | 45
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- Recherches documentaires juridiques - Pierre Moreau
 | 6
 | 9
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DROI0178-2
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Accountant law - Wilfried Niessen, Lionel Orban
 | 30
 | 15
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 | 4
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 Optional courses
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|  Choose one of the following Legal Terminology courses :
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DROI1205-1
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Juridical terminology and text analysis in German - Yves Kreins
 | 30
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 | 4
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DROI1211-1
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Juridical terminology and text analysis in English - François van der Mensbrugghe
 | 30
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 | 4
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DROI1212-1
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Juridical terminology and text analysis in Dutch - Yves‑Henri Leleu
 | 30
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 | 4
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|  Choose one option from the following :
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Notice All the options grant direct access to the Master in Law. Students who do not have taken the "Law Option" and who follow the Master in Law will be obliged to include the following courses on their programme : Elements of comparative law and Intellectual law.
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In addition:
- the Public Administration and European Policy option gives direct access to the Masters in Political Science, specialising in European Policy or Public Administration on the condition that this has been followed in the 2nd and 3rd years of the Bachelors programme
- the Criminology option gives direct access to the Masters in Criminology, by means of adding in the Masters programme, courses on Sociology of Ideologies and Statistics instead of the course on Penal Law from which students are exempt.
Returning to the Law or Maastricht option in the 3rd year of the Bachelors programme remains possible. For other options, Faculty approval is required.
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|  Option: Law I
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DROI1207-1
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Elements of Comparative Law - Jean‑François Gerkens
 | 30
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 | 3
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DROI1209-2
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Exercises (case-law article in public law and private law) - Nicolas Banneux, Rodrigue Capart, Joëlle Decharneux, Anne Demoulin, François Gadisseur, Antoinette Gosselin, Nathalie Iouk, Jean‑Sébastien Jamart, Séverine Masson , Thierry Papart, Eric Pottier, Sophie Sequaris, John Wileur - [30h Mon. WS]
 | -
 | -
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 | 5
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DROI8023-5
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Examination of practical cases
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 | 5
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- Law of obligations and contract law - Christine Biquet, Benoît Kohl - Suppl : Bernard Jacquet, Philippe Marchandise, Jacques Perilleux, Olivier Servais
 | 7
 | 8
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- Constitutional law - Nicolas Banneux, Vincent Thiry
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 | 15
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- European law - Jonathan Wildemeersch
 | 7
 | 8
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Preparation to the 3rd year of Bachelor at the University of Ghent
The Faculty offers the students of the "Law" option the opportunity to make their 3rd year of Bachelor in Law at the University of Ghent as an "Erasmus Belgica". As seating is limited, a selection will be organized during the first week of school. Students study a special programme including compulsory courses in the 3rd year that cannot be followed at the University of Ghent. Students will have to take the following course : "Juridical terminology and text analysis in Dutch".
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|  Option : Public administration and European policies I
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SPOL1101-3
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Introduction to Political Science - Jérôme Jamin
 | 60
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 | 6
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SPOL1205-1
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Parliamentary rhetoric - Aurore François, André Lemaître, André Leton, Quentin Michel - [60h SEM]
 | -
 | -
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 | 4
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SPOL0086-1
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Introduction to administrative science - Geoffrey Joris
 | 45
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 | 3
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|  Option Criminology I
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CRIM3093-1
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Construction of data in criminology - Michaël Dantinne
 | 30
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 | 4
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CRIM3095-1
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Introduction to neuropsychiatry - Robert Poirrier
 | 45
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 | 6
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PSYC5842-1
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Psychology of Crime and Delinquency - Michel Born
 | 30
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 | 3
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|  Option Maastricht I
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|  All the courses of the option are followed in Maastricht University. As the seats are limited, a selection will be organized during the first week of school.
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|  Choose one field from amongst :
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|  Field A : Dutch Rights
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|  Students who choose pathway A in the Maastricht option must attend the course Juridical terminology and text analysis in Dutch.
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HULG0171-1
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Jeugdrecht en rechten van het kind (dutch language)
 | 30
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 | 13
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|  B study path : European and International Law
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|  Students who choose pathway B in the Maastricht option must not take the course Juridical terminology and European Institutional Law
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HULG0098-1
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European Law I: Foundations (english language)
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 | 7
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HULG0104-1
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Comparative Government (english language)
 | -
 | -
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 | 7
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|  Choose one of the following courses :
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HULG0164-1
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States, Market and European integration (english language)
 | -
 | -
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 | 7
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HULG0172-1
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Comparative Contract Law (english language)
 | -
 | -
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 | 7
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HULG0173-1
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Comparative Tort Law (english language)
 | -
 | -
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 | 7
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 Third Year
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 Compulsory courses
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DROI8018-1
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Commercial law - Nicolas Thirion
 | 60
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 | 5
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DROI2216-4
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Law of property - Pascale Lecocq
 | 45
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 | 4
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DROI0954-1
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Administrative law and contentious business principles - Michel Pâques
 | 60
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 | 5
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DROI8007-4
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General criminal law and principles of criminal procedure - Ann Jacobs
 | 45
 | 15
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 | 5
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DROI0179-1
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Family Law. Civil Partnership Law - Yves‑Henri Leleu
 | 75
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 | 6
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DROI2108-1
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Labour Law and Social Security Law - Jacques Clesse, Fabienne Kefer
 | 75
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 | 6
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DROI1102-2
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Roman Law - Jean‑François Gerkens
 | 60
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 | 5
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DROI8009-1
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Civil procedure law - Georges de Leval
 | 60
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 | 5
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DROI8011-2
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European substantive law - Anne‑Lise Sibony
 | 40
 | 5
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 | 4
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 Optional courses
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|  Continuation of the option chosen in the 2nd year
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Notice Returning to the option Law II or Maastricht II is always possible.
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|  Option: Law II
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DROI8001-1
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Supervised works - Collégialité - [30h Mon. WS]
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 | 5
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DROI2110-1
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Intellectual property - Bernard Vanbrabant
 | 45
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 | 4
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DROI1241-1
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Study of practical cases
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 | 3
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- Droit judiciaire - Frédéric Georges
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 | 15
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- European law - Anne‑Lise Sibony
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 | 15
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|  Choose one of the Law in a Foreign Language courses :
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DROI8004-1
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Zivilprozessrecht : Sonderfragen (german language) - André Henkes
 | 15
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 | 3
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DROI8003-1
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The Law of Nationality : European and International Perspectives (english language) - Patrick Wautelet
 | 15
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 | 3
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DROI8029-1
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Introduction to EC Competition Law (english language) - Nicolas Petit
 | 15
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 | 3
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DROI8005-1
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Personal and family rigths : specific questions (dutch language) - Deirdre Van Grunderbeeck
 | 15
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 | 3
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|  Option Criminology II
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CRIM3097-3
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Introduction to criminalistics and forensic medicine - Philippe Boxho
 | 15
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 | 2
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CRIM3098-1
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Victimology - Katrien Lauwaert
 | 30
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 | 3
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CRIM1203-1
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Prevention and Public Safety Policies - François Dieu, André Lemaître
 | 30
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 | 3
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|  Choose the course not taken from the following :
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CRIM2104-1
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Penology - Michaël Dantinne
 | 30
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 | 4
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CRIM0015-1
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Police and the role of police in Belgium - Claude Bottamedi, Vincent Seron
 | 30
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 | 4
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|  Choose one of the following courses :
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DROI8004-1
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Zivilprozessrecht : Sonderfragen (german language) - André Henkes
 | 15
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 | 3
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DROI8003-1
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The Law of Nationality : European and International Perspectives (english language) - Patrick Wautelet
 | 15
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 | 3
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DROI8029-1
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Introduction to EC Competition Law (english language) - Nicolas Petit
 | 15
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 | 3
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DROI8005-1
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Personal and family rigths : specific questions (dutch language) - Deirdre Van Grunderbeeck
 | 15
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 | 3
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|  Option Public Administration and European Studies II
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SPOL2137-3
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Analysis of Public Policies - Catherine Fallon
 | 60
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 | 5
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DTRA0002-1
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Supervised work in political science - Catherine Fallon
 | -
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 | 5
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SPOL0378-2
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Actors of the European political system - Quentin Michel
 | 45
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 | 5
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|  Option Maastricht II
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|  As the seats are limited, a selection will be organized during the first week of school. All the courses of the option are followed in Maastricht.
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|  Choose one field from amongst :
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|  Field A : Dutch Rights
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HULG0247-1
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Verbintenissenrecht (dutch language)
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 | 15
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|  B study path : European and International Law
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|  Students who choose pathway B in the Maastricht option must not take the course European institutional law
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HULG0097-1
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European Union Law : Substantive Law
 | -
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 | 13
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|  Choose one of the following courses :
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HULG0164-1
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States, Market and European integration (english language)
 | -
 | -
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 | 6
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HULG0172-1
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Comparative Contract Law (english language)
 | -
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 | 6
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HULG0173-1
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Comparative Tort Law (english language)
 | -
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 | 6
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 Optional free courses
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|  A language test will be organised at the start of the year to establish students' language ability. Weaker students will be asked to follow language courses to help with the foreign language law courses (law and criminology options), organised by the ISLV :
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LANG0937-1
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Complement of linguistics - English (english language) - Pierre Geron, Kevin Heyeres
 | 15
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 | 1
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LANG0938-1
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Complement of linguistics - Dutch (dutch language) - Doris De Laet
 | 15
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 | 1
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LANG0939-1
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Complement of linguistics - German (german language) - Françoise Carl
 | 15
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 | 1
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