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2025-2026 / Master

Law, professional focus in public law

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

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  • Bloc
  • Organization
  • Theory
  • Practical
  • Others
  • Credits

Core curriculum compulsory courses

B1
23Cr
B2
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Insolvency law B1Q260--5
Law of associations and groups B1Q248--5
Public international law B1Q148--5
Comparative Law (english language) B1Q1   5
Part 1   30-- 
Part 2   6-- 
Thesis preparation seminar B1TA-12-3
Foundations of tax law B2Q160--5

Common core courses

B1
22Cr
B2
40Cr

Choose one final thesis among:

B2
20Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
ThesisB2TA   20
Written work or participation in a seminar
  --- 
Internship - [120h internship]   --[+] 
Oral test - [4h Autres]
Collégialité, Fabienne Kéfer
  --[+] 
OR (on selection)
ThesisB2TA   20
Internship - [120h internship]   --[+] 
Competitions or international meetings   --- 
Thesis, Competitions or international meetings B2TA---20
Thesis, Written work or participation in a seminar
B2TA---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

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
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

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 20 credits out of the following :

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
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
Compared criminal procedure (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) -Q224--5
Verkeersrecht (dutch language) -Q224--5

Business law minor

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 20 credits out of the following :

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Economic and financial crimes-Q1   5
Part 1   30-- 
Part 2 - [10h Autres]   --[+] 
Accounting and law (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) -Q1306-5
Arbitration and ADR -Q248--5
Data protection law -Q220--5
Insurance law (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) -Q148--5
Company law: special questions
Corequisite
DROI2034-1
Droit des groupements
-Q236--5
Law and economics (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) -Q124--5
Financial law (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) -Q236--5
International and European corporate law (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026)
Corequisite
DROI2034-1
Droit des groupements
-Q124--5
European law, (big) data and artificial intelligence applications seminar (english language) -Q124--5

Social law minor

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 20 credits out of the following :

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Transfer Businesses Social aspects (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) -Q230--5
Advanced social security law (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) -Q224--5
Data protection law -Q220--5
Pension legislation (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) -Q224--5
European and international social law (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) -Q136--5
Psychology of Well-Being at Work -Q130--5

International and European law minor

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 20 credits out of the following :

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
International trade law -Q130--5
Advanced EU Law (english language) -Q224--5
European litigation -Q230--5
European copyright law -Q2205-5
Data protection law -Q220--5
International and European corporate law (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026)
Corequisite
DROI2034-1
Droit des groupements
-Q124--5
International humanitarian law -Q148--5
Private international law: special questions (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026)
Prerequisite
DROI2339-1
Droit international privé
-Q224--5
International and European criminal law -Q224--5
European and international social law (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) -Q136--5
European law, (big) data and artificial intelligence applications seminar (english language) -Q124--5
Law and Practice of International Organizations (english language) -Q224--5

Civil law minor

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 20 credits out of the following :

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Accounting and law (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) -Q1306-5
European copyright law -Q2205-5
Insurance law (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) -Q148--5
Private international law: special questions (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026)
Prerequisite
DROI2339-1
Droit international privé
-Q224--5
Private judicial law: specialisation -Q236--5
European civil procedure -Q124--5

Administrative and public law minor

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 20 credits out of the following :

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Critical analysis of key texts and speeches in public law - [24h Seminar] (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) -Q1--[+]5
Local government law-Q1   5
Civil service law   14-- 
Local political institutions
  10-- 
Comparative constitutional law (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) -Q124--5
Data protection law -Q220--5
Advanced social security law (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) -Q224--5
Environmental law (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) -Q124--5
Urban planning law and real estate administrative law-Q2   5
Fundamental elements   15-- 
In-depth study   12-- 
Sanctions and remedies   3-- 
Introduction to Public finance (english language) (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) -Q22412-5

Critical approach to law minor

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 20 credits out of the following :

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Critical analysis of key texts and speeches in public law - [24h Seminar] (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) -Q1--[+]5
Comparative constitutional law (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) -Q124--5
Roman law, special questions (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026)
Corequisite
DROI1320-1
Comparative Law
-Q224--5
History of law, special questions (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) -Q124--5
Law theories: special questions -Q224--5
Law and Art - [24h Seminar] -Q2--[+]5
Compared criminal procedure (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) -Q224--5
Seminar on social and political philosophy, Critical analysis of a work of political philosophy -Q130--5

Management minor

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
(On selection). See programme Master in law, professional focus in economic and social law, minor subject in management, explained elsewhere.

Guided optional subjects

CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose a second course in legal skills in block 1.

B1
2Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
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] B1Q16-[+]2
Professional legal writing workshops, S2 - [15h Autres] B1Q26-[+]2
Communication and argumentation as applied to legal professions - [8h Autres] B1Q16-[+]2

Choose one course in B1 and one course in B2 in a legal language other than French:

B1
5Cr
B2
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
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
Human Rights Law (english language) -Q224--5
Introduction to American Law (english language) -Q124--5
Introduction to Public finance (english language) (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) -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
B2Q224--5
[...] or another course in a language other than French from the specialist courses
5

Free optional subjects

CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose 2 courses for a total of 10 credits from:

B1
5Cr
B2
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Participation in the Privatissimum -TA45--2
Methodology and epistemology of legal science research - [30h Monitored workshops] B2Q120-[+]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).-
[...] 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.
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[...] 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.
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Some courses are only offered every other year. The parity of the academic year is determined by its starting year (2025¿2026 is considered an odd year).
The student may, subject to the approval of the board of examiners, include in a focus a course in a corresponding subject taken at a partner university, as part of an Erasmus or other exchange programme.

Focus compulsory courses

B1
10Cr
B2
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Advanced administrative law B1Q236--5
Social security law, aspects of public law B1Q136--5
Human rights B2Q236--5

Focus optional courses

B1
5Cr
B2
10Cr

Choose courses totalling 15 ECTS out of the following :

B1
5Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Administrative disputes - [15h Monitored workshops] -Q224-[+]5
Constitutional litigation - [15h Monitored workshops] (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) -Q124-[+]5
European Migration Law (english language) (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) -Q124--5
Contract law and public tenders -Q130--5
Legal and political aspects of public finance law (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) -Q248--5
Parliamentary and election law (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) -Q236--5
Criminal Law of the European Union (english language) -Q224--5
Public law: advanced topics - [15h Monitored workshops] (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) -Q124-[+]5

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

B0
38Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Law of obligations 1 (Contract and liability) B0Q15015-5
Law of obligations 2 (Effects of a contract on third parties - General system of obligations - Quasi-contracts) B0Q24510-5
Constitutional law - [15h Lecture] B0TA75-[+]8
general criminal law B0Q23015-4
European substantive law B0Q14010-5
Civil procedure law B0Q160--5
Supervised work and notions of legal methodology - [30h Practice] B0TA10-[+]6

Optional courses

B0
16Cr

Choose one course from the following :

B0
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Introduction to law philosophy B0Q245--5
Legal theories - [15h Lecture] B0Q245-[+]5
Roman Law B0Q160--5

Choose one module from :

B0
11Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
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

B0
11Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Economic Law B0Q160--5
Labour law and social security B0Q175--6

Module: prerequisite in private law

B0
11Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Property lawB0Q2   5
Founding principles   32-- 
Flipped classroom - [4h Autres]   13-[+] 
Notions of intellectual property   15-- 
Law pertaining to individuals and familiesB0Q2   5
People   10-- 
Children   40-- 
Families   10-- 
Family patrimony - couples - [15h E-learning]   --[+] 

Module: prerequisite in public law

B0
11Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Administrative Law and dispute resolution B0Q160--5

Choose one course from the following :

B0
6Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Property lawB0Q2   5
Founding principles   32-- 
Flipped classroom - [4h Autres]   13-[+] 
Notions of intellectual property   15-- 
Economic Law B0Q160--5
Labour law and social security B0Q175--6

Optional free courses

B0
4Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Criminal procedure B0Q23015-4
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

CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
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

B0
55Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Law of obligations 1 (Contract and liability) B0Q15015-5
Law of obligations 2 (Effects of a contract on third parties - General system of obligations - Quasi-contracts) B0Q24510-5
Administrative Law and dispute resolution B0Q160--5
Introduction to liberalities and successions B0Q215--2
general criminal law B0Q23015-4
Law pertaining to individuals and familiesB0Q2   5
People   10-- 
Children   40-- 
Families   10-- 
Family patrimony - couples - [15h E-learning]
Corequisite
DROI1501-1
Introduction aux libéralités et successions
  --[+] 
Property lawB0Q2   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)
B0Q23015-4
Civil procedure law B0Q160--5
Criminal procedure
Corequisite
DROI1295-1
Droit pénal général
B0Q23015-4
Labour law and social security B0Q175--6
European substantive law
Corequisite
DROI8010-1
Droit institutionnel européen
B0Q14010-5

Optional courses

B0
5Cr

Choose one of the following courses :

B0
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Choice of 4 or 5 credits
Roman Law B0Q160--5
History of law - [15h Lecture] B0Q236-[+]4

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

B0
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Reading legal texts in Dutch, S1 (dutch language) B0Q130--3
Reading legal texts in Dutch, S2 (dutch language) B0Q230--3
European institutional law B0Q136--4
Economic Law B0Q160--5
Legal methodologyB0TA   5
Legal methodology, interpretation and application of the law - Q2   48-- 
Legal methodology, documentary research methods and critique of sources - Q1   1812-