Key words
General, civil and commercial law
Objectives
This course provides you with the necessary insight to understand our society which is firmly built on legal standards.- The student must know the most important principles of the legally determined codes of conduct. He/she should understand the importance of these legal standards, in view of their practical benefit, for both the individual and for society in general.
- It is our objective to teach students not only how to recognise and analyse the judicial aspects of a given situation, but also to enable them to solve certain judicial problems to a certain degree.
- We want to make students alert for our fast evolving jurisdiction and point out the necessity of lifelong learning.
Remark : depending on the chosen option, more specific accents will be integrated.
Topics
Section general and civil law- Introduction: notion, sources of law, structure, political and judicial organization, procedure and evidence
- Law of persons and family law
- Business law and certainties
- Contract law
- Special contract
- Law of succession and gifts
Section commercial law- traders and deeds of trade
- evidence of trade liabilities
- organization of commercial courts
- trade funds and trade fund contracts
- partnership law (introduction)
- contracts with trade agents
- law concerning enterprises in difficulties
- law on business practices
- consumer credit
Prerequisites
No specific knowledge required.
Final Objectives
Knowledge:
General: none
Job-related- judicial basic knowledge
- knowledge of sources containing judicial basic data
- knowledge of the basic principles of civil law, commercial law and company law
- knowledge of data carriers and some authorities which collect information: libraries, multimedia
- knowledge of professional literature
Skills:
General:
Job-related - being able to argue
- being able to express oneself correctly
- being able to understand information with a view to the problems posed
Attitudes:
General: - precision and accuracy
- willingness to learn all one's life
- inquisitiveness
Job-related- being able to summarize
- willingness to take refresher courses (lifelong learning)
Materials used
Section general and civil law
Handbook + possibly supplement + codex + specialist literature, newspapers, magazines, slides, etc.
Section commercial law
Handbook + codex + specialist literature, newspapers, magazines, slides, etc.
Study costs
Handbook at the usual market price.
Codex (for the sections Legal practice and Accountancy and tax law) at the usual market price.
Study guidance
Tutoring
Teaching Methods
Lectures in combination with interactive learning and analysis of judicial texts.
Assessment
- First exam session: written exam 100 %
- Second exam session : written exam 100 %
- Examination Board Flemish Community (ditto regular student)
Lecturer(s)
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