Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Acquire the basic knowledge to understand the legal mechanisms in order to understand the concepts, techniques and terminology to express a rigorous legal thought
• Understand the organisation of powers to identify institutions and sources of law
• Have foundation of legal knowledge in order to work with more refined knowledge and legally consider increasingly complex situations
• Develop appropriate strategies to systematically update their legal knowledge
• Use language as a tool of legal thinking to understand the concepts, techniques and terminology to express a rigorous legal thought
• Choose appropriate and accurate legal terminology according to the context
• Express thoughts constructively and rigorously
• Understand referencing rules for documentary sources
• Use specific English language skills to open up other legal systems
• Use Dutch for all sources of law specific to Belgium
• Transform a legal issue in order to apply a pragmatic approach of the law to resolve specific issues
• Understand legal research tools and techniques for effective reading
• Identify and define the sources of law to consider the facts and determine the areas of work to be developed
• Combine different sources of national and international law
• Apply the rules of positive law in solving a case study
• Implement the various techniques of interpretation and argumentation in order to apply a pragmatic approach of the law to solve specific issues
• Weigh up the importance given to each source
• Exploit the argumentative value of comparable cases to build legal consistency
• Think critically about legal interpretations proposed in legal literature and case law
• Defend a point of view in order to apply a pragmatic approach of the law to resolve specific issues
• Consolidate legal positions by formulating arguments and reasoned conclusions
• Structure legal reasoning by intelligently and accurately using analogy and syllogism, both orally and in writing
• Assess and demonstrate sound reasoning
• Anticipate conflicting constructions and respond to them in a well-argued and convincing way
• Link law to issues of justice and social purpose in order to activate knowledge to reflect critically and constructively on positive law
• Learn the different concepts of justice
• Compare these different concepts to legislation in order to interpret and apply it appropriately
• Combine rigorous technique whilst taking into account ethical considerations in their approach
• Consider the practical requirements and needs of a company for which the law can provide solutions
• Understand the development and application of the law in a critical manner in order to activate knowledge to reflect critically and constructively on positive law
• Identify social and political issues of legal phenomena
• Place rules in a social context to understand the challenges and choices that stakeholders face
• Consider the relationships of power in the development and application of law
• Introduce interdisciplinarity in their analysis and perception of the law in order to activate knowledge to reflect critically and constructively on positive law
• Question the specifics of a legal approach in relation to other human sciences related to law
• Develop critical thinking skills based on this introduction to humanities
• Foster a transversal approach to law

Learning Outcomes of UE

The purpose of this course is to provide students with the necessary knowledge of administrative law.

Content of UE

The notion of administrative law, the powers of the administration, public service and its laws, organisation modes of the administration, local institutions, public interest organisations, the administrative act, agents, assets, contracts.

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• Written examination
• Graded tests

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q2

• Written examination
• Graded tests

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• N/A

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable