DROI2313-1 : Social law : Supplements and applied exercises

Study Programmes 2015-2016

DROI2313-1

Social law : Supplements and applied exercises

Duration :

45h Th, 15h AUTR

Number of credits :

Master in law (120 ECTS)		6

Lecturer :

Jacques Clesse

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 :

This course will not be organised in 2015-2016. The course is divided into two parts. The first one focuses on a study of the general social security systems: on the one hand, the system relating to employees, and on the other hand, the system relating to the self-employed. The systems are considered from the point of view of the obligations made to employees liable for tax (scope, payment of contributions, sanction, etc.). The study of this subject extends students' knowledge of certain fundamental concepts of social law, such as employment contracts and pay. The second part of the course, is dedicated to the study of professional risk, and in particular, the prevention of and compensation for work accidents. Particular attention is paid to the combination of this legislation with the other compensation procedures, including fault-based systems within the meaning of the Civil Code, in order to provide substantial information on compensation for the bodily injury sustained by an employee.

Learning outcomes of the course :

At the end of the course, students should be able to tackle various domains of Belgian law, depending on both labour law and welfare law, by revealing the existing links between the different themes studied. Hence, students can acquire a better understanding of social law in order to prepare themselves for the demands of professional life.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

There are no prerequisites although experience has shown that the course presents serious difficulties for students with no legal background.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Students are invited to prepare the legal decisions that are discussed during the lessons.
If less than 10 students have registred, lectures will be wholly or partly replaced by written contributions.

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

Face-to-face