Course Level

intermediate - advanced / 3rd - 4th year

Course Language

French

Course Classification

This is a Themis course (for Themis students who do not study in France). It is also open to non-Themis students.

Teaching Mode

face-to-face teaching on campus

Contact Hours

2 hrs per week 

 ECTS-credits

5 (if course has been attended regularly and exam has been passed)

Frequency

The course will be held in every or in every other semester.

Time Schedule and Course Venue

please see our electronic course catalogue [to be updated]

Course Content

Ce cours s'adresse à tous les étudiants qui souhaitent acquérir des bases sérieuses en droit français, qu'ils projettent ou non un échange universitaire ultérieur avec la France. Tous les étudiants sont les bien venus, y compris les étudiants en échange Erasmus.

Le but du cours est d’étudier de façon non exhaustive certains principes fondamentaux du droit civil afin de permettre aux étudiants de se familiariser de façon concrète avec le droit civil français. Les étudiants apprendront également à se familiariser avec la lecture du Code Civil français, ainsi que des décisions de jurisprudences, outils nécessaires à la compréhension du droit civil.

[to be updated]

Restricted Enrollment

no (that means that everyone who signs up for this course in time can take part in this course)

Course Registration

via Campus Management

Please register for the course under "Study Program for Exchange Students - Module 11".

[tbc]

registration period: 1 October 2025, 9 a.m. -  31 October 2025, 12 a.m. (midnight)

De-Registration from this Course

via Campus Management

regular drop period: 1 October 2025, 9 a.m. -  31 October 2025, 12 a.m. (midnight)

After the regular drop period you can only drop this course with a valid cause until 14 days prior to the exam. Please contact the International Office at the Law Department if you have to use this option.

Type of Exam

Les conditions de l’obtention du certificat sont une participation orale active ainsi que la réussite d’un test écrit.

[tbc]

Exam Period

The exam will probably take place at the end of this course.

[tbc]

Registration for the Exam

Students will automatically be registered for the exam when they sign up for this course.

De-Registration from the Exam

Students who drop this course via Campus Management are automatically de-registered from the exam. Students who do not drop this course via Campus Management and do not take the exam, are going to finish this course with a non-passing grade (0 points).

Grade Release

via Campus Management