Guidebook Guidebookfor Visiting Students

Visiting Student and Scholar Handbook

Law School International Office

41, Boulevard François Mitterrand

B.P 54

63002 Clermont Ferrand

Cedex 01

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The rich history of education in Clermont-Ferrand began in Billom, between the XIIth and the XVth century, where the first university was established. In 1681, a medical school was founded in Clermont-Ferrand. Auvergne University (Clermont-Ferrand I) was born on March 16, 1976 when the Clermont-Ferrand University was split-up into two Universities.

Since its inception in 1976, Auvergne University has grown to include more than 60 national degrees in Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Law and Politics, Economics, Management and Technology.

With 17,000 students, including 3,000 foreign students, Auvergne University consists of three schools, three faculties and one institute:

„School of Law „School of Economics „School of Management „Faculty of Medicine „Faculty of Pharmacy „Faculty of Dental Surgery

The Law School is part of the University of Auvergne. It is located in the very heart of the Clermont-Ferrand...

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Dear students,

We are very pleased to welcome you to our Law School, in Clermont-Ferrand, for a semester or the entire year.

The Law School is located in the very heart of the city, near the magnificent Lecoq Park. Approximately 4,000 students are currently registered here, including almost 250 foreign students from more than 50 countries.

Studying abroad is not only a valuable personal experience but also an important part of your academic and professional career. In order to allow a rapid and smooth integration into your new environment, and to allow you to fully take advantage of our large selection of courses, we have gathered in this booklet the most pertinent administrative and academic information. Please read this information carefully. Of course, we are at your disposal for any further information and for assistance in your study abroad experience.

The whole International Office team wishes you a very pleasant and successful time studying in our Law School and also … a lot of fun in Clermont-Ferrand and in the volcano region.

Marie-Elisabeth BAUDOIN, Vice-Dean of the Law School, PhD Head of the International Office of the Law School

Erasmus and International Administrative Coordinator „ Cécile BERNARD [email protected] [email protected] 41 Boulevard François-Mitterrand CS 20054 63002 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 1 France Tel. 00 33 (0)4 73 17 75 57 „ Spain and Portugal: Mélanie ALBARET, PhD [email protected]

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Head of the International Office of the Law School

„ Marie-Elisabeth BAUDOIN, Vice-Dean of the Law School, PhD [email protected]

Director of studies „ Canada:

Christine BERTRAND, Dean of the Law School, PhD [email protected]

„ United States, China, Lebanon, Germany, Austria and Czech Republic: Marie-Elisabeth BAUDOIN, Vice-Dean of the Law School, PhD

[email protected] „ Italy and Switzerland:

Marie BASSANO, Director of Studies, PhD, Professor [email protected]

„ Scotland and Ireland: Allison FIORENTINO, PhD [email protected]

École de Droit

41, boulevard François Mitterrand

CS 20054

63002 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 01

Tram and bus stop: Universités

Tel: 00 33 (0)4 73 17 76 00

www.droit.u-clermont1.fr

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Railway station (SNCF) Law School Tram and bus stop Jaude Square

Approximately 4,000 students are currently registered at the Law School, including almost 250 foreign students from more than 50 countries. There are 80 Faculty members.

The Law School is located in the heart of the town with two main buildings: „ Gergovia (with a large Library): 41 Boulevard François Mitterrand „ La Rotonde (called “Pôle Tertiaire”): 6 avenue Léon-Blum

Auvergne University Law School offers a wide range of diplomas in the field of legal studies.

The bachelor’s degree (Licence) is a three-year program. The program is based on the choice of one major (out of two: Law or Economic and Social Administration) and one minor (out of the four proposed).

A minor is a specific program to be taken in conjunction with a major to complement the student’s skills and increase potential career opportunities. Currently, there are four proposed “minors”:

„ minor in “Law” / or a minor in “Economic and Social Administration” „ minor in “Economics and Management”

„ minor in “Social sciences” „ minor in “Success“

During the third year of the Bachelor’s degree in Law, the student has the choice between three specializations:

„ Private Law „ Public Law „ Political Sciences

With the Bachelor’s Degree in Economic and Social Administration, the students benefit from a multidisciplinary education in Law, Economics and Sociology.

As students spend 24 hours per week in the classroom, teaching materials and equipment are important considerations for students. Most of the classes are taught in large auditoriums but there are also 2 or 3 courses taught in smaller groups each semester.

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Auvergne University Law School offers postgraduate two-year master (L.L.M) programs and three-year doctoral studies (Ph.D.), which is the highest academic degree in France.

A. Master Degree Programs : the diversity of LLM

The Master degrees aim to imbue students with a high level of skill in comprehension, analysis and presentation.

There are nine master degrees offered, in private, public law or political sciences. „ Master’s Degree - Labour Law (Private Law)

- Employment Law / - Law and Workers’ Rights / - Law and Human Resource Management

„ _{Master’s Degree - Law and Business (Private Law)} - Law and Taxation for Business

- Business and Banking Law

„ _{Master’s Degree - Civil and Notary Law (Private Law)} - Notary Law

- Civil Law

„ _{Master’s Degree – Law of Administration and Justice (Public and Private Law)}

„ _{Master’s Degree - Law related to healthcare and social services (Public Law)} - Law and management of medical institutions

- Law and management of social services institutions „ Master’s Degree – International Careers (Public Law) - Defence and Security

- International Analysis and Forecasting

B. Complementary certificates

Apart from their specialization, students are also offered complementary certificates. For instance, students can take a varied curriculum, with courses ranging from environmental law and corporations to public international law.

Auvergne University Law School also offers a complementary certificate in American

Law. The duration of this certificate program is four semesters and classes are taught by an American lawyer in English.

„Historical Introduction to US Constitutionalism „US Evidence

„US Property „US Civil Procedure „US Criminal Procedure

The subjects are the one required to take the American Bar Exam.

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The PhD Program is the Law School’s most advanced law degree, designed for aspiring legal academics who wish to pursue sustained independent study, research and writing. Candidates are expected to produce a dissertation that will constitute a substantial and valuable contribution to legal scholarship. They usually complete the requirements – submission and oral defense of the dissertation – within 3 to 5 years.

Each candidate pursues the degree under the supervision of an overall faculty supervisor selected by the candidate and approved by the Doctoral School. Normally this supervisor must be a full- time member of the Auvergne University Law School faculty. Students may also enroll for a thesis under joint supervision (between Auvergne University and another University).

„ _{Master’s Degree - Legal, Economic and Management aspects of Local} Authorities

(Public Law)

- Administration and Local Policies

- Local Economy and Territorial Development - Legal aspects of National and Local Heritage „ _{Master’s Degree – Public Security (Public Law)}

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The Research Center of the Law School consists of 52 Faculty members. The «Michel de l’Hospital» Center is a multidisciplinary Research Center focusing a large majority of its research activity in the fields of Private Law, Public Law, History of Law and Politics.

The activities of the Research Center focus on the concept of Norm and normativity, with three specific domains of research:

„ Norms and Firms (Law and Economics, Banking Law, Business Law, Law and Ethics) „ Norms and States (International Law and Politics, Transitions to Democracy,

International and European Protection of Human Rights, Local development and local authorities)

„ Norms and Heritage (World Heritage, Heritage Law, Estate Law)

Every year, the Research Center organizes several thematic and transversal scientific events, as well as international conferences or symposiums.

In 2012, the Research Center published its first Newsletter (La Lettre) and its first Journal of Law (La Revue).

In 2013, it started to publish a collection of books as an editor. (For exemple : «Droit et Rugby»)

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Our students, whether French or international, enjoy access to a wide range of international experiences while studying at the Law School, including internships around the world, a variety of study abroad opportunities during the academic term, summer school, field trips, and substantial support system from the University for independent research abroad.

Indeed, the Auvergne University Law School has signed 34 Agreements with 34 Law Schools in Europe (Erasmus Exchanges) or outside Europe (bilateral agreements) in 14 States (including England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, the United States, Canada, China and Lebanon). The Law School participates in the Erasmus+ program within the areas of Study Exchanges, Work Placements and Staff Mobility.

A. Study Abroad

Auvergne University Law School students have the opportunity to study one or two semesters abroad, during their third or fourth year. Every year, more than 40 students participate in the exchange programs, most of which spend the academic year abroad.

B. Visiting Students

Every year, the Law School welcomes around 35 students from the universities participating in the exchange programs. The visiting students have access to a wide range of selected classes taught not only in French, but also in English.

The University of Auvergne offers one semester (60 hours - 10 ECTS) of French as a foreign language classes for free.

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Every year, the Law School International Office organises a Welcome Day during which you will be able to meet the other Erasmus students, your tutor and the International Office Team. Your presence is compulsory because all details about your studies will be explained during that meeting. You will be able to ask all the questions about your stay at the Law School, in Clermont-Ferrand or in France in general. Your tutor is a French student who is hired by the Law School during the whole academic year to help you in all the administrative affairs, comprehension of the courses, etc.

You will be required to be at the Law School for the classes, the remedial classes, and during the entire examination period.

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ECTS and Learning Agreement

European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (E.C.T.S)

E.C.T.S is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of higher education across the European Union and other collaborating European countries. For successfully completed studies, ECTS credits are awarded. One academic year corresponds to 60 ECTS (30 ECTS per semester).

„ 16/20 = Grade A „ 15/20 = Grade B „ 14/20 = Grade C „ 12/20 = Grade D „ 10/20 = Grade E „ 09/20 = Grade F Learning Agreement (L.A)

A learning agreement is requested for all Erasmus Exchange Programs. It is a kind of gentlemen’s agreement between the student, the home university and the host university. All the courses that the student wants to follow have to be written in the L.A.

At the Law School, a student who follows a course is required to take the exam. That document has to be signed by each party during the Erasmus period so as a Transcript of Records may be delivered at the end of the Erasmus Exchange Program. Your Learning Agreement may be modified within one month (if some courses may be far from the student expectations or if there is a problem with the agenda during the academic year). You shall inform the Law School International Office of those modifications. The courses are chosen by the student and confirmed by the International Office Team before being sent to the home university to be signed.

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The classes at the Law School

Cours d isp ens és a u pr emier semest re (S 1) Année Cr éd it s Heu res Code Apogee Ense ign ant Licence p remièr e ann ée (L 1) Me nt io n D roi t Qu 'e st -c e-qu e l e D ro it ? L1 5 E CT S 25 he ure s L1 0201 San drin e TI SS EY RE In troduc tion au D roit Priv é L1 6 E CT S 30 he ure s L1 0205 Gw en nh ae l F RA N CO IS In troduc tion au D roit pub lic L1 6 E CT S 30 he ure s L1 0204 Pie rr e E SPLU GA S In troduc tion au D roit in te rn at ion al Pub lic e t E uropé en L1 5 E CT S 25 he ure s L1 0213 Is ab elle MO UL IE R In troduc tion his toriq ue au D roit L1 5 E CT S 25 he ure s L1 0202 N ic ol as LA UR EN T-BO N N E In troduc tion à la Sc ie nc e Po lit iq ue L1 5 E CT S 25 he ure s L1 0212 D av id G AR IB AY In troduc tion à l a S oc iol ogie L1 6 E CT S 30 he ure s L1 0209 Sac ha LE D UC H is toire pol itiq ue e t s oc ial e c on te m porain e 1 L1 5 E CT S 25 he ure s L1 0211 Ma ri e B AS SAN O In troduc tion à l'E con om ie L1 6 E CT S 30 he ure s L1 0206 Sé ba st ie n M AR CHA N D Licence d eu xième ann ée (L 2) Me nt io n D roi t D roit c iv il 1 L2 L2 6 E CT S 30 he ure s L2 0204 Ala in le P O MME LEC D roit c om m erc ial L2 5 E CT S 25 he ure s L2 0206 Ro ber t G OU YOU D roit Pé nal G én éra l L2 5 E CT S 25 he ure s L2 0205 Je an B apt is te PER RI ER D roit A dm in is tra tif 1 L2 6 E CT S 30 he ure s L2 0201 Char le s A ndré D UB RE UI L H is toire de s idé es Po lit iq ue s L2 6 E CT S 30 he ure s L2 0209 Pie rr e G AN IV ET H is toire du D roit Pé nal L2 5 E CT S 25 he ure s L2 0210 N ic ol as LA UR EN T-BO N N E Licence t roi sième a nn ée (L 3) Me nt io n D roi t D roit du Tr av ail 1 : par cours D roit pub lic L3 6 E CT S 30 he ure s L3 0219 Mi ch el MO RAN D D roit c om m un de s s oc ié té s : par cours D roit pub lic L3 6 E CT S 30 he ure s L3 0218 Ron an R AFFRAY Lib ert és Pub liq ue s 1 : par cours D roit pub lic L3 6 E CT S 30 he ure s L3 0212 D om in iq ue TUR PI N D roit In st itut ion ne l de l'UE 1 : par cours D roit pub lic L3 6 E CT S 30 he ure s L3 0213 Chris tin e B ER TRAN D D roit In te rn at ion al Pub lic 1 : par cours D roit pub lic L3 6 E CT S 30 he ure s L3 0214 Is ab elle MO UL IE R Gra nds S ys tè m es Jur idiq ue s L3 5 E CT S 25 he ure s L3 0210 Je an -Fra nç ois R IFFA RD Ma st er s 1 et 2 en D roi t D roit m at érie l de l'Un ion E uropé en ne 1 M1 5 E CT S 25 he ure s M14905 Chris tin e B ER TRAN D D roit de l'e nv iron ne m en t M1 5 E CT S 25 he ure s M14909 Philippe B O UC H EI X D roit in te rn at ion al priv é M1 5 E CT S 25 he ure s M14904 Je an Fra nç ois RI FFA RD Philos ophie juridiq ue e t pol itiq ue M2 5 E CT S 25 he ure s M24702 M ar ie -E lis ab et h B AU D O IN Cours de D roi t en a ng la is Fre nc h Priv at e La w Li ce nce 4 E CT S 20 he ure s DUE E-1 Al lis on FI O RE N TI N O Europe an U nion La w Li ce nce 5 E CT S 24 he ure s DUE E-5 M .E B AUDO IN The Po lit ic al E con om y of G lob al izat ion M ast er 5 E CT S 25 he ure s DUE E-6 K laus G IE SE N Con te m porar y I ss ue s of A m eric an La w Li ce nce 3 E CT S 12 he ure s DUE E-7 D av id M AR TI N I The In te rn at ion al Po lit ic s of Te chn ol ogy an d E col ogy M2 5 E CT S 25 he ure s M24505 K laus G IE SE N US C iv il Proc edure M odul e 5 E CT S 25 he ure s M DUS -4 D av id M AR TI N I US C rim in al Proc edure M odul e 5 E CT S 25 he ure s M DUS -5 D av id M AR TI N I EN N O IR : E xam en orga nis é par le b ure au de s R .I de D roit EN R O UG E : E xam en orga nis é par la sc ol ar ité de s L ou M EN V ER T : C on trôl e c on tin u i. e e xam en orga nis é par l'e ns eign an t

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Incoming students are offered classes of F.L.E (Français Langue Étrangère or French as a Foreign Language).

The University of Auvergne and the University Blaise Pascal have agreed on a special offer for the UdA students who want to take French classes.

These students may choose 60 hours of French lessons in the first or in the second semester (2 classes of 2.30 hours per week) for free. Each class allows the student to have 5 ECTS so 10 ECTS per semester if the student passes the exam. Every registered student will have to take the exam.

When they arrive, students will have to take a test at the University Blaise Pascal to determine what group they will attend, based on their level.

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Exams and transcript of records

Examinations

During the first weeks in Clermont-Ferrand, you will have to choose your courses and complete your Learning Agreement following your home institution requirements. Once your learning agreement is signed by your home institution and the Law School, you will be asked to follow the courses and take the corresponding exams. The exams may be oral examination or written examination.

Transcript of Records

You will be given a Transcript of Records by the end of the semester or the academic year. The original document will be directly sent to your home university.

The graduation system at the Law School is on /20 points. „ 10/20 is a medium (ECTS Grade: E)

„ 12/20 is quite a good grade (ECTS Grade: D) „ 14/20 is a good grade (ECTS Grade: C)

„ 16/20 is a very good grade especially for Erasmus Students (ECTS Grade: A) Recovery exams

For students whose grade is under 10/20, a recovery exam will be proposed. The student will have to register for the recovery exam at the Law School International Office. The new grade will replace the old one if it is better.

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The B.D.E (Bureau des Étudiants) is a law student association that helps foreign students to discover the French university and administration systems. «Buddies» partnerships are launched every year during the welcome day in September.

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The Melting Club

The Melting Club is also a student association from the University of Auvergne. A dynamic student team is happy to welcome and help you every year to find your accomodation, visit the campus and organize parties.

[email protected]

Worldtop ESN Clermont

Worldtop ESN Clermont organises meetings between every foreign students in Clermont-Ferrand, French students, families and retired people to share friendly moments, hiking visits and different cultures.

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Exchange students may book a room at the dorms for a semester or the entire academic year by the way of the University International and central office. The dorms or «university residences» are managed by the CROUS:

„Residence Dolet „Residence Lebon

The rent is between 150€ and 250€ per month.

To be able to book a room, students have to register by sending back the application form sent in April by the International office of the Law School.

Contact : Nadine LEVADOUX [email protected]

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Two Summer School programs are also co-organized by the Law School.

„ Held in turn in Clermont-Ferrand and in Olomouc, the Summer Program with the Palacky University (Olomouc, Czech Republic) is an opportunity for ten Czech and ten French students to exchange points of view on their legal systems and to discover another culture.

„ Held in Clermont-Ferrand, the Summer Program with the Florida Coastal School of Law (Jacksonville, United States) is a seven-week program during which 40 American Students and 10-20 French Students attend classes taught in English by two American Professors and two French Professors. This is also a great opportunity to travel, discover another culture and exchange their experiences.

B. Research and symposium

Academics from the Law School have also established numerous research collaborations with international partners.

Apart from their individual scientific exchanges, they organize symposiums with international partners and collective research projects.

In 2012, International Law Moot Competition called «Charles Rousseau» was held at the Law School. 180 students from 25 universities around the world took part.

In 2013, the Auvergne University Law School welcomed the third part of the HUROPEL program. HUROPEL is an EU funded program which has been held in the UK (Salford University, 2011) and Finland (2012) and explores human rights in the care of older people and in end of life care.

41 Boulevard François-Mitterrand

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www.droit.u-clermont1.fr