Study Programmes 2015-2016
DROI1241-1  
Study of practical cases
  • Judicial law
  • European law
Duration :
Judicial law : 15h Pr
European law : 15h Pr
Number of credits :
Bachelor in law4
Bachelor in law3
Lecturer :
Judicial law : Frédéric Georges
European law : Pieter Van Cleynenbreugel
Substitute(s) :
Judicial law : Aude Berthe
Coordinator :
Aude Berthe
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The course consists of practical cases concerning two subjects taught in 3rd year of bachelor in law.
Judicial law
The course is composed of practical cases relating to two subjects taught in the third year of the bachelor's degree: civil procedure law and European law. The aim of this course is to show students what really happens during a civil lawsuit, what the difficulties might be, how issues pertaining to European law can appear in national judicial law cases and how European law can sometimes have a real influence on national judicial law.
Special attention will be paid to European law principles of equivalence and effectiveness. The application of these principles and their impact on national judicial law will be studied. European competition law - one of the themes in the European Substantive Law course - will be included in the course.
 
European law
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Learning outcomes of the course :
Judicial law
The main objective of the course is to train students in an active and useful approach to civil proceedings, through a practical understanding of the standard's purpose.
At the end of the course, students will be able to understand the nature and extent of the principles of equivalence and effectiveness and their application within the context of national judicial law.
European law
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Judicial law
It is essential to have good knowledge of the Judicial Institutions course, taught in the first year of the bachelor's degree in law. Also required, knowledge of the Civil Procedure Law course taught by Professor Hakim Boularbah.
 
Students must take the European Substantive Law course taught in the third year of the bachelor's degree, in order to understand the reasoning developed by the Court of Justice of the European Union. Good knowledge of European institutional law, especially the system of legal remedies, is also necessary.
 
European law
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Judicial law
The course consists of solving practical exercises as well as the examination of procedural and jurisprudence documents from the Court of Justice. The students' active participation is essential. They will sometimes be asked to read the procedural documents or rulings, as well as prepare certain exercises before the class.
European law
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Judicial law
For the class in European competition law, the class will be divided into three groups, as is the case within the framework of the European Substantive Law course.
European law
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Recommended or required readings :
Judicial law
Documentation files will be made available to students online, on MyUlg.
For the European Competition Law classes, practical cases, which must be prepared in advance, will be available via e-campus.
European law
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Assessment methods and criteria :
Even if it consist in two parts, the course of Case study remains however one and its evaluation is different from that of the compulsory teachings.
There is only a single written examination, giving rise to a single global note.
This global note is the average of notes awarded by the responsible teachers for each both partim.
No partial exemption is granted(tuned). If the student has to represent the examination, the material(subject) about which he may be questioned compound house both partim
Judicial law
Although the title indicates two parts, there is actually only one part to the Study of Practical Cases course and it is assessed separately from the assessment of the compulsory classes in the subjects concerned.
 
The assessment of the Study of Practical Cases course consists of one written exam, which is the subject of one overall mark.
 
No partial exemption will be granted. If the student must sit the exam again, the subject on which they are likely to be examined is still composed of both parts.
 
The exam is written and consists of solving practical cases and a commentary on procedural documents.
 
Annotation of Codes and Treaties:
 
Students may refer to the "Code judiciaire et des Traités" during the written exam. References to articles are allowed. No annotations, other than these references, are allowed. The Code and the Treaties can be highlighted or underlined. Post-its are allowed in the margin of the Code and Treaty as long as they don't include any annotation other than the chapter or section to which they are referring. The sole purpose is to allow the corresponding chapter or section to be found as quickly as possible.
European law
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Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
European law
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Contacts :
Judicial law
Judicial Law
Ms. Aude Berthe, lecturer and assistant at the University of Liège, is a substitute teacher for this course. She can be contacted at: Aude.Berthe@ulg.ac.be
European Law
Pieter Van Cleynenbreugel (pieter.vancleynenbreugel@ulg.ac.be)
Assistant: Simon Troch (simon.troch@ulg.ac.be)
European law
  Droit judiciaire
  Madame Aude Berthe, maître de conférences et assistante à l'Université de Liège, est suppléante de ce cours. Elle peut être contactée à l'adresse Aude.Berthe@ulg.ac.be
  Droit européen
  Pieter Van Cleynenbreugel (pieter.vancleynenbreugel@ulg.ac.be)
Assistant: Simon Troch (simon.troch@ulg.ac.be)
Items online :
European law
Tips for solving practical problems
A document containing advice on how to solve practical problems in EU law and how to draft a good memo are available on the eCampus page for the course.