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| VETE0469-1 | Veterinary law and deontology
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| Duration : | 17h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Benoît Kohl, Baudouin Nicks, Claude Saegerman |
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| Coordinator : | Baudouin Nicks |
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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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| All year long |
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Course contents :
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| In the part of the course dedicated to the medical Ethics (B. Nicks - 5 h), the structure and the functioning of the the veterinarian statutory body are explained and articles of the Code of Ethics are commented.
In the part dedicated to "Law and veterinary medicine" (B. Köhl, C. Saegerman - 12 h), the course has been structured in such a way that the students receive simultaneously an initiation to the Belgian legal system as well as the essential elements of the rules of law that they will have to respect in the practice of their profession. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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- The course of medical ethics has for objective to make become aware of the necessity of respecting rules during the exercise of the veterinary medicine.
The lectures of law and veterinary medicine aim to give to the future doctors in veterinary medicine an initiation to the rules of law to which they will be under the influence during the practice of their profession. This course includes 2 parts :
First part
The first part of the course is dedicated to the study of the 5 types of norms that the veterinary surgeons encounter most frequently:
-) The international norms
-) The laws and decrees
-) The royal decrees
-) The ministerial decrees and
-) The conventions between private individuals
The study of each type of norm is illustrated by the statements of the rules that specifically interest the veterinary surgeons, like for example, the conventions concerning animals, the European decrees concerning education and setting up of veterinary businesses, the laws relevant to the protection of the well-being of animals, laws relative to animal health, the royal decrees applicable to these laws, the medical contracts, the employment contracts and V.A.T.
Second part
The second part of the course is devoted to the implementation of the legal penalties. It includes:
-) The statement of judicial organization with a specific development dedicated to the function of law experts.
-) The statement of the rules of civil responsibility, especially relevant to animals and the professional responsibility insurance.
-) An introduction to the sale of animals and redhibitory defects in such sales and a
-) Vague description of the law penalties
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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 lectures are given during the first three weeks of the first four month period within a timetable fixed by the secretaries of the Faculty. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The notes are available at the "Office des Cours".
Recommended reference book:
Paul Delnoy. Droit vétérinaire. Une initiation au droit a l'usage des médecins vétérinaires. Les éditions de l'Université de Liège, 2008, 203 (also available at the "Office des Cours").
Kohl B., Nicks B., Saegerman C. (2011). Exercice de la médecine vétérinaire. Sélection de la réglementation. Les codes thématiques Larcier, Edition De Boeck, Bruxelles, Belgique, 397 pages, ISBN : 978-2-8044-4910-0. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Two examinations will be organized the one concerning the "Law and veterinary medicine" and the other one concerning the medical Ethics. One global quotation will be established on the basis of the following level-headedness: Law (70 %) and medical Ethics (30 %). However, if one of 2 quotations is lower than 9/20, this last one will be only taken into account so that a very bad result in a part of the course can not be compensated with a better result in the other one.
The examination for medical ethics is a "multiple choice".
Fot the "Law and veterinary medicine" part of the course, at the beginning of May at the latest, the list of questions susceptible to be asked at the examination, including the page number of the manual they refer to, will be communicated to the students (via e-mail). The exam will exclusively refer to these questions. The exam will take place at the dates fixed by the faculty.
The exam will be a written exam.
It will apply to 4 of the questions on the list communicated to the students beforehand. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Prof. Benoît KOHL, Faculté de droit de l'ULg
Boulevard du Rectorat, 7 B31
4000 Liège
E-mail : benoit.kohl@ulg.ac.be
Tél. : 04/366-30-90
Prof. Claude SAEGERMAN, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire de l'ULg,
Boulevard de Colonster, 20 B42
E-mail : claude.saegerman@ulg.ac.be
Tél. : 04/366-45-79
Prof. Baudouin NICKS, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire de l'ULg,
Boulevard de Colonster, 20 B43
E-mail : Baudouin.Nicks@ulg.ac.be(Baudouin.Nicks@ulg.ac.be
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Tél. : 04/366-41-45 |
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| Items online : |
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| Law and veterinary medicine |
| Materials for the part dedicated to the law and veterinary medicine. |
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