Duration
24h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is not organized in 2024-2025 The course focuses on a general theme (different every year), divided into a series of more specific or technical sub-themes, all inspired by the world of business, or more broadly, by the world of economic exchanges. Hence, it is a question of studying a specific subject in depth, both from a legal point of view and with regard to its economic, historical and sociological extensions. Since this subject is also the object of research for the teacher, it is necessary to systematically make the link between the research and the teaching given in class, and subsequently actively involve the students in it (in the style of a real research seminar). Students will be asked to prepare et present some texts before each meeting to discuss them.
The 2025-2026 seminar is devoted to the study of the book by jurist Katharina Pistor, Le Code du capital. Comment la loi fabrique la richesse capitaliste et les inégalités (Paris, Seuil, 2024, coll. Points).
Each session will be divided into two parts: the first will be devoted to the presentation of one or more chapters of the book by one or more students; the second will illustrate the developments in the chapter(s) presented with examples drawn from belgian Law, foreign Law or European Union Law.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To get students to familiarise themselves with a specific issue regarding business law (in a much more in-depth manner than in the basic course in economic law), by establishing links with disciplines other than law (essentially the economy) and by getting accustomed to looking in a broader and more critical way at the subject under analysis.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Good knowledge of economic law.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Course organized in 2025-2026.
Face-to-face and interactive mode.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège
Further information:
K. Pistor, Le Code du capital. Comment la loi fabrique la richesse capitaliste et les inégalités (Paris, Seuil, 2024, coll. Points).
Documents related to illustrations in positive law will be communicated to students as they become available via MyULiege.
Written work / report
Further information:
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
Students will be assessed on the basis of three criteria:
1° their oral presentation of one of the texts or parts of texts studied
2° their active participation in discussions;
3° a dissertation, of minimum five to maximum ten pages, to be handed in by the end of the January session at the latest, devoted to one of the themes seen in the course, to an explanation of the issues related to this theme and to the student's personal argumentative opinion.
More information during the first lesson.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course is held every odd year (2015-2016, 2017-2018,...).
Contacts
Economic Law and Legal Theory unit.