Commercial law

Teacher(s)

de Pierpont Gabriela (compensates Jadoul Pierre); Jadoul Pierre; Ninane Yannick; Ninane Yannick (compensates Jadoul Pierre);

Language

French

Learning outcomes

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

define, explain and compare the concepts of the fundamental institutions of company law; take a 'prudential' approach to the legal framework of economic life.

Content

The course is structured in different chapters designed to provide the students with an introduction to the fundamental mechanisms of economic law.

A first section identifies, defines and follows the “actor” of economic law: the enterprise - whether acting as a natural person, a corporation or a public operator.

A second part is devoted to market mechanisms. After having studied the actor, we will present the “playing field”. This can be characterised by the principle of free trade and liberty of commerce, but also by the organisation and preservation of the market and a set of provisions that derogate to or adjust the freedom principle mentioned above (access to the profession, market practices, competition regulation, etc.).

The third section will be devoted to the synthetic review of the main techniques characteristic of economic law: specific tools, i.e. commercial contracts.

The fourth section will be devoted to the insolvency rules.

Teaching methods

This course is a lecture, which will also be illustrated by readings and the critical analysis of case-law. Practical exercises will also be solved.

Evaluation methods

The exam is written. Each professor marks the questions related to the subject that he has personally taught.

One of the questions is an application exercise of the same type as those presented in class.

During the exam, the student may have at his / her disposal the selection of relevant legal texts provided by the professors, without any annotation.

Other information

- Syllabus (to be completed with personal notes): it is not exhaustive, but it includes a course summary with the main concepts;
- Selection of relevant legal texts provided by the professors.

Bibliography

Le syllabus comporte, pour chaque partie, le renvoi à une bibliographie délibérément limitée.

Par ailleurs, les étudiants sont invités à faire l'acquisition du recueil de textes légaux et réglementaires élaboré par les enseignants, pour suivre 'texte en mains' un grand nombre des notions vues au cours.

Des documents complémentaires peuvent être mis à la disposition des étudiants via Moodle

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