PrF:CM308Z English for Lawyers - Course Information

CM308Z Language I.3 - English for Lawyers

Extent and Intensity

0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Dufková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Funda, 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. 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

CM308Z/01: Mon 25. 9. to Fri 22. 12. Thu 11:10–12:40 214, R. Šimek
CM308Z/02: Mon 25. 9. to Fri 22. 12. Thu 11:10–12:40 302, H. Kallus
CM308Z/03: Mon 25. 9. to Fri 22. 12. Wed 13:30–15:00 030, K. Dufková
CM308Z/04: Mon 25. 9. to Fri 22. 12. Mon 15:05–16:35 160, R. Šopovová
CM308Z/05: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek

Prerequisites

CM210Z 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: Units 15 - 16 Family law, nullification of marriage, divorce, rights of succession, protection of children: Powell:75-81, Chromá I: Unit 12 Law and consumers, contracts between goods and services suppliers and consumers, exemption clauses, product liability: Powell:82-87, Chromá I: 377/46, 386/1, 411/45 Employment law, employment rights, EU employment law: Powell:88-92, Chromá II: Unit 18 Intellectual property, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, infringing copyright: Powell: 93-96, Chromá I: Unit 9, work with authentic materials

Literature

• CHROMÁ, Marta. Nový úvod do právnické angličtiny. 4th ed. V Praze: Karolinum, 2003, 562 s. ISBN 8024607204. info
• CHROMÁ, Marta. Nový úvod do právnické angličtiny. 4th ed. V Praze: Karolinum, 2003, 554 s. ISBN 8024607387. info
• English-Czech law dictionary : Anglicko-český právnický slovník [Chromá, 1995]. info
• CHROMÁ, Marta. Česko-anglický právnický slovník s vysvětlivkami : Czech-English law dictionary with explanations (Souběž.). 1. vyd. Praha: Leda, 2001, 478 s. ISBN 80-85927-90-X. info
• Black's Law Dictionary (Orig.) : Blackův právnický slovník. Svazek 1, A-I : Blackův právnický slovník. Svazek 2, J-Z. 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
• POWELL, Richard. Law today. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 1993, 128 s. ISBN 0582056357. info
• RILEY, Alison. English for law. 1. ed. London: Macmillan Press, 1991, xxiv, 256. ISBN 0-333-49387-7. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Výuka probíhá formou seminářů po dobu jednoho semestru. Hodinová dotace - 2 hod. přímé výuky týdně.Požadavky k zápočtu: aktivní účast v seminářích, docházka, test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• CM408Z Language I.4. - English for Lawyers

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• MP409Zk Language I.4 - English for Lawyers
  (MP309Z || CM308Z) && (MP210Z || CM210Z)  
• MV313Z Language II.1. - English for Lawyers
  !CM111Z && !CM210Z && !CM308Z && !CM408Z && !CM408Zk && !MP111Z && !MP210Z && !MP309Z && !MP409Z && !MP409Zk && !NOWANY(MP111Z)  
• MV416K Language II.2 - English For Lawyers
  MV313Z && !CM111Z && !CM210Z && !CM308Z && !CM408Z && !CM408Zk && !MP111Z && !MP210Z && !MP309Z && !MP409Z && !MP409Zk  
• MV510Z Language II.3. - English for Lawyers
  MV416K && !CM111Z && !CM210Z && !CM308Z && !CM408Z && !CM408Zk && !MP111Z && !MP210Z && !MP309Z && !MP409Z && !MP409Zk  
• MV612Zk Language II.4 - English For Lawyers
  MV510Z && !CM111Z && !CM210Z && !CM308Z && !CM408Z && !CM408Zk && !MP111Z && !MP210Z && !MP309Z && !MP409Z && !MP409Zk  

Teacher's information

http://lingua.muni.cz

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