Roman foundations and history of private law

bdroi1111  2024-2025  Bruxelles Saint-Louis

Roman foundations and history of private law
8.00 credits
90.0 h
Q1 and Q2
Teacher(s)
Language
French
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

o Bring the students to familiarise themselves with the fundamental concepts of private law through the history of their origin, and prepare them to a thorough reading of the Civil Code;
o Bring the students to think in legal terms through practical cases;
o Study legal comparatism from a pragmatic point of view by comparing Roman and Belgian law;
o Introduce to the notion of legal relativism in time and space.
 
Content
The course is composed of a general part, which studies the fundamental concepts in their historical dimension: objective law; subjective rights; actions; legal persons. Followed by more specific parts: procedure; goods and obligations.
Teaching methods
The lecture is illustrated by many practical examples. An optional tutorial helps the students who wish so, to correctly understand the notions through practical exercises.
Evaluation methods
The examination includes two parts:
1°) The students prepare in writing the questions they received, using the Civil Code and the file they have constituted during the year. The number of cards in the file is limited in order to force them to synthesise.
2°) The students present orally their answers. Additional questions will then be asked to check if they understand in detail the concepts they use and if they are able to develop a correct legal reasoning.
Other information
A book and syllabuses including the notions studied in class will be available for the students.
Bibliography
Une bibliographie plus complète est renseignée dans le syllabus Ier. Nous pointons ici quelques manuels de base en langue française, en ce compris une bonne introduction au Common Law.
Gaudemet J., Chevreau E., Droit privé romain, Paris, 2009
Gaudemet J., Les naissances du droit. Le temps, le pouvoir et la science au service du droit, 4e éd., Paris, 2006.
Girard P.-Fr., Manuel élémentaire de droit romain, 8e éd. par F. Senn, 1937, réimpr. présentée par J.-Ph. Lévy, Paris, Dalloz, 2003
Hanard G., Précis de droit romain, I, Bruxelles, FUSL, 1997
Legrand P., Samuel G., Introduction au Common Law, Paris, 2008
Michel J.-H., Éléments de droit romain à l’usage des juristes, des latinistes et des historiens, Fascicules I et II, Bruxelles, 1998 
Pichonnaz P., Les fondements romains du droit privé, 2e édition, Zurich, Paris, 2020.
Pichonnaz P., Dunand J.-Ph. J., Lexique de droit romain, Bruxelles, Zurich, 2006
Schmidlin Br. et Cannata C.A., Droit privé romain, I et II, Lausanne, 1988
Stein P., Le droit romain et l’Europe. Essai d’interprétation historique, 2e éd., Genève, 2004.
Sur les adages :
Merminod Y., Expressions et proverbes latins : adages juridiques, Neuchâtel, 1992
Roland H., Boyer L., Locutions latines et adages du droit français contemporain, Lyon, 1977-79
Mergeai J., Le passe-partout du latin juridique : recueil de termes, locutions, adages avec une traduction, Bruxelles, 1992
 
 
 
 
 
Teaching materials
  • Fondements romains et éléments d'histoire du droit privé
Faculty or entity


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Learning outcomes
Bachelor in Law

Bachelor in Law French-English (and French-English-Dutch)

Bachelor in Law French-Dutch (and French-Dutch-English)