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Introduction to Comparative Law [ LDROI1501 ]


6.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h   2q 

Teacher(s) Wijffels Alain ;
Language Dutch
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Main themes 1. General Part: a general survey of some major legal traditions of the world (chtonic law, religious laws: Hindu, Jewish, Islamic traditions, Western legal systems etc.). 2. Special Part: detailed studies of specific institutions of a foreign (Western) legal system - these may vary from one year to another.
Aims The aim of the course is twofold: (a) introducing the student to some major legal systems and to a comparative approach combining several legal traditions; (b) assisting the student in becoming acquainted with the skills required for attending lectures and presenting a written examination in a foreign language (Dutch), and specifically in the context of legal studies.
Content Contents: (see also above, 2.) 1. General Part and 2. Special Part. Teaching methods: Part 1: systematic outlines of the major features of each tradition, including if possible each time a section on practical issues raised by the application of a non-Western legal rule in a Western forum. Part 2: systematic outlines of selected topics (which may vary from one year to another: e.g. trusts in Anglo-American law, the general theory of contracts in German law etc.)
Cycle et année
d'étude
> Master [60] in History
> Master [120] in History
> Bachelor in Law
Faculty or entity
in charge
> BUDR


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