Study Programmes 2015-2016
VETE0469-1  
Veterinary law and deontology
Duration :
17h Th
Number of credits :
Master in veterinary medicine (60 ECTS)1
Lecturer :
Benoît Kohl, Claude Saegerman
Substitute(s) :
Baudouin Nicks
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
In the part of the course dedicated to the medical Ethics (N.N. - 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.
Learning outcomes of the course :
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
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The lectures are given within a timetable fixed by the secretaries of the Faculty.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :
The notes are available at the "Office des Cours".
Recommended reference book: 
- Paul Delnoy, Benoît Kohl, Claude Saegerman avec la collaboration de Quentin Cordie. Droit vétérinaire. Editions Larcier, 2015, 307 pages. ISBN 978-2-8044-8599-3.
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.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Three parts of a written exam will be organized, the first on the Law, the second on the medical Ethics and the third on the Legal provisions. A global note will be established on the basis of the following weighting: Law (40%), Ethics (17%) and legal provisions (43%).
However, any deficiency noted in one of the three parts of the course automatically results in a final deficiency. The final rating cannot exceed the weighted average of three parts.
The Law part consists of 4 multiple choice type questions and 2 open-ended questions.
Regarding the Law part will be communicated to students (by computer transmission) the list of open questions that may be raised in the examination, with, for each of them, an indication of manual pages which they relate. For QCM only be transmitted page numbers of the book where questions can be asked, without specifying the last however.
The Ethics is part of the QCM type.
Part Legal provisions will consist of a QCM (Chapter guidance) and open questions for the rest of the material.
The examination- both at first and second session - to be held on dates fixed by the Faculty.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
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  
Items online :
Law and veterinary medicine
Materials for the part dedicated to the law and veterinary medicine.