Public procurement and contracts law

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Ann Lawrence Durviaux

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 first part of this course is dedicated to the very notion of public procurement. The second part examines the various tender procedures (general and specific: "lowest price" criterion, "most economically advantageous tender" criterion, negotiated procedure, competitive dialogue, design contest, etc.). The third part of this course deals with the performance of public contracts and to tender specifications. The fourth part covers the principles applying to the control of public procurement by the judiciary: allocation of subject matters between the two judicial orders and judicial review.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
a. master the key concepts of the subject from a theoretical and practical point of view; and to
b. apply the subject knowledge to factual situations similar to those faced in the professions to which their degrees give access;
c. evaluate critically the existing legal solutions, disputes and systems reviewed throughout this course;
d. make out their personal opinion and defend it in writing and orally in accordance with the standards of their specialisation (law, political sciences, management of human resources).

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course consists of 30 hours of teaching, allocated as follows:
· 20 hours of lectures, covering the main issues of the subject;
· 10 hours of seminars during which:
o the subject is reviewed through cases (analysis) - of which the complexity increases gradually - and through questions favouring an analytical approach and enhancing the capacity for legal-problem solving in a particular factual situation; and
o specific sessions dedicated to the resolution of actual disputes are organised.

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

Lectures

Recommended or required readings

Various articles by legal scholars, the list of which will be provided to the students during throughout the course.


Documentation: legislation and case-law
PowerPoint slides are made available for each lecture

A.L. Durviaux, Droit des marchés et contrats publics, La Charte, 2014

Assessment methods and criteria

The examination consists of questions to be replied to orally and designed to assess the critical and analytical mind of the students, as well as their knowledge of the subject.

Work placement(s)

Not organised

Organizational remarks

The course (masters in law)  is held every year .

Contacts

Ann Lawrence Durviaux, professeur, al.durviaux@ulg.ac.be

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