MVD004K Methodology of Reasoning in Legal Argumentation (selected problems)

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Libor Hanuš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Libor Hanuš, Ph.D.
Institute of Legal Skills and Innovation of Studies – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Bc. Kateřina Fafílková
Supplier department: Institute of Legal Skills and Innovation of Studies – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Thursday 18:15–19:45 133
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MVD004K/01: Mon 29. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each even Thursday 18:15–19:45 133, L. Hanuš
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( MP113Zk Theory of Law I - seminar || CM113Zk Theory of Law I - seminar ) && ( MP214Z Civil Law I || CM214Z Civil Law I ) && ( MP311Z Civil Law II || CM311Z Civil Law II ) && ( MP410Zk Civil Law III || CM410Zk Civil Law III ) && ( MP413Z Civil Procedural Law I || CM413Z Civil Procedural Law I ) && MP510Zk Civil Procedural Law II
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 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/16, only registered: 0/16
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
Main goals of this course are following: to deepen knowlege of such branches of law as theory of law and filosophy of law; to clarify the framework of legal argumentation and arbitrariness; to specify the usage of selected metodhological procedures of legal logic and argumentation by means of both theoretical and practical examples; to learn the lege artis methodology of applied teleological interpretation; to consider rational reasining of moral judgment by means of discourse analysis (ethical kriteria of legal argumentation); to outline the algorithmic rule how to solve the situation of conflict of purposes of law.
Syllabus
  • 1. The concept of arbitrariness and his typical features in legal practice (ad illustrandum analysis of selected cases). 2. Argumentation and reasoning in the framework of evidentiary proceedings. 3. Particularities of interpretative methods and of special legal logic arguments. 4. Teleological interpretation. 5. Judicial creation of law and its limits. 6. Ethical criteria of argumentation.
Literature
    required literature
  • HANUŠ, Libor. Právní argumentace nebo svévole. Úvahy o právu, spravedlnosti a etice. (Legal Argumentation or Arbitrariness). 1st ed. Praha: C.H.Beck, 2008, 222 pp. Beckova edice Právní instituty. ISBN 978-80-7400-035-5. info
  • HANUŠ, Libor. K dosahu a mezím argumentace a fortiori (pokus o nahlédnutí strukturální) (Comments on the reach and limits of the a fortiori argument (an attempt on a structural insight)). Právník. 2009, vol. 2009, No 10, p. 1054-1080. ISSN 0231-6625. info
  • HANUŠ, Libor. K postulátu morální argumentace v právu (základní nástin struktury problému) (To moral argumentation postulate in the law (the basic outline of the problem)). Časopis pro právní vědu a praxi. 2009, vol. 2009, I., p. 32-47. ISSN 1210-9126. info
  • HANUŠ, Libor. Svévole, moralita a právní argumentace. Právní rozhledy : časopis pro všechna právní odvětví. Praha: C.H.Beck, 2010, vol. 2010, No 4, p. 130-134. ISSN 1210-6410. info
  • KNAPP, Viktor and Aleš GERLOCH. Logika v právním myšlení. 3. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2000, 230 s. ISBN 80-86432-02-5. info
  • RADBRUCH, Gustav. O napětí mezi účely práva. Edited by Pavel Holländer, Translated by Libor Hanuš. Vyd. 1. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2012, 157 s. ISBN 9788073579197. info
    recommended literature
  • KNAPP, Viktor. Teorie práva. 1. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 1995, xvi, 247 s. ISBN 3-406-40177-5. info
  • HOLLÄNDER, Pavel. Filosofie práva. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2006, 303 s. ISBN 8086898962. info
  • HOLLÄNDER, Pavel. Ústavněprávní argumentace :ohlédnutí po deseti letech Ústavního soudu. Praha: Linde, 2003, 103 s. ISBN 80-86131-37-8. info
  • QUINTILIANUS, Marcus Fabius. Základy rétoriky. Praha: Odeon, 1985. info
  • KNAPP, Viktor. Vědecká propedeutika pro právníky. 1. vyd. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2003, 233 s. ISBN 80-86432-54-8. info
  • Morálka práva. Edited by Lon L. Fuller - Jiří Přibáň. 1. vyd. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1998, 229 s. ISBN 80-86005-65-8. info
  • ANZENBACHER, Arno. Úvod do etiky. Vyd. 2. Praha: Academia, 2001, 292 s. ISBN 8020009175. info
  • KANT, Immanuel. Základy metafyziky mravů. Translated by Ladislav Menzel. Praha: Svoboda, 1990. ISBN 8020501525. info
  • TUGENDHAT, Ernst. Tři přednášky o problémech etiky. Translated by Marek Nekula. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1998, 87 s. ISBN 8020407448. info
  • TUGENDHAT, Ernst. Přednášky o etice. Translated by Josef Moural. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2004, 311 s. ISBN 8072980866. info
  • MACINTYRE, Alasdair C. Ztráta ctnosti : k morální krizi současnosti. Translated by Pavla Sadílková - David Hoffman. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2004, 332 s. ISBN 8072980823. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, presentations by professionals in the sectors, homeworks, reading.
Assessment methods
Colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019.
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