MP222K Legal Writing

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. John Altair Gealfow, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Terezie Smejkalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Markéta Štěpáníková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Michal Vosinek (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. PhDr. Robert Zbíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Josef Kotásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Michal Kovalčík (lecturer)
Mgr. Dennis Wassouf (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Hynek Vrána (assistant)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Bc. Markéta Štěpáníková, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Mon 23. 9. to Fri 20. 12. each odd Monday 18:00–19:40 136
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MP222K/01: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. each even Tuesday 14:00–15:40 020, D. Wassouf
MP222K/02: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. each even Tuesday 16:00–17:40 020, J. Gealfow
MP222K/03: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. each odd Monday 12:00–13:40 257, M. Vosinek
MP222K/04: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. each even Monday 12:00–13:40 257, M. Vosinek
MP222K/05: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. each odd Tuesday 18:00–19:40 215, D. Wassouf
MP222K/06: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. each even Tuesday 18:00–19:40 041, J. Gealfow
MP222K/07: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. each odd Tuesday 12:00–13:40 042, D. Wassouf
MP222K/08: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. each even Tuesday 12:00–13:40 042, D. Wassouf
MP222K/09: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. each even Wednesday 10:00–11:40 215, M. Štěpáníková
MP222K/10: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Štěpáníková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! MP315K Academical Writing
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 203 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 248/203, only registered: 37/203
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_) (2)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV) (2)
Course objectives
The aim of course is to help develop students their legal writting competence.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
a) put into practice the basic methods of academic writing;
b) read critically and write legal argumentation;
c) analyze the legal cases;
d) respect the ethical rules of academic writing.
Syllabus
  • The course covers topics such as:
  • A) - ethical rules of legal writing,
  • - footnotes and quotations;
  • B) Style and methods of legal writing:
  • - style of legal writing;
  • - structure and evaluation of legal arguments, models of legal argumentation and justification,
  • - How to write a legal argument?
  • the important legal methods,
  • C)Legal research:
  • - researching doctrine, case law, judicial opinions, statutes, regulations and other legal information.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • VUČKA, Jan. Právní psaní. 2. vydání. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2022, xxiii, 200. ISBN 9788074008924. info
  • GARNER, Bryan A. Garner on language and writing : selected essays and speeches of Bryan A. Garner. Edited by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Chicago: ABA Defending Liberty Pursuing Justice, 2009, xxxv, 839. ISBN 9781604424454. info
Teaching methods
discussion lectures and seminars aimed at solving cases
Assessment methods
- solving 3 elearning works
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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