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| DROI8031-1 | Introduction to EU Business Law, including linguistic support
- Introduction to EU Business Law
- Additional English linguistics
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| Duration : | Introduction to EU Business Law : 15h Th
Additional English linguistics : 15h AUTR
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| Lecturer : | Introduction to EU Business Law : Nicolas Petit
Additional English linguistics : Frédéric Depas, Kevin Heyeres, Caroline Hougardy, Estelle Oger
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| Coordinator : | Antoinette Gosselin |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English 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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| The course taught in another language than French is organized in two parts :
- in a first part, the course will focus in a legal discipline; it will be taught by a law professor, , in another language than French;
- in a second part, language support is offered by a linguist (operating with the ISLV), in close contact with the relevant law professor.
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| Over the past decades, EU competition law has become a key component of both business and European law. With fines crossing 1 billion Euros in antitrust cases (e.g., Intel), risks of jail sentences for chief executives, and the prohibition of State-sponsored subsidies, the importance of competition "compliance" for companies has become critical. In addition, the commitment of governments to lower prices, better quality and thriving innovation, has led competition authorities to implement strong enforcement programmes across Europe. In 2004, for instance, the European Commission ordered Microsoft to unbundle its Windows Media Player from its operating system Windows.
This introduction course focuses on the core provisions of EU competition law: the prohibition of restrictive agreements, abuses of dominant position, merger control and state aid. It also provides some hints on various related subjects, such as the enforcement of competition law, and the multi-jurisdictional context in which European competition law is applied (i.e. : intervention of the national competition law authorities of the 27 member States).
During the course, students will have the opportunity to familiarise themselves thoroughly with the materials of the subject matter, and to follow the implementation of the competition agenda by the EU Commission. This course is taught in English. |
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| This supplementary English module aims at making it easier for students to deal with the language of law classes taught in English.
It focuses mainly on active skills such as speaking and writing in areas covered by law classes taught in English, and on vocabulary relevant to those classes.
Students will also study various language functions that are typical of the legal and academic context in order to improve oral interactions in the classroom, oral presentations, summing up texts, expression the opinion of another or expressing one's opinion, or drafting and presenting case briefs. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Help students familiarize with a key area of European policy and business law. |
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| At the end of this class, students will have improved their legal English skills in an academic environment.
Students will be better at using Ebglish during law classes. They will be better prepared to deal with the language of law classes taught in English. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The course follows and builfs upon the course of "foreign language in a legal context", which is part of the programm of the first and the second holder of bachelor in law.
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| None. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course is based on an extremely detailed and comprehensive presentation of the key points of the subject matter. From these slides, some students referred are required to elaborate, at the end of the course session, a question on the issues studied. The questions, formulated in English, open the debate and involve students in active participation in the course. |
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| This language module is not optional and regular attendance as well as active participation are strictly necessary. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Ex-cathedra course. |
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| This in-class cours consists of ten 90-minute sessions. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| | Introduction to EU Business Law |
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| Written notes.
A detailed outline will be provided to the students. |
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| Practicalities about course material will be provided in due time. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Each student will obtain a global mark for the course, which consists of two separate grades, one for section of the course, as follows :
- 3/4th of the global mark for the legal part
- 1/4th of the global mark for the language support part
A student who obtain a grade equal or lower than 8/20 for one of the two components, is not entitled to obtain more than 9/20 for the global mark.
No partial exemptions can be obtained for one or the other section of the course, from one year to the next.
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| Oral exam
(students will be granted a short newspaper article related to EU competition law, and requested to provide a critical analysis).
The exam is in English. |
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| The assessment will consist of an oral exam with preparation. It will take place during the January exam session. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| nicolas.petit@ulg.ac.be
charlotte.lousberg@ulg.ac.be |
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