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2026-2027 / Master

Law, professional focus in public law

120 crédits
Master in law, professional focus in public law
D2SDRP01

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Block 1

Core curriculum compulsory courses

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Insolvency law Q260--5
Law of associations and groups
Q248--5
Public international law Q148--5
Comparative Law (english language) Q1   5
Part 1  30-- 
Part 2  6-- 
Thesis preparation seminar TA-12-3

Common core courses

Choose one minor

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For students taking part in an exchange programme, the courses followed at the host university replace the minor. However, subject to the approval of the Board of Examiners, students may include in their minor a course in a corresponding subject followed at a partner university, as part of an Erasmus or other exchange programme.

Litigation law minor

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Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
European litigation Q230--5
Arbitration and ADR Q248--5
International humanitarian law Q148--5
Private judicial law: specialisation Q236--5
European civil procedure Q124--5
Criminal procedure, advanced questions Q124--5
Comparative criminal procedure (english language) (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q230--5
Verkeersrecht (dutch language)
Q224--5

Business law minor

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Economic and financial crimesQ1   5
Part 1  30-- 
Part 2 - [10h Autres]  --[+] 
State Aid Law Q130--5
Accounting and law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q1306-5
Arbitration and ADR Q248--5
Data protection law
Q220--5
Insurance law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q148--5
Company law: special questions
Corequisite
DROI2034-1
Droit des groupements
Q236--5
Law and economics (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q124--5
Financial law (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q236--5
International and European corporate law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027)
Corequisite
DROI2034-1
Droit des groupements
Q124--5
European law, (big) data and artificial intelligence applications seminar (english language) Q124--5

Social law minor

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Transfer Businesses Social aspects (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q230--5
Advanced social security law (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027)
Q224--5
Data protection law
Q220--5
Pension legislation (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q224--5
European and international social law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q136--5
Psychology of Well-Being at Work Q130--5

Mineure Droit international

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Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
International and European criminal law Q224--5
Human Rights Law (english language) Q224--5
International trade law Q130--5
International and European corporate law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027)
Corequisite
DROI2034-1
Droit des groupements
Q124--5
International humanitarian law Q148--5
Private international law: special questions (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027)
Prerequisite
DROI2339-1
Droit international privé
Q224--5
Law and Practice of International Organizations (english language)
Q224--5

Mineure Droit européen

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Advanced EU Law (english language) Q224--5
European litigation Q230--5
Advanced European Artificial Intelligence Law (english language) Q220--5
State Aid Law Q130--5
Patent law (including exercises) Q13010-5
Droit d'auteur européen Q2255-5
Data protection law
Q220--5
European law, (big) data and artificial intelligence applications seminar (english language) Q124--5
European and international social law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q136--5
International and European corporate law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q124--5
International and European criminal law Q224--5
European and international social law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q136--5

Civil law minor

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Accounting and law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q1306-5
Droit d'auteur européen Q2255-5
Insurance law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q148--5
Private international law: special questions (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027)
Prerequisite
DROI2339-1
Droit international privé
Q224--5
Private judicial law: specialisation Q236--5
European civil procedure Q124--5

Administrative and public law minor

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Critical analysis of key texts and speeches in public law - [24h Seminar] (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q1--[+]5
Local government lawQ1   5
Civil service law  14-- 
Local political institutions  10-- 
Comparative constitutional law (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q124--5
Data protection law
Q220--5
Advanced social security law (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027)
Q224--5
Environmental law (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q124--5
Droit administratif immobilierQ2   5
Eléments fondamentaux  18-- 
Approfondissements  12-- 
Introduction to Public finance (english language) (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q22412-5

Critical approach to law minor

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Critical analysis of key texts and speeches in public law - [24h Seminar] (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q1--[+]5
Comparative constitutional law (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q124--5
Roman law, special questions (Even years, organized in 2026-2027)
Corequisite
DROI1320-1
Comparative Law
Q224--5
History of law, special questions (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q124--5
Law theories: special questions Q224--5
Law and Art - [24h Seminar] Q2--[+]5
Comparative criminal procedure (english language) (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q230--5
Seminar on social and political philosophy, Critical analysis of a work of political philosophy Q130--5

Management minor

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(On selection). See programme Master in law, professional focus in economic and social law, minor subject in management, explained elsewhere.

Guided optional subjects

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Choose a second course in legal skills in block 1.

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Notice : To support learning conditions, the board reserves the right to allocate students across the different courses and workshops. The number of students enrolled in the Communication and argumentation course is limited to 54
Professional legal writing workshops, S1 - [15h Autres]
Q16-[+]2
Professional legal writing workshops, S2 - [15h Autres]
Q26-[+]2
Communication and argumentation as applied to legal professions - [8h Autres] Q16-[+]2

Choisir un cours au B1 dans une langue juridique autre que le français :

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Notice : Students in the "Economic and Social Law" focus who have already taken a course in English (Private International Law) are exempted from choosing a course under this module; in that case, they may benefit from an additional free-choice option.
Advanced EU Law (english language) Q224--5
European law, (big) data and artificial intelligence applications seminar (english language) Q124--5
Introduction to American Law (english language) Q124--5
Introduction to Public finance (english language) (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q22412-5
Bijzondere vraagstukken van de mensenrechten, S1 (dutch language)
Q124--5
Verkeersrecht (dutch language)
Q224--5
Einführung in das Deutsche Recht (german language)
Q124--5
[...] or another course in a language other than French from the specialist courses
5

Free optional subjects

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choisir un cours pour un total de 5 crédits parmi :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Participation in the Privatissimum TA45--2
[...] One course from the courses of the programme, including from another focus or another minor but that won't be included int the credits allowing validation of the chosen focus (or minor).-
[...] Subject to the jury's approval, a course organised within the framework of the European University of Post-industrial Cities project
Course catalogue: https://public.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/sl/unic/Pages/UNIC-Opened-Courses-List.aspx.
-
Certains cours ne sont organisés qu'une année sur deux. Le caractère pair ou impair de l'année académique est déterminé par le début de l'année (2025-2026 est une année paire).
L'étudiant·e a la possibilité, sous réserve de l'accord du Jury, de faire valoir dans une finalité, un cours d'une matière correspondante suivi dans une université partenaire, dans le cadre d'un séjour d'échange Erasmus ou autre.

Focus compulsory courses

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Advanced administrative law Q236--5
Social security law, aspects of public law Q136--5

Focus optional courses

Choose courses totalling 5 ECTS from the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Administrative disputes - [15h Monitored workshops] Q224-[+]5
Constitutional litigation - [15h Monitored workshops] (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q124-[+]5
European Migration Law (english language) (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q124--5
Contract law and public tenders Q130--5
Legal and political aspects of public finance law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q248--5
Parliamentary and election law (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q236--5
Criminal Law of the European Union (english language)
Q224--5
Public law: advanced topics - [15h Monitored workshops] (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q124-[+]5

Block 2

Core curriculum compulsory courses

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Foundations of tax law Q160--5

Common core courses

Choose courses totalling 20 credits out of the following :

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ThesisTA   20
Written work or participation in a seminar  --- 
Internship - [120h internship]  --[+] 
Oral test - [4h Autres]  --[+] 
OR (on selection)
ThesisTA   20
Internship - [120h internship]  --[+] 
Competitions or international meetings  --- 
Thesis, Competitions or international meetings TA---20
Thesis, Written work or participation in a seminar TA---15
Notice : For selected students, participation in an interuniversity or international competition replaces the written assignment and the oral examination, and sometimes also the placement. In addition, some students may, based on their prior academic background, be exempted from the placement and the oral examination.
Coordination: Michel Peters (master.droit@uliege.be)

Choose one minor

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Litigation law minor

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
European litigation Q230--5
Arbitration and ADR Q248--5
International humanitarian law Q148--5
Private judicial law: specialisation Q236--5
European civil procedure Q124--5
Criminal procedure, advanced questions Q124--5
Comparative criminal procedure (english language) (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q230--5
Verkeersrecht (dutch language)
Q224--5

Business law minor

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Economic and financial crimesQ1   5
Part 1  30-- 
Part 2 - [10h Autres]  --[+] 
State Aid Law Q130--5
Accounting and law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q1306-5
Arbitration and ADR Q248--5
Data protection law
Q220--5
Insurance law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q148--5
Company law: special questions
Corequisite
DROI2034-1
Droit des groupements
Q236--5
Law and economics (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q124--5
Financial law (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q236--5
International and European corporate law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027)
Corequisite
DROI2034-1
Droit des groupements
Q124--5
European law, (big) data and artificial intelligence applications seminar (english language) Q124--5

Social law minor

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Transfer Businesses Social aspects (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q230--5
Advanced social security law (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027)
Q224--5
Data protection law
Q220--5
Pension legislation (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q224--5
European and international social law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q136--5
Psychology of Well-Being at Work Q130--5

Mineure Droit international

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
International and European criminal law Q224--5
Human Rights Law (english language) Q224--5
International trade law Q130--5
International and European corporate law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027)
Corequisite
DROI2034-1
Droit des groupements
Q124--5
International humanitarian law Q148--5
Private international law: special questions (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027)
Prerequisite
DROI2339-1
Droit international privé
Q224--5
Law and Practice of International Organizations (english language)
Q224--5

Mineure Droit européen

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Advanced EU Law (english language) Q224--5
European litigation Q230--5
Advanced European Artificial Intelligence Law (english language) Q220--5
State Aid Law Q130--5
Patent law (including exercises) Q13010-5
Droit d'auteur européen Q2255-5
Data protection law
Q220--5
European law, (big) data and artificial intelligence applications seminar (english language) Q124--5
European and international social law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q136--5
International and European corporate law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q124--5
International and European criminal law Q224--5
European and international social law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q136--5

Civil law minor

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Accounting and law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q1306-5
Droit d'auteur européen Q2255-5
Insurance law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q148--5
Private international law: special questions (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027)
Prerequisite
DROI2339-1
Droit international privé
Q224--5
Private judicial law: specialisation Q236--5
European civil procedure Q124--5

Administrative and public law minor

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Critical analysis of key texts and speeches in public law - [24h Seminar] (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q1--[+]5
Local government lawQ1   5
Civil service law  14-- 
Local political institutions  10-- 
Comparative constitutional law (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q124--5
Data protection law
Q220--5
Advanced social security law (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027)
Q224--5
Environmental law (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q124--5
Droit administratif immobilierQ2   5
Eléments fondamentaux  18-- 
Approfondissements  12-- 
Introduction to Public finance (english language) (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q22412-5

Critical approach to law minor

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Critical analysis of key texts and speeches in public law - [24h Seminar] (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q1--[+]5
Comparative constitutional law (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q124--5
Roman law, special questions (Even years, organized in 2026-2027)
Corequisite
DROI1320-1
Comparative Law
Q224--5
History of law, special questions (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q124--5
Law theories: special questions Q224--5
Law and Art - [24h Seminar] Q2--[+]5
Comparative criminal procedure (english language) (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q230--5
Seminar on social and political philosophy, Critical analysis of a work of political philosophy Q130--5

Management minor

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
(On selection). See programme Master in law, professional focus in economic and social law, minor subject in management, explained elsewhere.

Guided optional subjects

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choisir un cours au B2 dans une langue juridique autre que le français :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Advanced EU Law (english language) Q224--5
European law, (big) data and artificial intelligence applications seminar (english language) Q124--5
Introduction to American Law (english language) Q124--5
Introduction to Public finance (english language) (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q22412-5
Bijzondere vraagstukken van de mensenrechten, S1 (dutch language)
Q124--5
Verkeersrecht (dutch language)
Q224--5
Einführung in das Deutsche Recht (german language)
Q124--5
Sonderfragen des Rechtsraumes deutscher Sprache (german language)
Prerequisite
DROI2328-1
Einführung in das Deutsche Recht
Q224--5
[...] or another course in a language other than French from the specialist courses
5

Free optional subjects

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choisir un cours pour un total de 5 crédits parmi :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Participation in the Privatissimum TA45--2
Methodology and epistemology of legal science research - [30h Monitored workshops] Q120-[+]5
Notice : This course is limited to 15 participants: entry by selection (letter of application to the lead teacher)
[...] One course from the courses of the programme, including from another focus or another minor but that won't be included int the credits allowing validation of the chosen focus (or minor).-
[...] Subject to the jury's approval, a course organised within the framework of the European University of Post-industrial Cities project
Course catalogue: https://public.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/sl/unic/Pages/UNIC-Opened-Courses-List.aspx.
-
Certains cours ne sont organisés qu'une année sur deux. Le caractère pair ou impair de l'année académique est déterminé par le début de l'année (2025-2026 est une année paire).
L'étudiant·e a la possibilité, sous réserve de l'accord du Jury, de faire valoir dans une finalité, un cours d'une matière correspondante suivi dans une université partenaire, dans le cadre d'un séjour d'échange Erasmus ou autre.

Focus compulsory courses

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Human rights Q236--5

Focus optional courses

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Administrative disputes - [15h Monitored workshops] Q224-[+]5
Constitutional litigation - [15h Monitored workshops] (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q124-[+]5
European Migration Law (english language) (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q124--5
Contract law and public tenders Q130--5
Legal and political aspects of public finance law (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q248--5
Parliamentary and election law (Odd years, not organized in 2026-2027) Q236--5
Criminal Law of the European Union (english language)
Q224--5
Public law: advanced topics - [15h Monitored workshops] (Even years, organized in 2026-2027) Q124-[+]5

Bloc d'aménagement du programme de l'année

Bridging courses Master in law (aimed at graduates with a bachelor in law from the French-speaking community) NEW PROGRAMME

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Compulsory courses

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Law of obligations 1 (Contract and liability) Q15015-5
Law of obligations 2 (Effects of a contract on third parties - General system of obligations - Quasi-contracts) Q24510-5
Constitutional law - [15h Lecture] TA75-[+]8
European substantive law Q14010-5
Civil procedure law Q160--5
Supervised work and notions of legal methodology - [30h Practice] TA10-[+]6

Optional courses

Choose one course from the following :

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Introduction to law philosophy Q245--5
Legal theories - [15h Lecture] Q245-[+]5
Roman Law Q160--5

Choose one module from :

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Possible choice between 10 and 11 credits
The student's choice must be guided by the selected specialised focus.

Module: prerequisite in economic and social law

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Economic Law Q160--5
Labour law and social security Q175--6

Module: prerequisite in private law

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Property lawQ2   5
Founding principles  32-- 
Flipped classroom - [4h Autres]  13-[+] 
Notions of intellectual property  15-- 
Law pertaining to individuals and familiesQ2   5
People  10-- 
Children  40-- 
Families  10-- 
Family patrimony - couples - [15h E-learning]  --[+] 

Module: prerequisite in public law

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Administrative Law and dispute resolution Q160--5

Choose one course from the following :

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Property lawQ2   5
Founding principles  32-- 
Flipped classroom - [4h Autres]  13-[+] 
Notions of intellectual property  15-- 
Economic Law Q160--5
Labour law and social security Q175--6

Optional free courses

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Criminal procedure Q23015-4
This course must be added to the programme if the student chooses the minor in litigation law.

Bridging courses (55-60 max) - Master in law (120 ECTS), intended for holders of a bachelor's degree in political science - law or institutions and governance option

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Notice : Note: access to the Master's programme is restricted to holders of a Bachelor's degree in political science, law option, awarded by the French Community, who have successfully completed at least 60 credits of law courses, including subjects such as Belgian constitutional law, Belgian administrative law or European institutional law.

Compulsory courses

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Law of obligations 1 (Contract and liability) Q15015-5
Law of obligations 2 (Effects of a contract on third parties - General system of obligations - Quasi-contracts) Q24510-5
Administrative Law and dispute resolution Q160--5
Introduction to liberalities and successions Q215--2
Law pertaining to individuals and familiesQ2   5
People  10-- 
Children  40-- 
Families  10-- 
Family patrimony - couples - [15h E-learning]
Corequisite
DROI1501-1
Introduction aux libéralités et successions
 --[+] 
Property lawQ2   5
Founding principles  32-- 
Flipped classroom - [4h Autres]  13-[+] 
Notions of intellectual property  15-- 
Special Contracts
Corequisite
DROI8065-1
Droit des obligations 1 (Contrat et responsabilité)
DROI8066-1
Droit des obligations 2 (Effets du contrat à l'égard des tiers - Régime général de l'obligation - Quasi-contrats)
Q23015-4
Civil procedure law Q160--5
Criminal procedure
Corequisite
DROI1295-1
Droit pénal général
Q23015-4
Labour law and social security Q175--6
European substantive law
Corequisite
DROI8010-1
Droit institutionnel européen
Q14010-5

Optional courses

Choose one of the following courses :

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Choice of 4 or 5 credits
Roman Law Q160--5
History of law - [15h Lecture] Q136-[+]4

Couses to be chosen if they have not been chosen in the bachelor's programme (0 to 5 credits)

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Reading legal texts in Dutch, S1 (dutch language) Q130--3
Reading legal texts in Dutch, S2 (dutch language) Q230--3
European institutional law
Q136--4
Economic Law Q160--5
Legal methodologyTA   5
Legal methodology, interpretation and application of the law - Q2  48-- 
Legal methodology, documentary research methods and critique of sources - Q1  1812-