Study Programmes 2015-2016
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Introduction to law : Public and Private Law aspects
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Duration :
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| Part : Public Law : 25h Th Part : Private Law : 35h Th |
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Part : Public Law : Frédéric Bouhon
Part : Private Law : Aurélie Nottet |
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Coordinator :
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| Frédéric Bouhon | ||||||||
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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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| Teaching in the second semester | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Course contents :
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| Introduction to Law: aspects of public and private law aims to offer HEC-ULg students a legal knowledge base. It comprises two parts: private law and public law, presented by Aurélie NOTTET and Frédéric BOUHON respectively. | ||||||||
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Part : Public Law
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| There are two main pillars in the public law part.
First, it offers students an opportunity to approach, from an abstract perspective, the fundamental concepts of public law like the State, sovereignty, power, the constitution, the government, freedom or equality. Second, more concretely, the course paints a schematic picture of current institutions in the Belgian State. The focus will be on the broad lines of the federal system, on the way the main governmental authorities operate and on the relations existing between them. Given the importance today of the international dimension, we will also present the main European institutions as well as other international organisations. The last sessions will be devoted to elements of administrative and criminal law. |
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Part : Private Law
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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Part : Public Law
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| The addition of the two perspectives described in the preceding section aims to give the students an ability to understand Belgium's main operating guidelines. The course thus seeks to offer students the tools for understanding the legal context in which they evolve and to be in a better position to follow political developments. | ||||||||
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Part : Private Law
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| There are no special prerequisites, aside from a strong command of French and meticulous use of the concepts. | ||||||||
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Part : Private Law
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Part : Public Law
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| Lectures. | ||||||||
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Part : Private Law
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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Part : Public Law
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| Lectures. | ||||||||
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Part : Private Law
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Recommended or required readings :
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Part : Public Law
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| Students have to get the Belgian Constitution and the other legal texts which will be examined during the course ; it is recommanded to buy the Code de droit constitutionnel, edition 2015-2016, which will be published in september 2015 (Wolters Kluwer, Waterloo, Belgique). | ||||||||
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Part : Private Law
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| A written examination will be held in both the first and second terms and will relate to BOTH PARTS of the course.
It will include three elements: - a multiple-choice section (+1, -0.5, 0) comprising questions on private law (55% of the total grade) - a multiple-choice section (+1, -0.5, 0) comprising questions on public law (20% of the total grade) - open questions on public law (25% of the total grade). Students may use the code and legislation used in the context of the private and public law parts. The documents must be bound : isolated pages are forbidden. The students may underline or highlight these documents but they may NOT include ANY annotations. Referrals to articles are not permitted. Post-it notes may be used in the Code and/or documentation but only as "bookmarks": no words may be written on them. The evaluation criteria are as follows: -knowledge of the law as taught in the oral course (memorise - reproduce), - understanding of the concepts and the rules learned (reformulating, giving examples, relating an example to a theoretical rule). Students will have little occasion to express themselves during the examination, the only open questions call for short answers. What is more, they must set their minds on careful writing, style and spelling. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Part : Public Law
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| The classes devoted to public law are scheduled for Thursdays from 3pm to 5pm in the second term. | ||||||||
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Part : Private Law
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Contacts :
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| Students may contact Marc Alexandre, Senior Lecturer and works head at HEC-ULg with any question related to the course (Marc.Alexandre@ulg.ac.be). | ||||||||
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Part : Public Law
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| Students may contact either the professor directly (f.bouhon@ulg.ac.be) or his assistant (xavier.miny@ulg.ac.be). | ||||||||
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Part : Private Law
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