Belgian Judicial System (complément)

Duration

15h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Frédéric Georges

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 aim of the course is to describe from a general point of view the Belgian judicial system. It constitutes a prerequisite for the course of procedural law, which is to be studied thereafter.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The course aims at providing students with a sufficient knowledge of the Belgian judicial system.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching presupposes previous reading of a book, published by Larcier (see hereunder). During the course, it will be insisted on the more crucial points of the material.

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

Lectures and tutorials take place during the first quarter of the year. Some important points of the course may be reviewed by experienced students.

Recommended or required readings

Students are required to purchase the book Les Institutions judiciaires : organisation et éléments de compétence, 2d Ed., by G. de Leval et Fr. Georges, Larcier, 2014.  Additional documentation will be provided to students.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment will be by an oral exam.
Students are required to demonstrate their knowledge and their understanding of matters exposed in the book and during the lectures as well.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Questions on the course may be asked to Mrs Charlotte Musch (c.musch@ulg.ac.be).