Disciplinary skills
➢ Know and understand: explain the legal concepts relating to the specific features, creation, application and interpretation of the rule of law; know the sources of the law; understand the concept of legal order and the interactions between legal orders; summarise a case law decision or a short legal text.
➢ Applying: handling the relevant normative provisions; categorising the rules of law according to their content, binding nature, author and addressee; applying the rules of law to practical situations: carrying out simple exercises, particularly in the form of case studies, in relation to the theory taught; formulating a legal question; applying the requirements of rigour and precision that the law imposes on the drafting of university-level work; applying the rules of scientific ethics.
➢ Analysing: being able to read a legal text/judicial decision and decode its important information, on the basis of a prior understanding of the subject; analysing a judicial decision in the light of the various methods of interpreting the law; being able to establish links between legal texts and current events.
➢ Assess: take a critical look at legal classifications, the role of the legislator and the role of the judge; develop intellectual curiosity to feed this critical look; develop a global vision of the law.
Cross-disciplinary skills
Mastery of this legal knowledge and skills necessarily implies mastery of cross-disciplinary skills. Students must be able to communicate their reasoning and defend their point of view orally and in writing. Students must also be able to work progressively independently and show an interest in current affairs.
