Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The Introduction to public law is built on two main axes.
On the one hand, it enables the students to learn - on an abstract perspective - the fundamental concepts of public law such as the State, the sovereignty, the power, the constitution, the democracy, the federalism, the monarchy, the government or the human rights. In this aim, students will be invited to read a number of texts written by some classic authors (Locke, Montesquieu, Constant, Carré de Malberg, Kelsen, Santi Romano,...). The previous reading of the original texts by the students will give them the chance to develop a personal opinion on course material which will be taught afterward.
On the other hand, the Introduction to public law draws up - in a more concrete perspective - the schematic portrait of the Belgian state's current institutions. We will focus on the outlines of the federal system, on the main organs of the state and on the relationships existing between one another. Considering the importance taken by the international aspect, we will also discuss the main European institutions and some other international organisations. One chapter specifically concerns human rights.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The addition of both of the here above described perspectives aims to inculcate the students with the faculty to understand the modern states main rules of working with the benefit of an historical and philosophical hindsight. The course aims to provide the students with the tools to better understand the political news and to develop a critical analysis while keeping up with them.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This course is an introduction which does not require any particular prerequisite.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Le cours accueillant chaque année entre 200 et 300 étudiants, il laisse une place importante aux exposés de l'enseignant.
Cependant, des moments d'interactions avec les étudiants seront aussi régulièrement proposés.
En marge du cours, des permanences seront tenues par un assistant pour permettre aux étudiants de poser toutes leurs questions sur la matière.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings
Students have to buy the information pack with the texts to be analysed during the course and to bring it in the class. This pack will be available on my.ulg.
Students have to get the Belgian Constitution and the other legal texts which will be examined during the course.
Assessment methods and criteria
L'évaluation des étudiants sera organisée sous la forme d'un examen écrit pour les sessions de janvier, de mai-juin (cette dernière session n'étant ouverte qu'aux étudiants inscrits en 1ère année de bachelier) et d'août-septembre.
Lors de ces épreuves, les étudiants pourront se munir du recueil de textes et de la législation dont il est question à la rubrique "lectures recommandées ou obligatoires". Ces documents pourront être soulignés ou surlignés, mais en aucun cas annotés.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course will be attended on the first semester, every Wednesday from 1 to 4 pm (Thiry, Opera, in the city centre).
Contacts
Des permanences hebdomadaires sont organisées par Monsieur Quentin Pironnet, assistant, selon un horaire à déterminer. La dernière séance aura lieu avant le congé de Noël.
Les étudiants peuvent prendre contact avec l'enseignant (f.bouhon@uliege.be) ou avec l'assistant associé au cours (Quentin.Pironnet@uliege.be).