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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 Research See content Image The studies See content

It's impossible to forget Namur's Faculty of Law once you've been there! The mutual attachment is very real during and after studies, and contacts remain numerous in what could be described as "the Namur spirit".

To support its initiatives in providing digital tools and innovative teaching methods, the Faculty of Law has launched an operation to sponsor the chairs in its Library. They symbolically represent the generations of students who take their place there each year to become the jurists acting in tomorrow's world.

Preparatory courses Discover university teaching, life at UNamur and your first practical legal case.To get your first year of study off to a good start, the Faculty is offering two days of preparatory courses just before the start of the academic year. During these two days, you have the opportunity to:introduce you to university working methods;benefit from a first contact with university courses and legal reasoning;meet teachers informally;validate your choice of studies;participate in a presentation of the first-year program, the main deadlines of the academic year and pedagogical support;familiarize yourself with the campus. Discover the preparatory course program Do you have what it takes? Test and improve your knowledge and skills with "Passeports pour le bac".Understanding text and expressing yourself correctly are essential skills for lawyers. Right from the start of your first year, "Passeports pour le bac" enable you to compare your skills with those expected by your teachers.You can assess:your language skills: reading and understanding a text, writing a text on a legal theme;your general culture.Following these tests, the Faculty offers you sessions and workshops to reinforce:your reading strategies;your written expression.Individualized follow-up is also offered. Right from the start of the year, you'll be able to fill in any gaps and boost your success. Results are not taken into account in your end-of-year assessment. Are your methods appropriate? Develop effective strategies to promote your success.Working methods sessions are organized to familiarize you with university learning techniques, such as: taking clear and comprehensive notes; summarizing and synthesizing subjects; understanding subjects in depth; memorizing large amounts of information; managing your time during class periods and blockades; organizing your work; anticipating teachers' requirements. In addition, if you encounter difficulties in your study method, the cellule interfacultaire d'appui pédagogique offers you individual follow-up. Throughout the year, an advisor is on hand to review your study methods and techniques and help you improve them. In addition, if you are recognized as students with special needs, you can be supported throughout your course and benefit from reasonable accommodations tailored to your particular situation. How to overcome difficulties? The Faculty offers you individualized help from a tutor, monitorats and individual follow-up by a specialized pedagogue.The tutorYou can benefit from personalized help from a second or third year block student who has received specific coaching training and acts under the supervision of the Faculty's pedagogical coordinator.These tutors guide you through your studies. They listen to you, advise you, help you understand your subjects and interpret your results. If necessary, they'll refer you to the appropriate resource people.MonitoratsMonitorats are sessions organized for around 100 students at a rate of two to three sessions for more specialized subjects. They aim to re-explain and synthesize material seen in lectures, as well as to prepare you for tests and exams with the help of questions and answers, diagrams, document commentaries...And for students who have to present a second session, revision sessions are organized during the summer vacations.Individual supportThe Faculty of Law also organizes specific educational support in the form of preparatory sessions for the blockade and written exams, and individual interviews for methodological advice. You can be accompanied by a pedagogue specialized in the difficulties specific to law studies through individual appointments, email advice and/or group "coaching" sessions. Furthermore, the teaching staff, assistants and administrative staff are committed to being available for every student, particularly during lectures or at the stand-by sessions organized several times a week. What resources are available to you? Library, computer rooms, e-learning tools and videos accessible online: invaluable resources.The library, for a lawyer, proves as important as the laboratory for a chemist.To be a good lawyer is above all to be able to find the relevant information for resolving a dispute, drafting a contract or advising an investor; it means being able to identify the applicable regulations, the appropriate case law, the relevant doctrine.The Faculty of Law library provides free access to legal collections and works. Electronic legal documentation is also available. The use of this particular source of documentation is specifically taught to you. Computer rooms are open to students, and the library is also equipped with WIFI access.The Faculty of Law is also equipped with state-of-the-art tools to support different learning methods (e-learning platform "WebCampus", videoconferencing tool, course recording system...). For example, some class sessions are filmed and made available on the "WebCampus" platform, which also features exercises. Pedagogical videos (how to use the law code, etc.) and in-depth videos (interviews with experts, etc.) are also available online. This allows you to review, at your leisure and at your own pace, the presentation made in the audience.Educational videosVideo vignettes produced by teachers give you a better understanding of legal concepts and know-how. More information How can you prepare for writing an academic paper? At the start of the second term, several writing workshops are organized. The aim of these workshops is to support you in writing your first academic paper, and to be able to lay the necessary foundations in preparation for the methodology (in the second year) and end-of-cycle (in the third year) papers. Each session is given in small groups. How can you prepare for the exams? Study regularly, acquire good methods, but also get to know the teachers' requirements and their way of questioning.In the first year, formative assessments are organized at the beginning of November in certain subjects. Teachers correct your papers, comment on them and organize group or individual correction sessions with assistants. These tests do not play a part in the marks awarded at the end of the year. They are merely a training tool, enabling you to appreciate the high standards set by your teachers, and to judge the effectiveness of your work and your ability to handle an examination situation.As soon as you start your studies, you will also benefit from specific preparation for oral examinations.After the first year, you will adapt your effort more effectively to the nature and importance of each subject on the syllabus. As a result, you no longer benefit from regular questioning, other than as part of the exercises. Exam organization January, June and, if necessary, August... three sessions to prove your mastery of the subjects.In January, you sit the exams on the 1st term courses. If you fail, you can retake the relevant exam in June and/or August-September. Three chances to succeed, but only in the first bachelor's year. From the second annual block onwards, any exam failed in the January or June session is automatically carried over to the August-September session.According to the choice of teachers, exams may be assessed in writing and/or orally. Assessment procedures are detailed on the university website and specified during the first class. Image The studies See content Image Studying at UNamur See content Image Campus life See content

Succeeding in a year of study at university involves many challenges.To help you meet them, we support you in developing your disciplinary, methodological and human skills... with the support of numerous professionals.

Preparatory courses From the beginning of November, the University of Namur is offering preparatory courses for the medical entrance exam.These courses are devoted to the revision of the four scientific subjects (mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology), and a preparation for the "Communication and critical analysis of information" section. These courses are also designed to teach you to master the specific techniques of this type of MCQ (multiple-choice questionnaire)-based test. Practically, in each discipline, the program offers many opportunities to practice this type of question, and a module is devoted to how to prepare for and answer MCQs. This is a non-obligatory aid which, moreover, requires a personal investment to prepare you for the competition. Discover the preparatory course program Contact Educational consultant Florine Oldenhove +32 (0)81 72 43 61 conseiller.medecine@unamur.be Educational consultant Catherine Goffin +32 (0)81 72 57 27 catherine.goffin@unamur.be Pedagogical coordinator Caroline Canon +32 (0)72 42 31 caroline.canon@unamur.be Image Les études See content Image Etudier à l'UNamur See content Image Vie du campus See content

Preparatory courses Discover university education and life at UNamur while revising the subjects essential for your future training.To get your first year of study off to a good start, UNamur is offering a program of preparatory courses in mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry and university work methodology during the last two weeks of August.Among these subjects, physics and chemistry are compulsory. You select 2 other subjects from mathematics, biology or university work methodology.These courses enable you to:revise knowledge acquired in high school;perfect your working methods thanks to advice from teachers and specific study methods courses;meet assistants and professors on a more informal basis before the start of the academic year;discover the university (its infrastructure and services);create your first links with other students. Discover the preparatory course program Contact Educational consultant Florine Oldenhove +32 (0)81 72 43 61 conseiller.medecine@unamur.be Educational consultant Catherine Goffin +32 (0)81 72 57 27 catherine.goffin@unamur.be Pedagogical coordinator Caroline Canon +32 (0)72 42 31 caroline.canon@unamur.be Image Les études See content Image Etudier à l'UNamur See content Image Vie du campus See content

Preparatory courses Discover university education and life at UNamur while revising the subjects essential for your future training.To get your first year of study off to a good start, UNamur is offering a program of preparatory courses in mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry and university work methodology during the last two weeks of August.Among these subjects, physics and chemistry are compulsory. You select 2 other subjects from mathematics, biology or university work methodology.These courses enable you to:revise knowledge acquired in high school;perfect your working methods thanks to advice from teachers and specific study methods courses;meet assistants and professors on a more informal basis before the start of the academic year;discover the university (its infrastructure and services);create your first links with other students. Discover the preparatory course program Contact Educational consultant Florine Oldenhove +32 (0)81 72 43 61 conseiller.medecine@unamur.be Educational consultant Catherine Goffin +32 (0)81 72 57 27 catherine.goffin@unamur.be Pedagogical coordinator Caroline Canon +32 (0)72 42 31 caroline.canon@unamur.be Image Les études See content Image Etudier à l'UNamur See content Image Vie du campus See content

The Molecular Physiology Research Unit (URPhyM) tackles a number of fundamental research topics in normal and pathological molecular physiology.

The Faculty of Medicine relies on research activities combining fundamental approaches and clinical studies to support and keep its teaching up to date.

Going on an Erasmus program is an enriching life experience !