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 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, through the completion of different learning activities. 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 addresses, in depth, certain issues of public law, according to current social issues. The following topics may therefore be studied during the course, which will be adapted according to the most recent news: • public law and mobility (e.g. the study of special economic policies and the Uber case); • public law and broadcasting (e.g. access to airtime for political parties); • public law and the environment (e.g. the Climate Law); • public law and public space (e.g. occupation of the public domain).
The course is interactive and aims to stimulate discussion between the teacher and the students. A variety of learning activities are 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 | 0 | 3 | |
| Bachelor in Law | Standard | 2 | 3 | |
| Bachelor in Law | Standard | 3 | 3 |