Law, ethics and politics

Teacher(s)

Vrielink Jogchum;

Language

Dutch

Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Learning outcomes

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

The course pursues two objectives: 1) to initiate the students to different issues that lie at the intersection between “law, ethics and politics”; 2) to immerse the students in the Dutch language, the teaching language of this course.

Content

The course begins with a discussion of some basic theories of morality, ethics and the rule of law, and subsequently focuses on a series of case studies (varying each year) to show where and how political and ethical considerations come into play in law, and how to solve the resulting issues.

Teaching methods

The course is in the form of lectures (accompagnied by a reader and slides, that provide the course outline).

Evaluation methods

Written examination (2h, 2 open questions)
The exam questions are drafted in Dutch. The answers may be in Dutch or French, according to the student's choice. There is a bonus of 1 point in total if both questions are answered in Dutch (0.5 bonus point per question)

Other information

The PowerPoint slides and a collection of texts (reader) are available to students on Moodle. The reader is provided on Moodle as well as being available via the reprography.

Bibliography

Les lectures recommandées et obligatoires (par session) seront fournies aux étudiants via Moodle ainsi que par la reprographie.
Aanbevolen en verplichte lectuur (per sessie) zal aan de studenten worden verstrekt via Moodle en via de reprografie.
Recommended and compulsory readings (per session) will be provided to students via Moodle as well as via the reprography.

Faculty or entity

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