MP309Z Language I.3 - English for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2003
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Hana Kallus, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radek Šimek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Radoslava Šopovová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: JUDr. Helena Sýkorová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MP309Z/01: Mon 8:00–9:30 011, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/02: Mon 9:35–11:05 011, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/03: Mon 11:10–12:40 011, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/04: Mon 13:30–15:00 011, A. Hradilová
MP309Z/05: Mon 13:30–15:00 259, E. Rudolfová
MP309Z/06: Mon 15:05–16:35 011, A. Hradilová
MP309Z/07: Mon 15:05–16:35 259, R. Šimek
MP309Z/08: Mon 16:40–18:10 011, A. Hradilová
MP309Z/09: Mon 16:40–18:10 316, R. Šimek
MP309Z/10: Tue 9:35–11:05 131, H. Kallus
MP309Z/11: Tue 11:10–12:40 129, R. Šimek
MP309Z/12: Tue 11:10–12:40 131, H. Kallus
MP309Z/13: Tue 13:30–15:00 129, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/14: Tue 15:05–16:35 129, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/15: Tue 16:40–18:10 129, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/16: Wed 8:00–9:30 208, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/17: Wed 9:35–11:05 208, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/18: Wed 11:10–12:40 208, R. Šimek
MP309Z/19: Fri 8:00–9:30 215, B. Chovancová
MP309Z/20: Fri 8:00–9:30 133, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/21: Fri 9:35–11:05 259, B. Chovancová
MP309Z/23: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
Prerequisites
MP210Z English for Lawyers
The students are expected to have passed the previous courses in the first and the second terms of the first year - English for lawyers.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to expose the students to various types of authentic legal texts - both oral and written.
Syllabus
  • Topics for authentic materials work, discussion and terminology acquisition:
  • Running a business, organization- types of companies,internal management, raising capital, termination of business
  • Powell:68-74, Chromá II: 215/1c, 217/3b, 218/4a,b, 219/5, 220/6, 241/1, 247/6, 249/7c Family law, nullification of marriage, divorce, rights of succession, protection of children
  • Powell:75-81, Chromá II:64/4a, 66/7, 68/8, 70/10 Law and consumers contracts between goods and services suppliers and consumers, exemption clauses, product liability Powell:82-87, Chromá II: 125/17, 126/1, 160/1 Employment law, employment rights, EU employment law
  • Powell:88-92, Chromá II: 87/1, 90/2b,c, 90/3, 92/5, 94/6a,b, 95/8, 101/12a,d Intellectual property, patents, copyrights tracdemarks, trade secrets,infringing copyright
  • Powell: 93-96, Chromá II: 173/7b,c, 174/a,b,c, 180/4, 185/C work with authentic materials
Literature
  • POWELL, Richard. Law today. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 1993, 128 s. ISBN 0582056357. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. English-czech law dictionary. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Leda, 1997, 341 s. ISBN 808592725X. info
  • RILEY, Alison. English for law. 1. ed. London: Macmillan Press, 1991, xxiv, 256. ISBN 0-333-49387-7. info
  • Black's law dictionary : definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and modern (Orig.) : Blackův právnický slovník. [1. svazek], [A - I] : Blackův právnický slovník. [2. svazek], [J - Z]. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta and Thomas COATS. Úvod do právnické angličtiny. 2. doplněné vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1998, 368 stran. ISBN 807184697X. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta and Thomas COATS. Úvod do právnické angličtiny. 2. doplněné vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1998, 378 stran. ISBN 8071845876. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Požadavky k zápočtu: docházka, aktivní účast, test
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://lingua.muni.cz
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2003, recent)
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