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| SPOL2332-1 | Civil service law and policy
- Part Civil service law
- Part Civil service policy
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| Duration : | Part Civil service law : 30h Th
Part Civil service policy : 15h Th
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| Number of credits : |
| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en administration publique, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en administration publique, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Business Law, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Public and Administrative Law, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Private Law, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Interuniversity Mobility, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional focus in Criminal Law, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Labour Law, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Labour Law, 2nd year | | 6 |
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| Lecturer : | Part Civil service law : Ann-Lawrence Durviaux
Part Civil service policy : Geoffrey Grandjean
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| Coordinator : | N... |
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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 general framework of the subject (main factors and knowledge), international (European Convention on Human Rights; EU Law) and national (acts of Parliament enacting the federalisation of the Belgian State; royal decree on the general principles) of the law, as well as the principles governing the individual or collective relationship between an employer and his employee(s) (difference between civil service and labour law) are dealt with in the first part of this course.
A comparative study of the main regimes applicable follows and covers mainly the organisation of the career of the civil servants (nomination, promotions, remuneration, pension, etc.) and the disciplinary regime of the civil servants.
Finally, labour law and social security law in so far as they apply to civil service are reviewed, under the prospect of equality and non-discrimination, duration of the service, disciplinary regime of contractual agents, unilateral modification of the contract and breach of the labour contract. |
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| This course won't be taught during the academic year 2014-2015; it will be held in 2015-2016 instead.
The aim of the course is to provide politological analyses based on Part I - Civil Service Law. The latter reflects on the way the political power wishes to exercise its prerogatives of public power, through one of its means of action. The configuration of the civil service in terms of public service reflects the political system to which it belongs.
The different facets of civil service law are analysed from the point of view of the exercising of the public power's prerogatives. Subsequently, it is possible to underline the ways in which standards shape and reveal political phenomena.
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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. evaluate critically the existing legal solutions, disputes and systems reviewed throughout this course;
d. 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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| Based on the different facets of civil service law (Part I) called into question within the framework of the course, students will be able to assess the stakes of civil service law in terms of exercising the public power's prerogatives (Part II). |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| none |
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| It is necessary to take the course in Civil Service Law. |
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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 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 |
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| Lectures with student participation, based on the documentation file that will be gradually compiled within the framework of the course (through documentary research, in particular). |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures |
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| Face-to-face. Students must read a series of documents before each class and actively participate in their analysis during the class. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| · Droit de la fonction publique, A.L. Durviaux (Larcier 2012)
· Documentation: legislation and case-law
· PowerPoint slides are made available for each lecture |
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| Students will compile a documentation file for the course. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| An oral examination is organised.
The examination consists of questions to be replied to orally and designed to assess the critical and analytical mind of the students, as well as their knowledge of the subject. |
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| Oral exam. |
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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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| This course is only organised during odd years (2015-2016, 2017-2018, etc.).
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Contacts :
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| Dr. Geoffrey Grandjean
Lecturer
Département de Sciences Politiques
Université de Liège
Boulevard du Rectorat 7 (Bât. B31)
4000 Liège
Box 33
Office r. 16
Tel: +32 (0)4/366.96.60
Email: Geoffrey.Grandjean@ulg.ac.be |
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