Comparative and European Private International Law

Academic year: 2008-2009 Course code module MREC0440-A Semester: 1st semester Credits: 3 Study load (hours) 84 Theory (hours): Practice/Exercises(hours): 6,00 Other (hours): Part-time program: Instructor(s) Johan Meeusen Veerle Van Den Eeckhout Language of instruction: Dutch Semester exam information: exam in the 1st semester Contract restriction information: 1. Prerequisites *Algemene competenties Prerequisites demonstrated by the successful completion of the bachelor. Specific prerequisite: knowledge of the basic concepts of private international law. *Sequentiality 2. Objectives (expected learning outcomes) Knowledge of the conflict of laws approaches of foreign legal systems (especially those of Anglo-American law and the Netherlands) and of European private international law. Insight in the differences between the choice-of-law approaches of various legal systems. Open and critical attitude towards Belgian, foreign and European developments in the law of conflict of laws.    3. Course content The course aims to familiarize students with the choice-of-law approach of foreign legal systems, especially those of Anglo-American law and the Netherlands; these approaches are systematically compared to the Belgian conflicts approach. Also, the choice-of-law aspects of EU law (the so-called European private international law) are examined. Further, a number of specific, current problems of Belgian conflicts law are examined from a comparative law perspective.   4. Teaching method Direct contact: Lectures Exercise sessions 5. Assessment method Exam: Written, without oral presentation Closed book Open questions 6. Compulsory reading – study material V. Van Den Eeckhout, Course readers Comparative and European private international law (I) and Comparative and European private international law (II).   7. Recommended reading - study material Will be indicated on Blackboard 8. Tutoring laatste aanpassing: last update: 28/07/2008 19:44 veerle.vandeneeckhout