2020-2021 / DROI1297-2

Social law, Droit de la sécurité sociale

Duration

15h Th

Number of credits

 Master in law (120 ECTS)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Quentin Detienne

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 social security law. It introduces the organisation and characteristics of general social security schemes, the general rules governing the social status of employed persons and the rules governing litigation. It also gives an overview of certain social security benefits granted to socially insured persons (unemployment insurance, compensation for accidents at work, family benefits, living wage).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course, students must have mastered with essential theorical and pratical knowledge allowing further independant study with a view to mastering social security law.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

In so far as time will be available to do so, practical exercises will be organised.
First semester.

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

Presential.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

The courses will be given online until at least 19 November using the "Collaborate" tool available on the ecampus platform. A live broadcast will take place at the scheduled time. Podcasts will be made available after the end of the course.
 
On-site, closed-course assessment is the preferred examination route. It will only be abandoned if the health measures applicable to the session make it completely impossible.

Recommended or required readings

A schematic lecture notes will be made available in due course.

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:

Written examination in both sessions. The teacher reserves the right to replace the written exam by an oral exam depending on the number of students or changes in the health situation.

Students can use their statute books or a gathering of legal texts (without annotations or comments except for referrals to sections of the law). Blank Post-It are allowed. The use of highlighters is permitted.
The main evaluation criteria include the student's ability to develop judicial reasoning, by setting out the arguments that support it, articulating those arguments in a logical, rigourous and coherent way,

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Professor : Quentin Detienne : email : qdetienne@uliege.be
Secretariat :
Catherine Fett -  Office I. 75 - tel.: 04.366.31.57 - mail: catherine.fett@ulg.ac.be
 
Assistants :
France Dachouffe : fdachouffe@uliege.be
Alexandra Copette : alexandra.copette@uliege.be