This article describes the system of legal education in Flanders. It subjects both the curriculum and methods of teaching and assessment to critical review and highlights a number of areas where there is room for improvement. Download this file. The structure of the degree is fairly similar in all universities, which should not come as a surprise because the content of the degree is derived from a fairly detailed Royal Decree which outlines which courses need to be taken before a law degree can be awarded.
Most students take the following courses in their first year.
This first group of courses helps the student to understand the social and economic reality on which the legal system is based and which forms the environment in which the legal system operates. Some universities offer a slightly different programme, but in reality all comes down to a different distribution of courses over the first three years. Courses which are left out in one year are added to the programme of another year and vice versa. The same combination is found in the second year, but the law courses start dealing with modern law too. These courses are commonly on the menu.