Duration
10h Th
Number of credits
| Specialised master in European law, competition law and intellectual property (droit de la concurrence et de la propriété intellectuelle) | 1 crédit |
Lecturer
Coordinator
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
Learning unit contents
The course is a seminar in which students are invited to review and reflect upon topics that raise current and complex issues in European competition law. Topics may vary from one academic year to the other. In recent years, students have had the opportunity to review and discuss, for instance, vertical restraints under EU and US competition law, the application of European competition law to the pharmaceutical sector, recent developments in the law on abuses of dominant position (Google, Post Denmark,...) and judicial control of European Commission decisions.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To examine thoroughly European competition law issues that raise specific difficulties and/or are very current.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Students must have followed a general course on European competition law.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is a seminar in which students are called upon to discuss advanced topics among them and with the professor.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Students are invited to participate actively in the discussion, based on documents such as decisions, court judgments, officials statements and notices, and legal and economic papers which are provided at least one week in advance of the seminar session.
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Students are graded based on a written exam. The exam includes two questions which may be in the form of a practical case and/or a general dissertation theme. Students have several days to return their essay. They have unrestricted access to all materials and documents they want to use. The essay may be written in French or in English. A maximum number of pages is set by the professors. Essays are submitted electronically to the University and the professors.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
caroline.langevin@ulg.ac.be