6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 2 with catalog number 4020778FEW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
The course is a "reflection course" and has as its object the "ethics of the socio-economic order".
In the course a central attention is paid to the legal mechanisms and the economic thought patterns that affect and give shape to society in general to its socio-economic order in particular.
Remarks:
1. The lessons of this course as well as the exam can be offered fully (or partially) digitally at the request of the lecturer.
2.The provided contact hours consist of a combination of lessons taking place (digital or otherwise) and previously made lesson recordings (the latter in particular when it concerns unaltered learning material).
Specific subjects covered in the course are:
In the context of this course, the following learning outcomes are pursued:
1. The students acquire specialized knowledge within the domain of economic law (in particular of the subject matter covered in the course).
2. The students are able to reflect critically on economic law as an evolving social (universal or otherwise) phenomenon; they are able to frame and understand new evolutions in their context and know that they have to constantly adjust their knowledge.
3. The students situate their thorough knowledge of law in a broad context - political, economic, legal-theoretical, historical, philosophical, ethical, psychological, sociological or cultural.
4. The students understand how legal rules (in particular for the design of the socio-economic order) are established, which principles underlie them, which objectives are intended by them; they know that these rules and principles and their interpretation evolve and can reflect critically on them.
5.The students are able to think and act independently and critically; they can learn and work independently.
6. The students are able to analyze problems that relate to different areas of law and to find legally and socially responsible solutions for these complex problems.
7. The students are able to apply the requirements that apply to scientific research in law in its different phases: research approach, formulation of research questions, elaboration of research method, strategies for searching, gathering and selecting sources, determining the relevance of the research in its broader legal and social context
8. The students are able to communicate with lay people and with colleagues, articulate their points of view clearly, collaborate and enter into discussion, they are able to argue logically and correctly and defend their point of view.
9. The students can consult resources in other languages (especially French and English), and can follow, understand and summarize presentations in each of these languages.
10. The students are familiar with the skills and techniques required to draft legal texts clearly and in a coherent structure, in view of their objectives, and are able to take a critical attitude towards this. They present the result of their research in a logically constructed and written report and in a group presentation.
11. The students know the existing instruments for legal protection, enforcement of legal rules, conflict avoidance; they have insight into alternative solutions for regulations and conflict management.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
PRAC Presentation determines 60% of the final mark.
SELF Paper determines 40% of the final mark.
Within the PRAC Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The assessment consists of the following assignment categories:
1. Individual paper: 40%
An individual paper (s) to be written by the student determines 40% of the final mark. It concerns a subject that is imposed by the subject teacher, whether or not after a possible proposal by the individual student.
2. Group assignments and individual cooperation: 60%
Other assignments, respectively (1) a group presentation on a subject imposed by the subject teacher (30%); (2) an imposed group assignment on the compulsory literature (20%) (see compulsory literature section in the study material section) and (3) participation in the group discussions and the required lesson preparation (10%) together determine 60% of the final mark.
Through this system, the deployment during the academic year becomes the subject of a continuous evaluation.
Optionally, the student can ask for an additional, classic oral exam in which the student's understanding of the material taught and the material that is discussed during the workshops is assessed. This oral exam can be offered completely digitally at the request of the lecturer.
The points are communicated to the students at the end of the semester. Optionally, the student can ask for an additional, classical oral exam in which the student's insight into the taught material is assessed, as well as the deepening thereof during the various workshops. This oral exam can be offered completely digitally at the request of the lecturer.
Remarks:
The education of this course unit as well as the exam will be offered fully (or partially) digitally at the request of the lecturer.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Laws: Dual Master in Comparative Corporate and Financial Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Civil and Procedural Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Criminology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Economic Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Tax Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: International and European Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Public Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Social Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Criminal Law (only offered in Dutch)