The Special Issues in Public Law course is part of the Political and Administrative Sciences elective. It is intended to complement the basic or general training in public law provided through the compulsory first-level in constitutionnal law and third-level course in administrative law. However, it is based on a different approach, more focused on the study of public law issues related to current social challenges.
This course also aims to improve the student's mastery of transversal skills, such as
• communicate, in writing and orally, an idea, a reasoning or the fruit of legal research in compliance with scientific ethics;
• working in groups ;
• public speaking ;
• master the technical tools of communication (powerpoint, etc.);
• use the French language as a tool for legal thinking.
The course has been redesigned this year as an “experiential” course on the highly relevant theme of “The Rule of Law, Democracy and Freedoms".
The aim will be to revisit the concepts of the rule of law and democracy through several fundamental freedoms that underpin and safeguard them, while drawing on the most recent current events :
parliamentary freedom;
executive freedom;
judicial freedom;
democratic freedom;
freedom of the press;
cultural freedom;
freedom of association;
civic freedom.
The approach is interactive and interdisciplinary, based on a reading, a broadcast or programme, a guest speaker, and/or personal research into relevant case studies.
The course has been redesigned this year as an “experiential” course on the highly relevant theme of “The ".
The aim will be to revisit the concepts of the rule of law and democracy through several fundamental freedoms that underpin and safeguard them, while drawing on the most recent current events :
Rule of Law, Democracy and Freedoms : notions ;
parliamentary freedom;
executive freedom;
judicial freedom;
democratic freedom;
freedom of the press;
cultural freedom;
freedom of association;
civic freedom ;
synthesis.
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The course is interactive and aims to stimulate discussion between the teacher, the guest speaker and the students.
A variety of learning activities can be proposed, which aim both to develop legal thinking and to improve the mastery of transversal skills. These activities may include
• collective writing of a case law commentary ;
• oral presentation developing a legal issue seen in the course;
• the creation of a glossary;
• holding a debate during the course;
• building a portfolio of documents.
Continuous assessment of course participation and a written, open book examination to test the student's understanding of the material and their ability to think and reason. Duration of the written exam: about 2 hours EVALUATION CRITERIA : 1. Mastery and understanding of the vocabulary, sources and concepts, notions, rules, principles, mechanisms and institutions of public law and general administrative law; 2. Accuracy, rigour, clarity and structure of presentation and reasoning; 3. Perception of the concrete underlying issues.
See the documents (slides, case law, videos, ...) included on Webcampus
| Training | Study programme | Block | Credits | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor in Law | Standard | 2 | 3 | No |
| Bachelor in Law | Erasmus Belgica UHasselt | 2 | 3 | No |
| Bachelor in Law | Standard | 3 | 3 | No |
| Bachelor in Law | Erasmus Belgica UHasselt | 3 | 3 | No |