2020-2021 / DROI1315-1

Multidisciplinary case study

Duration

18h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in law3 crédits 
 Master in law (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Aude Berthe

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course relates to the multidisciplinary examination of cases. The cases drawn from practice involve the students' legal reasoning skills and their overall legal knowledge covering several fields.
Rather than showing the extent of their knowledge, students are expected to demonstrate their ability to reason and their aptitude for detecting and presenting the comments and the issues of law and fact relevant to solving the case, in a coherent, structured and complete manner.
The precision of the comments expected from the students depends on the information and documents given to the students in support of the case.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The course aims to initiate students, as future legal professionals, in multidisciplinary reflection, by placing the emphasis on practice. This involves encouraging them to simultaneously implement several rules from various branches of the law, and helping them to acquire the reflexes required to bring the relevant issues to the fore.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

This is a final-year course, which means students should be well versed in the subjects taught during the bachelor's degree. Students must have taken the following courses: Obligation and contract law; Extra-contractual responsibility; Economic law; Property law and notions of intellectual property; Administrative law and contentious business principles; Family law; Civil partnership law; Social law; Special contracts; Criminal procedure.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Either case studies or case files are presented in class, which the students are asked to prepare for each session. Slides allow students to structure the main thoughts and issues discussed in class.

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

The course is taught face-to-face and is organised during the 2nd semester, Thursday from 12.30 AM to 1.30PM. 

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

The terms set out in this educational commitment are those that apply in a normal health situation allowing the ordinary course of university courses and exams; they are subject to change depending on the health situation.

Recommended or required readings

The relevant documents are available on the MyULg portal.

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

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

Assessment is in the form of a written exam during the June session. Students have to solve a case study or case file, similar to those dealt with in class. 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Contacts
Aude Berthe : aude.berthe@uliege.be