Introducing Belgian law in a European context

This course aims to give the student an overview of the Belgian legal environment, the government and the political system.
The purpose is to create a forum to promote the knowledge of the legal systems in the house of Europe.
The world's leading companies increasingly treat Europe as a single market. Encouraged by the single market programme and the globalisation of world markets, they have restructured their business to ignore Europe's internal borders which presents many challenges.
But the single market does not yet have a single legal system!
It is more and more important to have a grasp of legal developments at both the European and the different national levels and to appreciate the strategic changes that will occur over the next few years.

Subjects

1. General aspects
2. A federal state
3. The Regions and the Communities
4. The legal system
5. The court system
6. The actual political situation in Belgium
7. Tax incentives for foreign investors
8. Belgian Tax System for residents and non-residents - Employment in Belgium
9. The Belgian Social Security system
10. Setting up your business in Belgium
11. Transport and logistics in Belgium
12. Belgium as a member of the European Community Europe

Study material

• Updated documentation, available during the presentation and discussion of each subject
• All kind of background info on internet, TV and in newspapers
• Documentation of the European Community

Assessment details

• Some subjects will be followed by an exercise.  These exercises must be presented in written form and will be evaluated. These evaluations count for 40% of the overall assessment of this module.
• An oral examination is held at the end of the year and counts for 60% of the overall unit assessment.