BT302Zk Introduction to sociology and Psychology of Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2003
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Karin Brzobohatá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Martina Urbanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miloš Večeřa, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Fri 26. 9. 11:10–12:40 136, 13:30–15:00 136, Fri 10. 10. 11:10–12:40 136, 13:30–15:00 136, Fri 24. 10. 9:35–11:05 136
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge from secondary school in the area of social sciences
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Sociology of law studies the relationship between law and society the mechanism of law in action to society. Psychology of law studies aims of psychologie in course of legal application, basic psychological processes and states of personality, psychopatology and law.
Syllabus
  • Definition of sociology of law, great authors and main lines of sociology of law Social deviancy and social kontrol Sociological methods in the study of law Psychology as a science, branches of psychology and law Basic psychological processes and states of personality, Psychopathology and law Use of psychological data in course of legal application
Literature
  • VEČEŘA, Miloš and Martina URBANOVÁ. Základy sociologie práva. 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 207 s. ISBN 8072391313. info
  • URBANOVÁ, Martina. Sociální kontrola a právo. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 125 s. ISBN 8021019476. info
  • VEČEŘA, Miloš and Martina URBANOVÁ. Sociologie práva v textech. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 154 s. ISBN 8021018151. info
  • HOUBOVÁ, Drahomíra, Pavel HUNGR, Jaromír HARVÁNEK and Karin BRZOBOHATÁ. Psychologie pro právníky. 2. přeprac. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 234 s. ISBN 8021018968. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Zápočet na základě seminární práce Písemná zkouška
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10 hod. přednášek za semestr / 10 hrs of lectures per semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2004.
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