Roman Law

Duration

60h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Jean-François Gerkens

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 Romans invented the Law. They were the first to separate law and religion. Therefore they were also the first to criticise the rule of law, in order to improve it.
So one could say that Roman law has the same importance for the jurist, as the Pythagoras Theorem for the mathematician or Aristotle for the philosopher... It is impossible to seriously pretend to do without them.
Study Roman law helps to understand much better the rules we deal with today. Many rules can only be understood with help of the Roman law.
It is impossible to speak of the whole Roman law the Romans developed over more than a millenary in only 60 hours. Therefore, most of the lectures will be about private law. It is indeed in private law that the Roman Roots of our law appear to be the most evident.
The evolution of Roman law will not be neglected. The students will have to make sure that they are aware of the historical perspective.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Help the future jurists to understand their law system and particularly the mechanisms of private law. By learning the origins of today's rules of law, one can understand them much better. It is useful that the rules of law can be understood also when it has not the form of a law written in a modern code.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

There will be lectures three times a week during the first semester.
Tutorials and questions and answers sessions will also be organised.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

In Phase RED (online lectures), the lectures will be organised on eCampus-Blackboard-Collaborate, then transformed in podcasts and uploaded on MyULiege.
If the exam cannot be organised in physical presence of the students, it will be replaced by an online oral exam on collaborate/eCampus.

Recommended or required readings

A textbook containing also definitions and a detailed plan is provided, and powerpoint slides will be available on MyULg.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

The final exam is written and the students must show that they understand the reasoning of the roman jurists. They will also be able to apply this reasoning to new pratcial cases. 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

In Phase RED (online lectures), the lectures will be organised on eCampus-Blackboard-Collaborate, then transformed in podcasts and uploaded on MyULiege.

Contacts

Professor: JF.Gerkens@uliege.be
Assistant: ASBianchi@uliege.be URL: http://www.ulg.ac.be/vinitor/

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