Introduction to Comparative Law [ LDROI1501 ]
6.0 crédits ECTS
30.0 h
2q
| Teacher(s) |
Wijffels Alain ;
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| Language |
Dutch
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Place
of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.)
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Cycle et année
d'étude |
> Master [60] in History
> Master [120] in History
> Bachelor in Law
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Faculty or entity
in charge |
> BUDR
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