Legal Dutch

Teacher(s)

Verkempinck Brecht;

Language

Dutch

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	1. General part, common to the three courses on legal terminology. In each language, the course aims at (1) acquiring a passive knowledge in general, enabling the student to understand a legal text or statement in that language and to acquire an initial active knowledge; (2) specifically : (a) acquiring basic legal knowledge in, essentially, all legal fields; (b) learning a translation method, evaluating the extent to which legal terms in a foreign language can be expressed using their French counterparts, enabling the reader who has no knowledge of the original text to grasp the arguments without confusion; (c) an introduction to the professional use of specialised reference books, especially legal dictionaries.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Other information

Students should have a satisfactory knowledge of everyday Dutch. 

Bibliography

Obligatoire:
B. Verkempinck, Introduction au néerlandais juridique. Inleiding tot de Nederlandse rechtstaal, Bruges, die Keure, 2019.
Facultatif:
E. Dirix, B. Tilleman et S. Lierman (eds.), De Valks Juridisch Woordenboek, Anvers, Intersentia, 2018, 782 p.
G. Sonck, Grammaire de l’étudiant, Louvain-la-Neuve, De Boeck Supérieur, 2018, 272 p.
W. Fischer, Thematische woordenschat Frans, Amsterdam, Intertaal, 2018, 538 p.

Faculty or entity

BUDR