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Common lessons of the master's degree in law [65.0]Unités d'enseignement obligatoires (23 credits)LDROI2101 Tax law and Accountancy lawLDROI2102 Private international lawLDROI2103 Public International LawLDROI2201 Law, change and societyTeaching units of your choice (12 credits)The student choose three of the following unitsLDROI2104 Corporate lawLDROI2105 Family Patrimonial LawLDROI2106 Social security lawLDROI2107 Insolvency LawCours en langue au choixL'étudiant.e choisit obligatoirement un cours en néerlandais et obligatoirement un cours en anglais :
Unité d'enseignement FR/NLLDROI2108 Law and public policiesLDROI2109 Special criminal lawLDROI2113 Law and vulnerabilityUnité d'enseignement FR/ENLDROI2112 Digital LawLDREU2206 EU Internal Market LawEnjeux du développement durable (5 credits)LBIR2050A Challenges of sustainable development and transitionNe peut être dissocié de LDROI1513, les deux doivent être suivis ensemble
LDROI1513 Enjeux du développement durable et de la transition : activité spécifique à la Faculté de droit et de criminologie - Sustainable development and transition challenges : legal perspectives (complement to the MOOC)Ne peut être dissocié de LBIR2050A, les deux doivent être suivis ensemble
Tutorial (3 credits)L'étudiant.e est tenu.e de réaliser un travail pratique LDROI 2110; la matière sera au choix de l'étudiant.e et en fonction des places disponibles dans les groupes entre droit international public, droit international privé, droit de la sécurité sociale, droit des sociétés, droit patrimonial de la famille, droit fiscal et droit de l'insolvabilité.
LDROI2110 Tutorials - TutorialsFR
q1 or q2 0h+8h 3 credits
Thesis (19 credits)LDROI2100 Thesis support seminarFR
q2 15h 2 creditsTeacher(s):
> Marie-Aude Beernaert
> Nicolas Bonbled
> Charles-Hubert Born
> Vincent Callewaert
> Louis-Léon Christians
> Philippe Coppens
> Henri Culot
> Pierre d'Argent
> Nathalie Dandoy
> Bertrand De Coninck
> Yves De Cordt
> Nicolas de Sadeleer
> Olivier De Schutter
> Werner Derycke
> Marie-Noëlle Derèse
> Frédéric Dopagne
> Filip Dorssemont
> Bernard Dubuisson
> Isabelle Durant
> Christine Flamand
> Daniel Flore
> Stéphanie Francq
> Damien Gerard (compensates Anne-Lise Sibony)
> Mona Giacometti
> Jean-Marc Hausman
> Olivier Hermand
> Arnaud Hoc
> François Jongen
> Auriane Lamine
> Matthieu Lys
> Christelle Macq
> Enguerrand Marique
> Yseult Marique
> Thierry Moreau
> Bernard Mouffe (compensates Christophe Lazaro)
> Edouard-Jean Navez
> Suliane Neveu
> Denis Philippe
> Yannick Radi
> David Renders
> Céline Romainville
> Sylvie Sarolea
> Geneviève Schamps
> Jehanne Sosson
> Alain Strowel
> Fabienne Tainmont
> Christophe Thiebaut
> Edoardo Traversa
> Jean-François Van Drooghenbroeck
> Raphael Van Steenberghe
> Marc Verdussen
> Pascale Vielle
> Kris Wauters
> Geoffrey Willems
> Patrick Wéry
Marie-Aude Beernaert
LDROI2150 Legal research methodologyLDROI2200 DissertationFR
q1+q2 15 credits
Teaching units of your choiceThe students in the second year of the master's degree chooses 10 credits of teaching units in the following list. Please note that he·she cannot take two teaching units from two different options:
LDROP2011 Accidents and Disasters LawLDROP2012 Compensation and evaluation of damagesLDROP2013 European and comparative law of tortsLDROP2021 Insurance LawLDROP2022 Property-Casualty InsuranceLDROP2023 Personal InsurancesLDROP2031 Financial Markets RegulationsLDROP2032 Law of Financial ProductsLDROP2033 Banking LawFR
q2 30h 5 credits
LDROP2041 International Business AgreementsLDROP2042 International economic lawLDROP2051 Comparative European Contract LawLDROP2052 Real Estate LawLDROP2053 Credit and distribution lawLDROP2061 Sustainable Development LawLDROP2062 Urban Planning LawLDROP2063 Sectoral Environmental LawLDROP2071 Advanced aspects of Family LawLDROP2072 Individual, Family and StateLDROP2073 Family Law PracticesLDROP2081 European and International Tax LawLDROP2082 Corporate Tax LawLDROP2083 Tax procedureLDROP2084 Value added taxLDROP2091 International Protection of Human RightsLDROP2092 Law and migrationsLDROP2121 Comparative criminal lawLDROP2122 European criminal lawLDROP2123 International criminal lawLDROP2131 Medical and Biomedical LawLDROP2132 Health and Public LawLDROP2133 Health and Social LawLDROP2141 International Social LawLDROP2143 European Union Social LawLDROP2151 Legal History and History of JusticeLDROP2152 Sociology of the lawLDROP2153 Philosophy of lawLDROP2162 International Humanitarian LawEN
q2 30h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Jérôme De Hemptinne
> Jérôme De Hemptinne (compensates Raphael Van Steenberghe)
LDROP2184 International Disputes SettlementLDRIN2001 Theory and History of International LawLDROP2173 Private International LawLDROP2193 Contractualisation de l'action publiqueLIURE2201 Special issues of judicial lawLIURE2207 Ethics of the legal professionsFR
q1 30h 5 credits
LETAT2206 Media and Culture LawLETAT2207 Constitutional JusticeLETAT2208 Administrative LitigationLDREU2201 European litigationLDREU2207 European Consumer LawLDREU2208 European Competition LawLFIRM2206 Criminal Law in BusinessLDROP2103 Law on intellectual property contrLEUSL2113 Digital EuropeEN
q2 30h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Enguerrand Marique (compensates Christophe Lazaro)
> Patricia Nouveau (compensates Christophe Lazaro)
> Alain Strowel (compensates Christophe Lazaro)
Enguerrand Marique (compensates Christophe Lazaro)
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List of focuses
The professional focuses are taught during the first semester of the second year of the master's degree in law. However, the student is required to opt for a focus as soon as he enters the master's cycle, when he (re)registers at UCLouvain.
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Professional Focus : Civil and Criminal Law [30.0]Content:
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q1 0h+8h 5 credits
Unités d'enseignement au choix de la finalité spécialisée : Droit civil et pénalL'étudiant.e choisit 5 unités d'enseignement parmi:
LIURE2201 Special issues of judicial lawLIURE2202 Special topics of criminal procedureFR
q1 30h 5 credits
LIURE2203 Advanced civil liabilityLIURE2205 Family JusticeLIURE2206 Seizure and ExecutionLIURE2207 Ethics of the legal professionsFR
q1 30h 5 credits
LCRIM2109 Criminal Sanction's Execution LawFR
q1 30h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Thierry Moreau
> Olivia Nederlandt (compensates Marie-Aude Beernaert)
Stage de pratique judiciaire (5 credits)The student can replace one of their elective courses with an intership (90h - 5 ects).
LIURE2200 Internship in legal practiceFR
q1 or q2 5 credits
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Professional Focus : Company Law [30.0]Content:Unités d'enseignement obligatoires de la finalité spécialisée : Droit de l'entreprise (10 credits)L'étudiant.e est tenu.e de suivre les unités d'enseignement suivantes:
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q1 0h+8h 5 credits
UE au choix de la finalité spécialisée : Droit de l'entrepriseThe student choose 5 lessons among:
LFIRM2201 Socio-economic analysis of the firmLFIRM2202 Law on corporate structuresLFIRM2203 Business taxation and accountingLFIRM2206 Criminal Law in BusinessFR
q1 30h 5 credits
Stage de pratique juridique (5 credits)The student can replace one of their elective courses with an intership (90h - 5 ects).
LFIRM2200 Internship in legal practiceFR
q1 or q2 5 credits
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Professional Focus : European Law [30.0]Content:
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q1 0h+8h 5 credits
Unités d'enseignement au choix de la finalité spécialisée : Droit européenStudents must choose 5 lessons among:
LDREU2201 European litigationLDREU2202 European PoliciesFR
q1 30h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Luc Leboeuf (compensates Stéphanie Francq)
> Enguerrand Marique (compensates Stéphanie Francq)
LDREU2203 International relations Law of the EULDREU2205 Status of persons in the European UnionLDREU2206 EU Internal Market LawLDREU2207 European Consumer LawLDREU2208 European Competition LawLDREU2209 Constitutional Law of the European UnionLDREU2211 International Investment LawStage de pratique juridique en droit européenThe student can replace one of their elective courses with an intership (90h - 5 ects).
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q1 or q2 5 credits
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Professional Focus : Public Law [30.0]Mandatory to follow the tutorials
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q1 0h+8h 5 credits
Unités d'enseignement au choixThe student must choose 5 units among:
LETAT2201 General theory of StateLETAT2202 Comparative Constitutional LawLETAT2203 Administrations and European IntegrationLETAT2204 PUBLIC LAW OF ECONOMYLETAT2206 Media and Culture LawLETAT2207 Constitutional JusticeLETAT2208 Administrative LitigationStage de pratique juridique en droit public et administratif (5 credits)The student can replace one of their elective courses with an intership (90h - 5 ects).
LETAT2200 Internship in legal practiceFR
q1 or q2 5 credits
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Professional focus abroad (on selection)
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Professional Focus : Transnational, Comparative and Foreign Law [30.0]Content:Echange droit transnational, comparé et étranger (30 credits)
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Professional focus at KULeuven (on selection)
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Professional Focus : Civil and Criminal Law - Privaatrecht en strafrecht [30.0]
This one-year focus is offered as part of a bilingual program organized with the KULeuven. This purpose is exclusively reserved for students whose application is accepted by the Vice-Dean for International Relations of the Faculty of Law and Criminology. Selected students will have to choose lessons related to the specialized focus up to 30 credits and a set of lessons of their choice up to 15 credits.
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Professional Focus : Public Law - Publiekrecht [30.0]
This one-year focus is offered as part of a bilingual program organized with the KULeuven. This purpose is exclusively reserved for students whose application is accepted by the Vice-Dean for International Relations of the Faculty of Law and Criminology. Selected students will have to choose lessons related to the specialized focus up to 30 credits and a set of lessons of their choice up to 15 credits.
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Professional Focus : Company Law - Economish Recht [30.0]
This one-year focus is offered as part of a bilingual program organized with the KULeuven. This purpose is exclusively reserved for students whose application is accepted by the Vice-Dean for International Relations of the Faculty of Law and Criminology. Selected students will have to choose lessons related to the specialized focus up to 30 credits and a set of lessons of their choice up to 15 credits.
Content:Echange - Droit économique (30 credits)
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Options
In the first year, the student is required to choose 15 credits from the same option. All options are annual and are taught during the second term.
In the second year, the student chooses 10 elective course credits (either two UEs of the same option, or one option UE and one UE of their purpose or another, or two UEs of their purpose, or one UE of its purpose and one UE of another purpose (from a predefined list)).
The student going on an exchange trip replaces his choice of teaching units for the second quadrimester of the second year with teaching units of his choice in his host university, up to a maximum of 15 credits and subject to the agreement of the Faculty.
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Accidents et responsabilité [15.0]Content:LDROP2011 Accidents and Disasters LawLDROP2012 Compensation and evaluation of damages
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Assurances [15.0]Content:LDROP2021 Insurance LawLDROP2023 Personal Insurances
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Banque et finance [15.0]Content:LDROP2031 Financial Markets RegulationsLDROP2032 Law of Financial ProductsLDROP2033 Banking Law
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q2 30h 5 credits
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Commerce international [15.0]Content:LDROP2041 International Business AgreementsLDROP2042 International economic law
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Contrats et biens [15.0]
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Environnement, urbanisme et cadre de vie [15.0]Content:LDROP2061 Sustainable Development LawLDROP2062 Urban Planning Law
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Droit de la famille [15.0]Content:LDROP2072 Individual, Family and StateLDROP2073 Family Law Practices
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Droit fiscal [15.0]
In the first year of the master, the students must choose three of lessons among:
Content:LDROP2081 European and International Tax LawLDROP2082 Corporate Tax LawLDROP2084 Value added tax -
Droits de l'Homme - Human Rights [15.0]
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Intellectual property and digital law [15.0]
In the first year of the master, the students must choose three lessons among:
Content:LDROP2103 Law on intellectual property contrLDROP2104 Clinic on European Digital Rights, Law, and DesignThis course is suspended for the 2024-25 academic year.
LEUSL2113 Digital EuropeEN
q2 30h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Enguerrand Marique (compensates Christophe Lazaro)
> Patricia Nouveau (compensates Christophe Lazaro)
> Alain Strowel (compensates Christophe Lazaro)
Enguerrand Marique (compensates Christophe Lazaro)
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Public International Law [15.0]
In the first year of the master, the students must choose three lessons among:
Content:LDROP2162 International Humanitarian LawEN
q2 30h 5 creditsTeacher(s):
> Jérôme De Hemptinne
> Jérôme De Hemptinne (compensates Raphael Van Steenberghe)
LDROP2184 International Disputes SettlementLDRIN2001 Theory and History of International Law -
Droit pénal international, européen et comparé [15.0]Content:LDROP2121 Comparative criminal lawLDROP2122 European criminal lawLDROP2123 International criminal law
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Droit de la santé [15.0]Content:LDROP2132 Health and Public LawLDROP2133 Health and Social Law
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Droit social [15.0]Content:LDROP2141 International Social LawLDROP2143 European Union Social Law
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Theory of Law [15.0]Content:LDROP2152 Sociology of the lawLDROP2153 Philosophy of law
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Private litigation in a global setting [15.0]
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INEO, Interdisciplinary Program in Entrepreneurship
INEO is an option offered in 30 Master's programmes in 9 faculties at UCLouvain. In the Master in Law, you can take it as part of the professional focus: "Business Law". It involves writing an inter-faculty dissertation (as part of a team) on a business start-up project. Access to this option (and to each of the courses) is limited to students selected on the basis of a portfolio. For more information, visit https://uclouvain.be/fr/etudier/ineo
Content:Option INEO (Formation interdisciplinaire en entrepreneuriat)En bloc annuel I
LINEO2001 Théorie de l'entrepreneuriatPrérequis pour l'option INEO 1L'étudiant.e n'ayant pas de prérequis en gestion devra suivre ce cours en plus des 15 crédits ci-dessus.
LINEO2021 Financer son projetOption INEO (Formation interdisciplinaire en entrepreneuriat) (10 credits)En bloc annuel II
The student in the second year of the master in Law choose two lessons among:
LINEO2003 Plan d'affaires et étapes-clefs de la création d'entrepriseLes séances du cours LINEO2003 sont réparties sur les deux blocs annuels du master. L'étudiant.e doit les suivre dès le bloc annuel I, mais ne pourra inscrire le cours dans son programme que lors du bloc annuel II.
LINEO2005 Social and Sustainable EntrepreneurshipLLSMF2011 Knowledge ManagementLLSMS2014 Entrepreneurial FinanceLLSMS2080 International EntrepreneurshipLLSMS2081 Strategic Management of Start upsLSST1001 IngénieuxSud -
Droit public et démocratie en action [15.0]Content:LDROP2192 Droit du financement de l'action publique - Public Finance LawDispensé pour partie en anglais
LDROP2193 Contractualisation de l'action publique
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Preparatory Module (only for students who qualify for the course via complementary coursework)
To access this Master, students must have a good command of certain subjects. If this is not the case, in the first annual block of their Masters programme, students must take supplementary classes chosen by the faculty to satisfy course prerequisites.
The content of the additional module in law meets the requirements of the decree of the Government of the French Community of Belgium of August 30, 2017, commonly called "passerelles decree". The student must follow all of these courses.
Module complémentaire pour les bacheliers en droit (Hautes Ecoles et Promotion sociale)Cours obligatoires (57 credits)LDROI1005 Legal MethodologyLDROI1224L Criminal Law (without practical exercises)FR
q2 45h 4 creditsTeacher(s):
> Christelle Macq (compensates Marie-Aude Beernaert)
> Damien Vandermeersch (compensates Marie-Aude Beernaert)
Christelle Macq (compensates Marie-Aude Beernaert)
LDROI1301 The Individual and Family LawLDROI1302 Social LawLDROI1303 Business LawLDROI1305 Administrative LawLDROI1306 Property LawLDROI1307 Procedure lawLDROI1312 Intellectual Property RightsTravail dirigé (3 credits)Travail dirigé (3 credits)L'étudiant·e réalise un travail dirigé parmi les matières suivantes : droit constitutionnel, droit des obligations, droit pénal, droit de la procédure pénale, droit des personnes et de la famille, droit social, droit de l'entreprise, droit administratif, droits réels et intellectuels ou droit judiciaire.
LDROI1200 Tutorial in Law IFR
q1+q2 0h+12h 3 credits
LDROI1300 Tutorial in Law IIFR
q1+q2 0h+12h 3 credits
Module complémentaire pour les bacheliers universitaires avec mineure d'accès en droitLDROI1005 Legal MethodologyLDROI1004L Legal History (without practical exercises)LDROI1281 Legal DutchOu bien l'étudiant·e suivra le LDROI1284 Nederlandse rechtstaal - Niveau avancé si son niveau le permet.
LDROI1300 Tutorial in Law IIFR
q1+q2 0h+12h 3 credits
LDROI1301 The Individual and Family LawLDROI1302 Social LawLDROI1303 Business LawLDROI1304 Contract LawLDROI1305 Administrative LawLDROI1306 Property LawLDROI1309 Ethics as applied to lawLDROI1307 Procedure lawLDROI1310 Introduction to comparative lawLDROI1312 Intellectual Property Rights