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Identical coursesSeminar History of Law - A (B-KUL-C07D5A)
Aims
The seminar - by means of the discipline "History of Law" -
aims at obtaining judicial skills, developing or sharpening the ability to analyse and to formulate problems and solutions in a judicial relevant way, to report and discuss over it, to handle sources of law and to develop an ethical and value consciousness. Moreover, the seminar aims at a more profound study of a problem and includes in any case a verbal contribution (discussion or presentation), resulting in a written paper.
Order of Enrolment
Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.
(FLEXIBLE(C03B8A) OR FLEXIBLE(C02X8B) OR FLEXIBLE(C06X5A) OR FLEXIBLE(HBR24A) OR FLEXIBLE(HBR29C)) AND (FLEXIBLE(C07G7A) OR FLEXIBLE(C04X0A) OR FLEXIBLE(C06X6A) OR FLEXIBLE(HBR22C) OR FLEXIBLE(HFR15A))
The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
C03B8A : Tutorial Methodology of Law
C02X8B : Tutorial Methodology of Law
C06X5A : Tutorial Methodology of Law (for Students working their way through University)
HBR24A : Methodology of Law (No longer offered this academic year)
HBR29C : Methodology of Law
C07G7A : Tutorial on Legal Writing
C04X0A : Tutorial on Legal Writing
C06X6A : Tutorial on Legal Writing (for Students working their way through University)
HBR22C : Tutorial on Legal Writing
HFR15A : Tutorial on Legal Writing (No longer offered this academic year)
Identical courses
This course is identical to the following courses:
C09X7A : Seminar History of Law - A (for Students working their way through University)
Is included in these courses of study
- Bridging Programme: Master of Laws (Leuven) 86 ects.
- Bachelor of Laws (Leuven) 180 ects.
- Bachelor of Laws (Abridged Programme) (Leuven) (General Option) 123 ects.
- Preparatory Programme: Master of Laws (Leuven) 58 ects.
Activities
4 ects. Seminar History of Law - A (B-KUL-C07D5a)
Content
The seminar includes
- a logical, short and distinct analysis of a given problem or assignement;
- a social setting of a given problem or assignement;
- the gathering of relevant sources;
- a written report, drawn in fine Dutch;
- a verbal report, followed by a group discussion;
- a final discussion of the general subject.
Course material
Sources (digital and paper) in KU Leuven libraries and online souces in open access.
Format: more information
The students are expected to be able to recognize an existing problem in the history of law properly, describe it in about thirty pages and be able to explain it to their fellow students.
Specific instructions and calendar on Toledo page.