Saint-Louis University - Bruxelles
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HDPO1111 - History of the political institutions I



ECTS - Credits : 4

Lecturer :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , first term, 30 hours of theory.

Timetable :
First term
Monday from 17:00 to 19:00 at 43 Botanique 3

Language of instruction :
French. Terminology in Latin, English and German.

Learning outcomes :
“The understanding of the present through the knowledge of the past”.
Provide students with an overview of key aspects of the history of institutions and (public) law in the medieval and modern Occident, of the fifth century, and in particular from the eleventh to the eighteenth century, that can inform them but also enable them to understand the evolution of concepts that will be taught in the contemporary law course.

Prerequisites :
None

Co-requisites :
None

Course contents :
The course aims to describe and put in their political, economic and social context, public law institutions (administration, legal, finance). It is centred on the theme of the evolution of the state in Western Europe, especially in France, England and Germany (Empire), from the Germanic kingdoms (fifth-sixth century) to the monarchies of the sixteenth to eighteenth century. Illustrated by the analysis a number of texts of various natures, it also addresses the issue of the formal sources of law in the same chronological and geographical settings.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
This course is a lecture that introduces in a general way to the history of law and institutions. The subject matter is nevertheless illustrated by the reading and commentary of texts (which are translated) or by legal iconography. The students have at their disposal a frame-syllabus, which includes a detailed course outline (including technical terms, names of people and the main chronological markers) and a brief bibliography, enabling to deepen the subject matter. The students also have a collection of documents, which provides them with practical cases and thus makes the subject matter more concrete.

Assessment methods and criteria :
The summative assessment in January, June and September is an oral examination, which includes an analysis question and a synthesis question.


Recommended or required reading :
A brief bibliography enabling to deepen the subject matter is provided in the frame-syllabus.

Other information :
Supports: Frame-syllabus and collection of texts and maps.