Law of Public Enterprises and Contracts

6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4001531FEW for working 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

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

Partnership Agreement

Under interuniversity agreement for degree program

Faculty

Faculty of Law and Criminology

Department

Publiek recht

Educational team

Steven Verbeyst (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

39 contact hours Lecture

Course Content

In this course unit, we look into:

the government as 'regulator' (general legal framework + case studies, e.g. 'regulation of micro-mobility' and 'regulation of games of chance' - concrete case studies vary from year to year and follow current events);
the government as 'contractor' and more specifically as 'customer' (general legal framework + broad focus on the legal framework on public procurement and concessions)
the government as 'entrepreneur' (relationship between the concept of government and the concept of enterprise + specific focus on the status of federal public economic enterprises).

Public Economic Law is technical, but our intention is mainly to discuss the general concepts, principles and doctrines, which can serve as leads when solving concrete cases. Through writing an annotation, students are also encouraged to develop academic reflections on current topics of public economic law.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Slides, case law and possibly legal doctrine available, Canvas

Additional info

Not applicable.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The student has insight into the necessity and specificity of government action in economic life (as regulator, contractor and entrepreneur) and can illustrate this with examples.

The student has an explanatory and critical understanding of the increasing intertwining of European and national law in the field of public economic law.

The student has knowledge of positive law on regulation, public contracts (and in particular public procurement contracts and concessions) and the status of the government as entrepreneur.

The student can qualify facts independently and can apply the relevant legal rules, after the necessary interpretation, in relatively complex cases.

The student is able to find, analyse, frame (in the broader sphere of economic public law) and critically comment on case law in the sphere of economic public law.

The student works independently and within a team, which means that during the lectures (but also outside of them) he actively shares his insights and experiences with fellow students in an atmosphere of collegiality.

The student deals constructively with feedback given during the lecture and in response to written annotation and is able to translate this feedback into practical results.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 60% of the final mark.
SELF Teamwork determines 30% of the final mark.
SELF Presentation determines 10% 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 60% of the final mark.

Within the SELF Teamwork category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Case note with a relative weight of 2 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

Within the SELF Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Presentation case note with a relative weight of 3 which comprises 10% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Throughout the semester, students write an annotation under a judicial decision (ECJ, Council of State, etc.) in groups of 2 or 3. An interim version is submitted, on which student and receive feedback from the lecturer. This assignment stands at 30% of the points.

Students present this annotation at the end of the semester in front of the whole group. This stands at 10% of points.

In the examination series, students take an oral exam on the subject matter. The exam consists of theory and application questions. The exam represents 60% of the marks.

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