Face-to-face , first term, 30 hours of theory.

Dutch.

Generally, students are expected to learn how to understand and use Dutch legal texts (case law, doctrine, legislation, letters etc.), pertaining to general themes in public and private law.
Students should also acquire a passive knowledge of the relevant legal vocabulary in Dutch and be able to translate extracts from texts covered in class and interpret the structure of the texts.

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Before regular classes start, students are required to complete a questionnaire about their prior knowledge of Dutch, in order to be able to assign them to a group with a comparable level of Dutch.
Students who wish to do so may voluntarily participate in an exemption test. The test grants an exemption to take the course for those who obtain a 16/20 or more. The exemption test takes place in the first week of the academic year. Prior enrolment is required. At the beginning of the semester, a syllabus will be available at the university copy services (reprographie). The course is structured around nine chapters and a list of basic legal vocabulary. Each chapter consists of (i) legal texts and (ii) exercises related to the content of and the vocabulary in these texts. During the semester, additional course material may be uploaded on Moodle.
Students are expected to read the texts and prepare the exercises before the classes that deal with them. Active participation of the students is required in class.

Some chapters contain extra grammatical exercises to refresh the general knowledge of Dutch. These are the subject of self-study or can be dealt with during tutoring. Likewise, the course materials comprise translation exercises as well as legal basic vocabulary lists that are the subject of self-study or can be dealt with during tutoring sessions.

Lectures requiring mandatory attendance and active preparation and students' participation (2hrs per week in the first semester, totalling 30 hrs).

Because of emergency measures (such as sanitary measures to combat the Covid pandemic), there might be a switch to another form of teaching, of which the students will be informed as soon as possible depending on the circumstances.

Students are evaluated, not only on the basis of a permanent assessment of class participation, but also on the basis of a written exam.
The latter comprises three parts, namely:
1. a list of questions on the legal vocabulary, either found in texts that were dealt with in class, or in the list of basic legal vocabulary;
2. a set of questions that assess the comprehension of a new text. This new text is of the same nature and deals with a similar theme as a text seen in class; the questions asked are also similar to those asked in class and probe the understanding of the nature, structure, tenor or content of the text;
3. a Dutch to French translation of excerpts of texts that were dealt with in class.

An active participation in classis required. In case of two absences, a replacement task must be made (even if one of the two absences is considered to be unjustified). In case of two absences, a replacement task must be made (even though if one of the two absences is considered to be unjustified). In case of two unjustified absences, the student shall receive the mark ‘0A' for the course.

Because of emergency measures (such as sanitary measures to combat the Covid pandemic), there might be a switch to another form of evaluation, maintaining as far as (reasonably) possible the aforementioned form of evaluation.

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