2024-2025 / DROI2341-1

Law theories: special questions

Duration

24h Th

Number of credits

 Master in law, professional focus in economic and social law5 crédits 
 Master in law, professional focus in public law5 crédits 
 Master in law, professional focus in private law5 crédits 
 Advanced Master in Philosophy and Political Theories5 crédits 

Lecturer

Quentin Detienne, Nicolas Thirion

Coordinator

Nicolas Thirion

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

The course consists of a reading seminar led by two professors on a major work of legal or political philosophy.

The 2024-2025 seminar will be devoted to the following work (if avalaible) : G. Jellinek,  L'Etat moderne et son droit, 1st part, Théorie générale de l'Etat, Giard et Brière, 1911, Paris, coll. Bibliothèque internationale de droit public. In case of unavalaibility, the seminar will focus on : C. Schmitt, Théorie de la Constitution, PUF, 2013, Paris, coll. Quadrige.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Study of the relations between some important works in the history of philosophy and legal thought.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

A sufficient command of the French language and non-formal logic is required.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Interactive seminar (students have to present some aspects of the works chosen for the seminar and participate to discussions around these works).

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

Face-to-face course


Further information:

Course organized during the second quadrimester.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Suggestions sent during the first quadrimester.

Written work / report

Continuous assessment


Additional information:

Students will be assessed on the basis of an oral presentation within the framework of the course, the participation of the student to the discussions and, where applicable, a written piece of work written following this presentation.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Students will be required to read certain documents, which they will be informed of in due course, in order to prepare their oral presentation.

Contacts

Nicolas.Thirion@uliege.be

qdetienne@uliege.be 

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