Individual, Family and State

Teacher(s)

Willems Geoffrey;

Language

French

Main themes

This course aims to integrate the teaching of human and family law into a general socio-political reflection on the respective roles of the individual, the family and the State (or civil society) in contemporary society when it comes to determining the norms of the private and family life of individuals.
The course proposes an interdisciplinary approach in which human and family law is considered in the light of various non-legal human sciences (psychology, philosophy, sociology, history, anthropology). Within the framework of such an approach, the rules of human and family law will be compared with texts from these different disciplines (Françoise Héritier, Paul Veyne, Claude Levi-Strauss, etc.).

Content

This course aims to integrate the teaching of human and family law into a general socio-political reflection on the respective roles of the individual, the family and the State (or civil society) in contemporary society when it comes to determining the norms of the private and family life of individuals.
The course proposes an interdisciplinary approach in which human and family law is considered in the light of various non-legal human sciences (psychology, philosophy, sociology, history, anthropology). Within the framework of such an approach, the rules of human and family law will be compared with texts from these different disciplines (Françoise Héritier, Paul Veyne, Claude Levi-Strauss, etc.).

Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

This course aims to integrate the teaching of human and family law into a general socio-political reflection on the respective roles of the individual, the family and the State (or civil society) in contemporary society when it comes to determining the norms of the private and family life of individuals.
The course proposes an interdisciplinary approach in which human and family law is considered in the light of various non-legal human sciences (psychology, philosophy, sociology, history, anthropology). Within the framework of such an approach, the rules of human and family law will be compared with texts from these different disciplines (Françoise Héritier, Paul Veyne, Claude Levi-Strauss, etc.).

Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Students will be evaluated by an oral and open-book examination held during the June session. 
This oral exam consists of two parts:

• on the one hand: the student presents for 5 minutes a subject he or she has prepared before the exam. This subject must be related to one or more of the themes studied during the course. It is the subject of a personal and dynamic presentation. The quality of oral expression and the respect of the time limit are part of the evaluation (10 points). 
• on the other hand: the student is invited to draw a question related to the subject seen in the course and to present his answer orally. He/she is given preparation time. After the presentation of the answer, the teacher asks one or more questions for further study or on other aspects of the course (10 points). 

Online resources

Course notes and Power Points are available to students for each course. 
Readings are also made available to them via Moodle. 

Faculty or entity

BUDR