| Code | Type | Head of UE | Department’s contact details | Teacher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UD-B1-BDROIT-002-M | Compulsory UE | VASSART Patrick | W765 - Finances publiques et Fiscalité |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HE(*) | HTP(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Credits | Weighting | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Français | 72 | 24 | 10.00 | 4.00 | Full academic year |
| AA Code | Teaching Activity (AA) | HT(*) | HE(*) | HTP(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 | Droit civil et fondements de droit romain | 72.00 | 24.00 | 100.00% |
Objectives of general skills
- Acquire the basic knowledge to understand the legal mechanisms in order to understand the concepts, techniques and terminology to express a rigorous legal thought
- Have foundation of legal knowledge in order to work with more refined knowledge and legally consider increasingly complex situations
- 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
- Defend a point of view in order to apply a pragmatic approach of the law to resolve specific issues
- Structure legal reasoning by intelligently and accurately using analogy and syllogism, both orally and in writing
- 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
- Place rules in a social context to understand the challenges and choices that stakeholders face
- Introduce interdisciplinarity in their analysis and perception of the law in order to activate knowledge to reflect critically and constructively on positive law
- Foster a transversal approach to law
UE's Learning outcomes
To achieve acquisition and a command of basic legal notions in order to be able to use language as tool of legal thought.
UE Content
Historical introduction to Roman law (legal development and historical background); exposition of concepts and working methods of Roman law in which contemporary Civil law is deeply rooted: notions of legal status and family law; property and real rights; sources of obligations; description of main contracts; elements of proceedings.
Prior experience
Oral and written fluency of the French language; basic knowledge of Latin can help the student to understand the subject.
Term 1 for Integrated Assessment - type
- Written examination
Term 2 for Integrated Assessment - type
- Oral Examination
Term 3 for Integrated Assessment - type
- Oral examination
Resit Assessment for IT - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type
- N/A
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
| A.A. | Type of Teaching Activity/Activities |
|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 |
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Mode of delivery
| A.A. | Mode of delivery |
|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 |
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Required Reading
| A.A. | |
|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 |
Required Learning Resources/Tools
| A.A. | Required Learning Resources/Tools |
|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 | Précis de Droit romain; Belgian Civil Code. |
Recommended Reading
| A.A. | |
|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 |
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
| A.A. | Recommended Learning Resources/Tools |
|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 | Sans objet |
Other Recommended Reading
| A.A. | Other Recommended Reading |
|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 | Not applicable |
Term 1 Assessment - type
| A.A. | Term 1 Assessment - type |
|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 |
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Term 1 Assessment - comments
| A.A. | Term 1 Assessment - comments |
|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 | Written examination through a multiple-choice form; quotation (with low marks, or zero, for wrong answers): 20% weighting |
Resit Assessment - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type
| A.A. | Resit Assessment - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type |
|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 |
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Resit Assessment - Term 1 (B1BA1) - Comments
| A.A. | Resit Assessment - Term 1 (B1BA1) - Comments |
|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 | Not applicable |
Term 2 Assessment - type
| A.A. | Term 2 Assessment - type |
|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 |
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Term 2 Assessment - comments
| A.A. | Term 2 Assessment - comments |
|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 | Commentary on Belgian Civil Code provisions enlightened by Roman law background in contemporary recording of rules; several questions about the whole subject matter taught from a diachronic perspective; quotation, taking into account quotation (20 % of Term 1 Assessment) as well as in-class exercises and coursework. |
Term 3 Assessment - type
| A.A. | Term 3 Assessment - type |
|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 |
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Term 3 Assessment - comments
| A.A. | Term 3 Assessment - comments |
|---|---|
| D-SCJU-121 | Same as Term 2 Assessment |