2020-2021 / HEVL0071-1

Law and economics

Introduction to law study - civil law

General economy

Duration

Introduction to law study - civil law : 60h Th
General economy : 30h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in translation and interpretation5 crédits 

Lecturer

Introduction to law study - civil law : Laura De Boeck
General economy : Jérome Schoenmaeckers

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Introduction to law study - civil law

INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL LAW
 
Generalities about Family Law, Inheritance Law, Contracts Law, Goods and Property Law, Criminal Law, Intellectual property Law.

General economy

General economics course:
Introduction
Microeconomics part:
- the consumer's behaviour
- the producer's behaviour
- perfect competition and invisible hand
- externalities and public goods
- the economy and the climate change

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Introduction to law study - civil law

The student will get a basic knowledge of Civil Law. He will be able to resolve simple frequent exercices. He will use specific vocabulary. The student will be able to define the key terms used in the legal matter.

General economy

The main objectives of this course are, for future translators/interpreters, to - Understand the basic economic language and, consequently, the general context of the economic texts to be translated; - Develop a critical approach to the economic environment in which they will have to operate; - Build the necessary tools to be able to translate or interpret specialized economic texts correctly and accurately.
 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Introduction to law study - civil law

No prerequisites.

General economy

No prerequisites (high school)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Introduction to law study - civil law

Presentation with examples and case studies. The student will actively participate in the course.

General economy

Theoretical lessons and exercises

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

Introduction to law study - civil law

Regular attendance of the student. The course includes 2 one-hour periods every week taught throughout the year.

General economy

Face-to-face

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Introduction to law study - civil law

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Recommended or required readings

Introduction to law study - civil law

Civil code: www.droitbelge.be/codes.asp.

General economy

Reference book: Economics (Acemoglu Laibson List, 2018 - second edition)
Exercise booklet

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.

Introduction to law study - civil law

There are 2 exams in january and june. The exam for the january counts half point total evaluation. 
The written test includes open-ended questions to assess the knowledge of the course but also the reasoning ability of the student.

General economy

If face-to-face: Written exam (2 hours) with closed book
MQC - Open questions - Exercises
If at home on Ecampus because of COVID (2 hours):
Only MQC with open book

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Introduction to law study - civil law

Course language
French

Contacts

Introduction to law study - civil law

Teacher : Laura De Boeck
laura.deboeck@uliege.be

General economy

jerome.schoenmaeckers@hel.be