2019-2020 / DROI0895-1

Economic law: Special questions

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in law (120 ECTS)6 crédits 

Lecturer

Nicolas Thirion

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course focuses on a general theme (different every year), divided into a series of more specific or technical sub-themes, all inspired by the world of business, or more broadly, by the world of economic exchanges. Hence, it is a question of studying a specific subject in depth, both from a legal point of view and with regard to its economic, historical and sociological extensions. Since this subject is also the object of research for the teacher, it is necessary to systematically make the link between the research and the teaching given in class, and subsequently actively involve the students in it (in the style of a real research seminar). Students will be asked to prepare  et present some texts before each meeting to discuss them. These texts will be sent via the platform MyULg.

For the academic year 2019-2020, the seminar will be devoted to the book of Grégoire Chamayou, La société ingouvernable: une généalogie du libéralisme autoritaire (Paris, La Fabrique éditions, 2018) and to the analysis of some changes in business law able to illustrate some of the developments of this book.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To get students to familiarise themselves with a specific issue regarding business law (in a much more in-depth manner than in the basic course in economic law), by establishing links with disciplines other than law (essentially the economy) and by getting accustomed to looking in a broader and more critical way at the subject under analysis.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Good knowledge of economic law.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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

Course not organized in 2019-2020.
Face-to-face and interactive mode.

Recommended or required readings

A detailed plan as well as the references of the book to read are given to students in th beginning of the academic year.
In the course of the seminar, relevant documents will be sent to students.
Compulsory reading: Grégoire Chamayou, La société ingouvernable: une généalogie du libéralisme autoritaire, Paris, La Fabrique éditions, 2018

Assessment methods and criteria

Students will be assessed on the basis of three criteria:
1 ° their oral presentation of one of the parts of the book;
2 ° their active participation in the discussions;
3 ° a dissertation, from a minimum of five pages to a maximum of ten pages, to be submitted by the end of the January session at the latest, devoted to the part of the book that each has presented, to the legal illustrations studied during the course in relation to this part and the reasoned personal opinion of the student.
More information during the first lesson.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The course is held every odd year (2015-2016, 2017-2018,...).

Contacts

Economic Law and Legal Theory unit.

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

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Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

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