Saint-Louis University - Bruxelles
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MHCG1141 - Law



Credits : 5

Lecturers :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , second term, 60 hours of theory.

Language of instruction :
French

Learning outcomes :
The EU law aims at the following specific learning outcomes:
You have to be able:
- to summarize a new judicial decision and identify the essential elements of the text
- to reproduce a number of legal concepts, identify their characteristic elements and compare them
- to solve a legal question similar to the ones we saw in Class based on the legislative and regulatory texts available (application)
- to understand the main principles of the Belgian institutional organization

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


Prerequisites :
None

Co-requisites :
None

Course contents :
Part 1 : Introduction to Law
A. The concept of Law
B. Branches of Law
C. Judiciary

Part 2 : Functioning of the State
A. Organisation and separation of powers
B. The Federal State and the main federal entities

Part 3 : Civil Law
A. The Persons
I. Natural persons and legal persons
II. Identification and state of natural persons
B. Rights of persons
I. Personal rights
II Patrimonial rights
C. Contracts
I. Principles
II. Sales agreement
III. Lease agreement
D. Intellectual Property Rights

Part 4 : Company Law
A. The company, an actor in Economic law
B. Economic freedom and its limits
C. The legal instruments of the company
D. The company in difficulty

Part 5 : Social Law
A. The actors of the labour market
B. Representative mechanisms
C. The employment contract



Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Lecture course, which can be illustrated by the analysis of documents and/or jurisprudential decisions.

Face-to-face and/or on-line, second term, 60 hours of theory.

Assessment methods and criteria :
The final assessment is a written (face-to-face or online) 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.

During the entire examination, the students may 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 certificative asessment of this module consists of a single exam. It is therefore not possible to transfer any part of the grade.


Recommended or required reading :
The syllabus refers to different books, articles or notes.

These references may be completed by:
- P. WERY, Droit des obligations : 1. Théorie générale des contrats, Larcier, 2011
- J. HANSENNE, Introduction au droit privé, 3è éd., Story Scientia, 1997
- H. CULOT, Y. DE CORDT, H. JACQUEMIN et TH. LÉONARD, Manuel du droit de l'entreprise, Anthemis, 2019



Other information :
Didactic supports proposed to the students:
- Syllabus (to be completed by personal notes)
- Collection of decisions of jurisprudence (some having been commented during the course)
- Legal and statutory texts.

It is imperative to use the legal and statutory texts regularly and frequently in order to be familiar with their handling.