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| DROI0183-1 | European law on procurement contract
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 10h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Ann-Lawrence Durviaux |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course will not be organised in 2012-2013. European Public Procurement Law is firstly put in perspective with European Law in general and with competition principles which run throughout European Law, in order to emphasize possible similarities and differences.
Secondly the very notion of public procurement used in European Law is analysed both in an analytic way (each constitutive element of the definition being scrutinised) and synthetic way (consistency with the objectives pursued by Public Procurement Law).
Thirdly tender procedures are reviewed in detail in order to emphasize their strengths and weaknesses vis-à-vis the objectives pursued by Public Procurement Law and the definition of public procurement in the EU Directives.
Fourthly the principles applicable pursuant to the Remedies Directives and imposing standards to the Member States are dealt with from a historical prospective (with some insight into the evolution of the Belgian legal system in that respect).
Finally, the European Commission's policies and projects of reform are commented. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of this course, students should be able to:
a. master the key concepts of the subject from a theoretical and practical point of view; and to
b. apply the subject knowledge to factual situations similar to those faced in the professions to which their degrees give access;
c. (master) evaluate critically the existing legal solutions, disputes and systems reviewed throughout this course;
d. (master) make out their personal opinion and defend it in writing and orally in accordance with the standards of their specialisation (law, political sciences, management of human resources). |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| None |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course consists of 30 hours of teaching, allocated as follows:
· 20 hours of lectures, covering the main issues of the subject;
· 10 hours of seminars during which:
o the subject is reviewed through cases (analysis) - of which the complexity increases gradually - and through questions favouring an analytical approach and enhancing the capacity for legal-problem solving in a particular factual situation; and
o specific sessions dedicated to the resolution of actual disputes are organised.
The course also includes writing an essay (maximum 20 pages) in accordance with the scientific standards of the students' specialisation (law, political sciences, management of human resources). It consists of a critical analysis of a judgement by the Court of Justice. The essay should enable the students to consider in more detail some issue relevant to the course. It should also enable the students to organise their exposition of the law, on a personal and well-argued manner, both orally and in writing. The essay should be submitted and orally presented during the oral examination. It is weighted 50% of the final grade for the course. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| · Documentation: EU Directives and judgements by the Court of Justice
· PowerPoint slides are made available for each lecture |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| paper |
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Work placement(s) :
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| Not organised |
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course is held every odd year (2013-2014, 2015-2016...). |
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Contacts :
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| Ann Lawrence Durviaux, Professor, AL.Durviaux@ulg.ac.be
Thierry Delvaux, Assistant, Thierry.Delvaux@ulg.ac.be |
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