9 ECTS credits
270 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1022112BEW for working students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Possible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
NOTE: registration for this course is only possible for working students. Day students can register for courses whose code ends with an R. At Inschrijven / studentenadministratie@vub.be you must be registered at the VUB as a working student for the current academic year.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Law and Criminology
Department
Private Law
Educational team
Thijs Tanghe (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
65 contact hours Lecture
160 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course gives a thorough overview of the Belgian law of obligations. The lectures will deal with these topics mainly from a theoretical perspective. However, in order to illustrate the application of these  rules, also fictional examples and actual jurisprudence will be discussed.

The course deals with the following topics:

  • The notion of obligation and the different types of obligations
  • The notion of contract and the different types of contracts
  • The basic principles of contract law
  • The conclusion of a contract
  • The obligations of the contracting parties
  • The influence of contractual obligations vis-à-vis third parties
  • The obligations rising out of unilateral legal acts
  • The extra-contractual obligations
  • The elements of extra)contractual liability
  • The modalities of obligations
  • The transfer of obligations
  • The expiration of obligations
  • Proof of obligations
  • The influence of the supranational legal order on the law of obligations

Lectures can take place face-to-face and/or online.

Course material
Handbook (Required) : Nieuw algemeen contractenrecht, handbook, I. Claeys - T; Tanghe, paperback, Intersentia, 9789400015760, 2023
Digital course material (Required) : The Powerpoints used in class will be made available on Canvas
Digital course material (Required) : The additional study materials will be posted on Canvas, Canvas
Additional info

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Learning Outcomes

General competencies

  • The student has a thorough knowledge of the basic rules of Belgian Law of obligations. The student also has insight into the coherence of these rules and an understanding of it's societal relevance. 
  • The sudent is able to use professional legal terminology. 
  • The student has an historical understanding of the development of this field of law. Therefore, the student not only has insight into the rules of contemporary law but also in its dynamic nature. 
  • The student is able to solve a simple case in this field in a proficient manner and with the use of statutory law. 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written Exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Written exam.

The multiple-choice section will be graded by positive scoring with Higher Pass Mark (see additional information on CANVAS). Thus, no points will be deducted for a wrong answer. On the other hand, gaining points by guessing will be incorporated into the final point by increasing the pass mark. The pass mark for the exam and the exact conversion table will be communicated in a timely manner on Canvas and in the exam instructions. The exam strategy by this method is simple: do your best on all of the exam, questions you don't know or partially know, you can guess to the best of your ability, without worrying about possible point deductions. 

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Laws: default (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Laws: Verkort traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Economics: Minor Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Verkort traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Criminology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Laws: Default track (only offered in Dutch)