DROI2326-1 : Advanced Social Security Issues

University of Liege | Version française

Academic year 2014-2015

Value date : 12/05/2015

Version 2013-2014

DROI2326-1

Advanced Social Security Issues

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Master in Law, Professional Focus in Business Law, 1st year		6

Master in Law, Professional Focus in Public and Administrative Law, 1st year		6

Master in Law, Professional Focus in Private Law, 1st year		6

Master in Law, Professional Focus in Interuniversity Mobility, 1st year		6

Master in Law, Professional focus in Criminal Law, 1st year		6

Master in Law, Professional Focus in Labour Law, 1st year		6

Master in Law, Professional Focus in Labour Law, 2nd year		6

Lecturer :

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Course contents :

The course is held every odd year (2013-2014). The first part of this course will examine how far social security law is considered, within our justice system, as a fundamental right guaranteed by legal public order provisions. The practical consequences of this will be considered. Using higher court decisions (the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Appeal, the Constitutional Court).
In the second part, the course will concentrate on legislation relating to unemployment. On the one hand, an in-depth examination of the subject-matter will be carried out, using as many examples as possible from labour law jurisprudence. In this way, we want to show that this legislation is not simply a combination of technical rules, but that it raises practical and concrete questions about the place and relationship of individuals in society.
On the other hand, using unemployment legislation as our starting point, the course occasionally turns towards other social security sectors (notably: incapacity to work, retirement pensions) and illustrates the main principles of organisation. In this way, the connections existing between these sectors can be better understood.
In the third part of the course, the major guarantees protecting individuals in their interactions with the administration (Social Charter), the rules which govern the judicial process and the role of the judge in appeal cases.
In all cases, legal provisions will be illustrated with examples from jurisprudence.

Learning outcomes of the course :

When faced with a complex, concrete case, the student should know how to give an argumented, juridical solution to a problem.
To be capable of forming a critical analysis of jurisprudence.

Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :

Labour law and social security law (3rd Bac.) or equivalent.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

The course takes the form of lectures but active participation of students is welcomed. Depending upon whether this is possible, simulation of a court case will take place.