Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Auer Dirk; Van Malleghem Pieter-Augustijn;
Language
English
Main themes
American law is very extensive, and there would be no attempt to provide more than a partial overview during the hours assigned to it.
The content will depend mainly upon the teachers invited to give this course.
In any event, it will ensure that students receive an introduction to American constitutional law, as well as American economic law. Other subjects may be covered, depending upon the teachers' expertise and the students' interests.
Teaching takes the form of questions given to the students and they must then respond by taking account of the documents read prior to the class. These documents will be judgements in case law, but also more basic texts such as those on the American constitution.
A file of documents will be supplied to students at the start of classes.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | The course offers instruction in the basics of American law. The student must be able to understand and remember the principles and legal rules that this course covers, to understand how the American legal order is structured, how American jurists reason, and also, how it is taught in American universities. The teaching is designed to stimulate a critical awareness of the subject and the values underlying the American legal order. |
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”.
Faculty or entity
BUDR
