The course has two main objectives.
Firstly, it aims to train students in legal science research and, consequently, to find sources of legislation, doctrine and case law using the various existing databases.
Secondly, the course aims to teach students how to cite the references used in a bibliography or footnote. The course therefore aims to raise students' awareness of intellectual honesty and the need to combat plagiarism, which, it should be remembered, is essential to quality teaching and research (on this subject, see https://www.unamur.be/plagiat).
The course has four main components: learning how to use databases to search for (1) legislation, (2) case law and (3) legal writings, and (4) familiarisation with research in the library of the Faculty of Law at the University of Namur.
The course is assessed by means of an assignment that the student is asked to complete in a given branch of law, on a very specific subject.
This assignment will enable the student to put into practice the material covered in the lecture.
Le livre de référence est le suivant :
van Drooghenbroeck J.-F., Willems G. et Hoc A. et Wattier S., Leçons de méthodologie juridique, Précis de la Faculté de droit de l’UCL, 2è éd., Bruxelles, Larcier, 2016, 360 p.