Face-to-face , first term, 60 hours of theory.

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French + one article to read in Dutch.

This course is the second part of the Constitutional Law course started in first year (see therefore “Objectives and methods of the Constitutional Law I course”).

Ideally, at the end of the “Constitutional Law II” course, students should essentially be able:
a) to understand and assimilate the meaning or meanings of the new legal concepts studied in class;
b) to show rigors and precision in the definition of these concepts;
c) to understand the links that connect these fundamental concepts to each other;
d) to understand and assimilate the rules of positive law studied in class and situate them in their historical and political context;
e) to read and understand the decisions of jurisprudence studied in class;
f) to handle the code containing the texts of positive law studied in class, identifying the relevant clauses and linking these to the rules that emerge from them;
g) to produce elements of political explanation and critical evaluation of the legal regimes studied in class, without confusing the registers of legal description and prescription, legal explanation, political explanation and ethical evaluation;
h) to analyse political news reported in the daily press in the light of the notions and rules studied in class.
Again, ideally, this course should prompt students to “think further”, which is exactly what the student is invited to do in the sections entitled: “to think further” as well as with the bibliographical references included in the syllabus.

The assimilation of the course “Constitutional law I” course.

The course is divided into four parts:
1° exercising power in the State and the democratic requirement
2° the organisation and functions of the federal authorities in Belgium
3° the organisation and functions of the federated authorities in Belgium
4° civil liberties

- Ex cathedra lecture including theoretical developments and the analysis of cases taken from jurisprudence.
- The teacher will be receptive to answer any questions during breaks or after sessions;
- Tutorials will be organised during the first half of the year to introduce the students to techniques of case resolution involving constitutional law. Cf document “Objectives and methods of law course tutorials”.
- A question and answer session is held at the end of the semester

Oral examination with a preparation time.

Bibliographic references available in the course syllabus.

Didactic supports proposed to the students: a syllabus to be completed by the students' notes. This syllabus includes bibliographical information, jurisprudential rulings and invitations “to think further”. Reference manuals are recommended;