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This Francqui Chair offers a fresh perspective on the advances and tensions that characterize the way in which the law currently organizes society's relationship with the environment, as an essential substrate for human life and the balance of ecosystems. Far from presenting this law as having reached its peak, it is its recent major advances that will be discussed, as well as the risks of regression that threaten it. If the ambition to protect the environment has indeed become a legal issue, how are its essential drivers evolving, whether in terms of climate, human health, or the status accorded to nature?The conference will be followed by a local drink offered by the Cercle de Droit, the Régionale la Binchoise, and the Régionale RTM.Free event. Registration strongly recommended. More information and full program I'm signing up

Florentin Rochet, a professor of computer security at the University of Namur, specializes in applied cryptography and secure communications. Against the backdrop of rapid advances in artificial intelligence and open-source solutions, he shares his analysis of the current situation and offers his outlook for the future. 

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Legal methodology Legal abbreviations - UCLLegal abbreviations - KUL Guide to legal citations, references and abbreviations Legislation Belgian Legislation (formerly Consolidated Legislation): includes the titles of all legislative and regulatory texts published in the Moniteur belge since 1945 concerning all areas of law. Le Moniteur belge: full-text access since June 1997.Banque carrefour de la Législation/BelgiquelexLex.be: new since March 2016SenLex: collection of official information on Belgian institutional regulations. You will find, for each article of the main institutional norms, the relevant extracts from parliamentary documents, Constitutional Court case law and Council of State opinions. This database includes official information published since July 1, 2014. However, it also contains all parliamentary preparatory work for the sixth reform of the State, published before this date. Older texts can also be consulted in certain exceptional cases. Reflex Chrono: legislation database of the Coordination Office of the Council of State. Wallex: includes the full text of legislation, regulations and case law relating to the areas of law managed by the Walloon Region.CoDT: Code du développement territorial Gallilex: includes the essential legislation and regulations of the French Community Wallonia-Brussels, but also normative documents from other levels of authority, national and international, likely to interfere in the application of legislation by the services of the Government of the French Community.Vlaamse Codex: includes the coordinated legislation of the Flemish Community since 1964.Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU): includes the full text of the L series (Legislation), and the C series (Information and Communication) in full text since 1952 (some gaps between 1952 and 1955).Eur-LEX - European Community Law: portal providing access to the Official Journal of the European Union, including treaties, legislation, case law and preparatory acts of legislation.N-lex: portal providing access to official databases of national legislation from EU member states, using a standard search form.Légifrance: a French portal that mainly provides access to texts published by the Journal Officiel, collective bargaining agreements and the case law of the Courts and Tribunals, but also to standards issued by the European Institutions, and France's international treaties and agreements.Legislation.go.uk: the UK's legal portal (prior to OPSI).Treaty Office (Council of Europe): provides access to Council of Europe treaties and explanatory reports, the status of signatures and ratifications, declarations and reservations made by States, and notifications issued by the Treaty Office since 2000.United Nations (UN):United Nations Official Documents System (SEDOC or ODS): database containing all official UN documentation since 1993. It also provides access to digitized versions of many documents published from 1946 to 1993, including all resolutions of the principal organs, all Security Council documents and official General Assembly documents. Collection of United Nations Treaties: three databases are availableMultilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General (TMDSG): provides information on the status of over 560 major multilateral instruments deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations (including the texts of reservations, declarations and objections) and covers a range of subjects such as human rights, disarmament, goods and services, refugees, the environment and the law of the sea.United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS): contains a collection of treaties and international agreements deposited or registered, classified and entered in the Repertory and published by the Secretariat, since 1946, in accordance with Article 102 of the UN Charter.Monthly Reports on Treaties and International Agreements (RTAI) : contains detailed information on treaties and related treaty formalities that have been registered or classified and entered in the Repertory by the Secretariat over a one-month period. Parliamentary documents Chamber: provides access to parliamentary documents since 1832 (keyword and author search possible since 1988), question and answer bulletins since 1998 (legislature 49), summary records (of Plenary Sessions and Committees) since 2000 (legislature 50), full records (of Plenary Sessions and Committees) since 1844.Sénat: since 1995, access to legislative documents, plenary session annals, committee annals and question and answer bulletins. Since May 2006, it has been possible to consult all the Senate's old legislative documents (1834-1994) by searching by session, number and date.Parlement wallon: includes all documents produced by the Parliament since 1981.Parliament of the French Community: includes all parliamentary documents (draft and proposed decrees, normative decrees, question and answer bulletins, ...) since the 1971-1972 session, all decrees since 1973, verbatim reports since 2004 and parliamentary files since 1995.Brussels Parliament: includes parliamentary documents, summary and verbatim reports, interpretation and oral question bulletins and written question and answer bulletins for both the Council and the Assembly since 1989.Brussels French-speaking Parliament: includes since the 1989-1990 legislature, proposals and projects, work bulletins, committee reports, minutes, written questions and answers bulletins, interpretations and oral answers bulletins, decrees, regulations and resolutions adopted and cooperation agreements.Flemish Community Commission Council (Raad Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie): includes since 1989, documents (Stukken), proceedings (Handelingen), analytical and integral minutes (Beknopt Verslag en integral Verslag), question and answer bulletins (Bulletin van Vragen en Antwoorden).Flemish Parliament (Vlaams Parlement): includes all documents (stukken, vragen en interpellaties, schriftelijke vragen,...) from the Parliament since 1971.German-speaking Parliament: provides a database of all documents (Parlamentsdoklumente, Ausführliche Berichte, Interpellationen,...) from the Parliament since 1973.European Parliament:Public register of European Parliament documentsEuropean Parliament Legislative Observatory (OEIL): contains all living procedures, whatever their date of creation, and all procedures completed since the 4th legislature (July 1994), including European Parliament resolutions. It also contains all documents for information sent by the European Commission to the Parliament for 9 months from the date of receipt. These procedures are legislative, budgetary, non-legislative or internal to the European Parliament.Prelex : is the database for inter-institutional procedures, enabling you to track the major stages in the decision-making process between the Commission and the other institutions (stage of the procedure, decisions by the institutions, names of the people, departments responsible, document references), to follow the work of the various institutions involved (European Parliament, Council, European Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions, European Central Bank, Court of Justice, etc.) and finally to track all Commission proposals (legislative and budgetary dossiers, conclusion of international agreements) and communications from their transmission to the Council or European Parliament.Preparatory work for the European Convention on Human Rights Case law Constitutional Court: includes full text of rulings since 1985, tables and pending cases.Council of State: includes full text of rulings since September 1994.Cour de Cassation - Les arrêts de la Cour de Cassation : Libercas : monthly newsletter containing summaries of Cour de Cassation rulings.Arrêts de la Cour de Cassation de 1790 à 2015 digitized by KULeuven.Pasicrisie (1832-)Juportal: includes summaries of rulings and decisions by the Cour de Cassation, Cour d'Arbitrage/Cour Constitutionnelle, Courts of Appeal and Courts of Labor, Tribunaux de 1ère Instances and Tribunaux du Travail since 1991. Only the most important rulings and pronouncements are included, with no systematic updating of all decisions. For the Cour de Cassation, only published rulings are included. This database also includes the decisions of the Commission d'aide aux victimes and the opinions of the Commission Vie Privée.Court of Justice of the European Communities (CURIA): directory of Community case law including the full text of documents published in the Recueil de la jurisprudence since 1954 (and since 1994 for the Recueil de jurisprudence - Fonction publique (RecFP).European Court of Human Rights (HUDOC): includes the European Convention on Human Rights, a list of recent judgments and access to the full text of the Court's judgments and decisions since 1960.ACA Europe (Association of the Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the European Union): provides access to over 40,000 pages of legal information.DEC.NAT (National Decisions): contains some 32,500 references to national decisions concerning Community law, covering a period from 1959 to the present day.JURIFAST (Rapid Information System) : contains the references and full text of "preliminary rulings files" grouping together the question referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union for a preliminary ruling, the Court's reply to that question, the national decision(s) following on from that reply, and other national decisions concerning the interpretation of Union law (decisions without reference).International Court of Justice: includes all contentious and advisory cases dealt with by the Court since 1946.United Nations CharterStatus of the International Court of JusticeList of cases brought before the Court since 1946Pending casesPermanent Court of International Justice: gives access to documents in the various series (A to F) for the period 1922-1946.International Criminal CourtStatus of the Court (Rome Statute 17/07/1998)Official Journal of the International Criminal CourtLegal toolsInternational Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)Status of the TribunalThe "legal documentation" section : contains the main legal documents that define the ICTY's working framework. It also provides access to databases and the Tribunal's key reports.Database of MIFRTP, ICTR and ICTY case lawUnified Judicial Database: provides access to all public judicial records of the ICTR, ICTY and MIFRTP.International mechanism to carry out the residual functions of the Criminal Tribunals - legacy site of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: many documents are available under the heading "Cases".Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL): many documents are available under the heading "The SCSL" sub-headings "Cases" and "Documents".Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of CambodiaSpecial Court for Lebanon Doctrine Strasbourg Observers Other Moniteur belge - ASBLData Protection Authority (DPA): allows you to find opinions, recommendations and decisions under "Publications".Conseil national du travail: allows you to find collective labor agreements under "Documents".Ecolex: is an environmental law information service jointly managed by FAO, IUCN and UNEP. This database contains information on treaties, international soft law instruments and other policy documents or technical guidelines, national legislation and case law decisions, as well as relevant legal and policy literature. The user can directly access the summary and classification of each document, as well as the full text of most documentsCouncil of Europe databaseTerra Laboris: social law research centerIris Merlin: database of legal information relating to the audiovisual sector in Europe.Justice onlineE-justice: portal presenting the judicial systems of the 27 EU member states. With over 12,000 pages of content, this first version of the portal provides information and links on the practical laws in force in all EU states.FisconetplusBelgian law portalDroits quotidiens ASBLDigithemis: historical digital information system on Justice.Theses in FranceLa Grande Bibliothèque du DroitInternational Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC):ICRC Treaty Database : includes around 100 treaties and instruments of international humanitarian law (IHL) dating from 1856 to the present day. Database: national implementation of international humanitarian law: contains texts and commentaries relating to the national implementation of international humanitarian law. The number of states covered will gradually increase. The content is based on information available to the ICRC's Advisory Services on International Humanitarian Law. It is an illustration of the different aspects and possibilities of national implementation of this law, and not an exhaustive inventory. The language used is English (with the exception of official texts in Spanish or French, which appear in their original version).Database on customary IHLPersonal data: a knowledge base on personal data protection legislation in France, which also includes more general news on the law of new technologies. Image Law Library See content Image Legal research See content Image Law Studies at UNamur See content

The Faculty of Law Library provides two multifunction photocopiers for photocopying, black-and-white printing and A4 scanning..

Consultation Direct accessAnyone with a reader's card can consult books and journals in the reading room. The majority of documents are available for direct access, and two photocopiers are also available to readers.Books on reserveAbout 450 books are stored at the reception desk and are only available for consultation. The shelf mark of these documents ends with the term "Reserve". To consult them, you must present yourself at the counter with your reader's card and the reference (call number and title).To help you locate the documents, we invite you to consult the "Location of documents" section. Borrowing Students and people from outside the Faculty of Law can borrow three books maximum for an evening or weekend. The loan is renewable once, at the Library reception desk or by telephone. Failure to return a book within the required time will result in the payment of a fine of €0.5 per working day and per book. The loan of books is suspended until all fines have been paid. In the event of a repeat offence, the right to borrow is suspended until the end of the current academic year.Staff members of the Faculty of Law may borrow an unlimited number of books for a period of two months. The Library nevertheless reserves the right to request the return of borrowed books at any time. Failure to return a work within the required time limit will result in suspension of borrowing rights.Law Faculty staff members may nevertheless borrow a maximum of one work from the counter reserve, for a limited period of two days.Certain documents may not be borrowed:PeriodicalsDocuments with a green stickerEncylopedias, dictionaries, codes, loose-leaf worksReserve works (red sticker)Borrowers are personally responsible for the works they borrow. Any borrower who has damaged a work during consultation or borrowing must pay for its restoration or replacement.All borrowers are personally responsible for the works they borrow.

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Established about ten years ago within the UNamur School of Law, the Center for Vulnerabilities and Societies (V&S) has established itself as a hub for research and critical reflection on contemporary situations of vulnerability. Born from the merger of two existing centers (PROJUCIT and Fundamental Rights and Social Cohesion), it has gradually organized itself around a clear objective: to analyze how the law addresses the realities experienced by people affected by poverty, precariousness, and discrimination, or whose fundamental rights are at risk of being compromised.

At the University of Namur, the bachelor’s programs in Law offer several tracks to accommodate a variety of student profiles, lifestyles, and career goals. Whether you’re a recent high school graduate, an adult returning to school, or interested in an international or interdisciplinary program, you’ll find a law program tailored to your ambitions.Discover the different bachelor’s programs offered at UNamur on this page.

The Faculty of Law at the University of Namur (UNamur) has long been committed to the pursuit of academic excellence and inter-university cooperation promoted by the Francqui Foundation.By hosting Belgian and international professors and inviting its own faculty members to other universities, the Faculty of Law actively contributes to the influence of the Francqui Chairs, which serve as true vehicles for scientific exchange, intellectual debate, and the promotion of high-level research.This page presents the general framework of the Francqui Chairs, as well as the history of visiting professors at the UNamur Faculty of Law and UNamur professors invited to other academic institutions.

September 15, 2025 A program for all09h00 | Welcome at Pedro Arrupe (Rue de Bruxelles, 67 - 5000 Namur).11h00 | Back-to-school celebration at Saint-Aubain Cathedral (Place Saint-Aubain - 5000 Namur) then welcome students by the Cercles. Daily prices Tuesday, September 16, 2025For Block 1 (Local I02)* - Welcome session08H30: Presentation of the Dean/Vice-Dean (Anthony Cleve - Marie-Ange Remiche)09H00: Presentation of the IS (Cédric Aerts)09H20: Presentation of the pedagogical coordinator (Fanny Boraita)09H40: Presentation of the academic advisor (Géraldine Grandjean)For students in the first 60 credits of the bachelor's degree (only first-time students*)10H40 (Local I02): passport to the "mathematics" baccalaureate(Florence Henry)Attendance at these sessions is compulsory.For UES** and new Master's students (Local I33) - Welcome session14H00: Presentation of the Dean/Vice-Dean (Anthony Cleve - Marie-Ange Remiche)14H30: Presentation of the IS (Cédric Aerts)14H50: Presentation of the pedagogical coordinator (Fanny Boraita)15H10: Presentation of the academic advisor (Géraldine Grandjean)15H30: Presentation of CSLabs (Hugo Raskin)Wednesday, September 17, 2025For Block 1 (Local I02)*<13H00: Passport "lire et comprendre un texte universitaire" (Alexandre Libioul)Attendance at this session is compulsoryFor all students: Classes start (see schedule)Permanences PAE17/09, 10h40-11h40 for NON-primo-arrivants from bloc1: Configuration PAE (salle académique)17/09, 09h00-10h00 for bacheliers from bloc2 and 3: Configuration PAE (salle académique)18/09, 09h00-10h00 for masters: Configuration PAE (salle académique)* First-time students : Students enrolled for the first time in a computer science study program at UNamur, whether they are coming from secondary school, a high school, another university or enrolled in staggered-schedule courses. ** UES: Unités d'enseignement supplémentaires au master (année passerelle) Staggered timetable courses Bachelor and Master 60Saturday, September 13, 2025 - Classes startFor Primo-arrivant students (Block 1 and UES):08:30: Breakfast welcome (coffee, pastries) in the faculty hall.09h00: Presentations by the Vice-Dean, Madame Marie-Ange REMICHE, the Academic Advisor, Madame Géraldine GRANDJEAN, the IT Correspondent, Monsieur Cédric AERTS and the Secretary, Madame Benjamine LURQUIN. Auditorium I02 (first floor of the Faculty of Computer Science). Attendance is compulsory. The welcome session presentation will be posted on the BVE afterwards.10:00 am: Start of classes for all students. Master's specialization in IT and innovation: business analysis and it governance For students concerned by prerequisite coursesSaturday, September 13, 2025 at 9:00 am, seminar I22 on the 2nd floor of the Faculty.For all new studentsCourses start on Friday, October 17 and Saturday, October 18, 2024 at the Academic Hall on the 4th floor of the Faculty of Computer Science, from 8:30 am. And before school starts? In addition to preparatory courses, UNamur offers newcomer students the opportunity to discover their Faculty and the campus, and to take part in a services forum during 2 integration days.Put all the advantages on your side, take part in the preparatory courses!For future medical students, the preparatory courses enable you to prepare for the entrance exam, and for all other students, to discover university teaching by revising the subjects essential to your future training.Exclusively designed for students completing their secondary education (newcomers), these preparatory courses, programmed between mid-August and early September, are tailored to each university program.Learn more about the schedules for the various sessions and register for the preparatory courses...  NEW! To help you make the most of your first year at the University, take part in our integration days!Friday afternoon, September 12 - reserved for newcomers, free, registration requiredTour of your Faculty and campusBarbecue and evening partyYou must register for both activities, even if you are enrolled in the preparatory courses! Registration link: https://www.billetweb.fr/journees-dintegration-unamur-2025.Saturday September 13 from 12pm to 4pm - open to all - free, free accessServices forum: presentation of student services (sports, culture, commitment, social cell, ...), project kots and activities organized on campus...

September 15, 2025 A program for all09h00 | Welcome at Pedro Arrupe (Rue de Bruxelles, 67 - 5000 Namur).11h00 | Back-to-school celebration at Saint-Aubain Cathedral (Place Saint-Aubain - 5000 Namur) then welcome students by the Cercles. First year of Bachelor of Law Tuesday, September 16, 2025Welcome from 12:30 to 1:00 pm in auditorium PA01 by the Dean and presentation of the program by the educational coordinator. Second and third years of bachelor's degree in law Courses resume on (date to be confirmed) Staggered-schedule ferry September 13, 202510am - D11 | BLOC 1 students welcomed by program director Géraldine Mathieu, followed by a welcome drink.The aim of this welcome session is to provide students with all the useful and practical information about BAC HD. It is also a privileged and convivial moment to meet teachers from the program and other students, as well as to familiarize themselves with the teaching facilities.13h - D11 | Start of classes for Block 1 And before school starts? In addition to preparatory courses, UNamur offers newcomer students the opportunity to discover their Faculty and the campus, and to take part in a services forum during 2 integration days.Put all the advantages on your side, take part in the preparatory courses!For future medical students, the preparatory courses enable you to prepare for the entrance exam, and for all other students, to discover university teaching by revising the subjects essential to your future training.Exclusively designed for students completing their secondary education (newcomers), these preparatory courses, programmed between mid-August and early September, are tailored to each university program.Learn more about the schedules for the various sessions and register for the preparatory courses...  NEW! To help you make the most of your first year at the University, take part in our integration days!Friday afternoon, September 12 - reserved for newcomers, free, registration requiredTour of your Faculty and campusBarbecue and evening partyYou must register for both activities, even if you are enrolled in the preparatory courses! Registration link: https://www.billetweb.fr/journees-dintegration-unamur-2025.Saturday September 13 from 12pm to 4pm - open to all - free, free accessServices forum: presentation of student services (sports, culture, commitment, social cell, ...), project kots and activities organized on campus...