PrF:BV301Zk Sociol. and Psych. of Law - Course Information

BV301Zk Selected Chapters in Sociology of Law and Psychology of Law

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Martina Urbanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Karin Brzobohatá, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Martina Urbanová, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Věra Šilingrová

Timetable

Thu 18. 9. 15:05–16:35 sál, 16:40–18:10 sál, Fri 17. 10. 8:00–9:30 sál, 9:35–11:05 sál, Fri 7. 11. 15:05–16:35 sál, 16:40–18:10 sál

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge from secondary school in the area of social sciences

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

• Legal Questions of Land Register (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Law and International Trade (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Law and Business (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Social Security Law (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Theory and Practice of Criminal Procedure (programme PrF, B-PSP)
• Public Administration (programme PrF, B-PSP)

Course objectives

Selected Chapters in Sociology of Law and Psychology 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

• URBANOVÁ, Martina. Systémy sociální kontroly a právo. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2006, 191 s. ISBN 8086898946. info
• Houbová Drahomíra a kol. Psychologie pro právníky. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2008. ISBN 9788073801007
• VEČEŘA, Miloš and Martina URBANOVÁ. Sociologie práva. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2006, 335 s. ISBN 8086898725. info

Assessment methods

The final test is composed of written and verbal examination Including of final test is also case study.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hod. přednášek za semestr / 12 hrs of lectures per semester.

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