Enseignants
Langue
d'enseignement
d'enseignement
Anglais
Thèmes abordés
Le cours est composé de deux parties. Dans une première partie, offrant aux étudiants un premier contact avec les principales sous-disciplines du droit belge, les grands principes du droit belge seront exposés. La deuxième partie visera à faire acquérir aux étudiants les notions de base de méthodologie juridique belge.
Acquis
d'apprentissage
d'apprentissage
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Le cours vise à donner aux étudiants étrangers accueillis dans le cadre d'un programme d'échange les outils et connaissances leur permettant de se repérer facilement au sein du système juridique belge et d'aborder, ainsi mieux armés, les cours qui composent leur programme, et plus particulièrement les cours de droit positif belge. Il s'agit pour les étudiants d'acquérir la maîtrise de concepts de base relevant des différentes branches du droit belge. |
Contenu
!!! This course is a master's and bachelor's level course.
This composite course, offered at both the Bachelor's and Master's levels, is designed specifically for incoming exchange students. It introduces them not only to contemporary legal issues from a comparative perspective but also to the academic environment at UCLouvain’s Faculty of Law and to the broader institutional context in Belgium. Students engage with legal content through a combination of traditional lectures and interactive activities.
The course acts as both an academic and integrative experience, helping incoming students engage with legal topics across jurisdictional boundaries while orienting themselves within a new legal and institutional setting. A key objective of the course is to familiarise students with legal methodology and academic resources on site. The lectures consist of a combination of ex cathedra teaching, including lectures led by guest professors, and hybrid teaching (MOOC). They address topical legal issues and serve as the foundation for the evaluation. Through a combination of academic and cultural components, the course equips exchange students with both substantive legal insights and the practical skills needed to succeed in a multilingual complex legal environment.
This composite course, offered at both the Bachelor's and Master's levels, is designed specifically for incoming exchange students. It introduces them not only to contemporary legal issues from a comparative perspective but also to the academic environment at UCLouvain’s Faculty of Law and to the broader institutional context in Belgium. Students engage with legal content through a combination of traditional lectures and interactive activities.
The course acts as both an academic and integrative experience, helping incoming students engage with legal topics across jurisdictional boundaries while orienting themselves within a new legal and institutional setting. A key objective of the course is to familiarise students with legal methodology and academic resources on site. The lectures consist of a combination of ex cathedra teaching, including lectures led by guest professors, and hybrid teaching (MOOC). They address topical legal issues and serve as the foundation for the evaluation. Through a combination of academic and cultural components, the course equips exchange students with both substantive legal insights and the practical skills needed to succeed in a multilingual complex legal environment.
Méthodes d'enseignement
The course begins with a welcome session introducing the course. Through lectures and related assignments, students are encouraged to approach contemporary legal issues that transcend national boundaries, such as human rights protection or decolonial approaches to international law, in a comparative and critical manner. Early in the semester, students participate in guided visits of the Faculty's law library, later followed by compulsory research methodology sessions in English and/or French. These sessions are designed to build competence in navigating legal sources and preparing academic work within the Belgian and European context. The course also includes a cultural dimension. Students attend the screening of a movie dealing with a socio-legal theme, followed by a moderated discussion. Finally, the course culminates in a visit to a key European institution – the European Parliament – offering students a direct insight into the EU legislative process, the practical functioning of supranational governance, and the interplay between law and policy-making.
Teaching method
Some activities/lectures are compulsory while other are optional. Students are warmly encouraged to attend both.
Compulsory activities:
Teaching method
Some activities/lectures are compulsory while other are optional. Students are warmly encouraged to attend both.
Compulsory activities:
- A compulsory welcome lecture;
- 3 additional compulsory lectures, including with guest Professors;
- Documentary research session (in French or English);
- MOOC
- Visit of the Law Library (in French or English);
- A visit to the European Parliament and/or to the House of European History in Brussels.
- Attendance of the movie’s projection and to the following debate.
Modes d'évaluation
des acquis des étudiants
des acquis des étudiants
The evaluation is based on:
- a written group work followed by an oral presentation.
- A final exam in the form of multiple-choice questions (MCQ).
Autres infos
This course is only accessible to incoming exchange students.
This course is a Master's and Bachelor's level course.
This course is taught in English, but some activities are also held in French.
This course is a Master's and Bachelor's level course.
This course is taught in English, but some activities are also held in French.
Ressources
en ligne
en ligne
Useful documentation is available on moodle.
Faculté ou entité
en charge
en charge