3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 6013472FER for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Possible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Law and Criminology
Department
Private Law
Educational team
Hans De Decker (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

19 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

This course subject examines notary ethics in more detail. Not only does the notary have obligations as a public servant, but also as a professional in private practice. The ethics for each notary public or professional stems from national and supranational laws, general principles of law and the uniqueness of the notary public or legal principle; sources which will all be studied comprehensively in this subject. Substantial attention will be paid to the codification of ethics of the National Association of Notaries, as well as the jurisdiction of the liability of the notary. The concluding aspect of ethics is made up of disciplinary law, where the formal aspects of this course are addressed.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Notariële deontologie, Er wordt een syllabus "Notariële deontologie" ter beschikking gesteld via het online leerplatform Canvas, welke kan aangevuld worden met individuele lesnota's., Canvas
Practical course material (Required) : Een recent notarieel wetboek of kopie van de notariswet en bijhorende wetgeving en reglementen., In het wetboek en/of de wetteksten mogen onderlijningen en fluomarkeringen worden aangebracht, alsook blanco post-its. Het gebruik van kruisverwijzingen of annotaties is niet toegelaten.
Digital course material (Recommended) : Recente publicaties waarvan de lezing desgevallend aanbevolen wordt, worden via het online leerplatform Canvas verspreid., Canvas
Additional info

Lecture.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The student:

  • has an extensive, ready, in-depth knowledge as well as insight into the deontological rules which a notary is subjected to.
  • has an extensive, ready and in-depth knowledge as well as insight into the existing penalty mechanisms.
  • has insight into different legal resources from which deontological rules originate, he is familiar with specific deontological approaches to problems which may arise in a notary office.
  • knows the specific legal and regulatory norms of practice, including the norms with supranational origin such as anti-laundering provisions.
  • is competent in investigating and recognizing specific sources of notarial deontology, such as altered social norms and insights, notary liability and notary regulations.
  • instinctually checks legal questions and factual situations against deontological norms.
  • shows with a critical and reflective approach, the manner in which the notary career is carried out as well as the moral norms against which the carrying out of the job is tested. 

Grading

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

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

  • Oral Exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Students receive individual feedback after the exam upon request.

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:
Master of Notarial Law: default (only offered in Dutch)