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

First term
Tuesday from 17:15 to 19:15 at 43 Botanique 6
Thursday from 19:15 to 21:15 at 43 Botanique 5

The course is given in French, which does not exclude the possibility that some decisions of jurisprudence may be in Dutch.

Law of obligations is a fundamental discipline, which will serve as a basis for many subsequent courses, among which: contract law, labour law, civil liability law, commercial law…

The students should therefore understand the concepts of the discipline and the legal regime that they fall under.

By the end of the course, the students will be able to apply the studied concepts to concrete situations.

For the Bachelor in Law (Evening Programme) :

None

Most of the subject matter can be found in the articles 1101 to 1381 and 2219 to 2280 of the Civil Code.

The introduction aims to define “obligation” in the legal sense and to define its essential characteristics.

The course outline can be summarised as follows:

Part I. The sources of obligations
Part II. The modalities of obligations
Part III. The transfer of obligations
Part IV. Termination of obligations
Part V. Proof of obligations

This course is a lecture, nevertheless the subject matter can be illustrated by the analysis of documents and/or jurisprudential decisions.

The final assessment is an oral examination. It will assess the knowledge of the subject matter contained in the syllabus as well as discussed in class, including the commented jurisprudential decisions.

The first question allows a preparation time. It will concern a decision of jurisprudence commented in class.

During the entire examination, the students may and should refer to the legal and statutory texts. However, these documents may not include any annotations (with the exception of possible cross-references to other legal devices without any further comment).

The syllabus refers to different books, articles or notes according to the studied subject matter.

These references may be completed by:
- M. COIPEL, Éléments de théorie générale des contrats, Ed. Story Scientia, 1999.
- J. HANSENNE, Introduction au droit privé, 3e éd., Ed. Story Scientia, 1997.
- P. VAN OMMESLAGHE, Droit des obligations (3 tomes), Bruylant 2010.
- P. WERY, Droit des obligations, Vol. 1 : Théorie générale du contrat, (2ème éd.), Larcier, 2011 & Droit des obligations, Vol. 2 : Les sources des obligations extracontractuelles - Le régime général des obligations, Larcier, 2016.

- The syllabus (to be completed by personal notes)

- The collection of decisions of jurisprudence (some having been commented in class)
- The legal and statutory texts.

It is imperative to use regularly and frequently the legal and statutory texts in order to get used to their handling.