BI501K Legal Databases and Information Systems

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Georgala (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Danuše Spáčilová (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Mgr. Jakub Harašta, Ph.D. (assistant)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Danuše Spáčilová
Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: JUDr. Danuše Spáčilová
Supplier department: Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BI501K/01: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Mon 15:05–16:35 024, D. Spáčilová
BI501K/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. D. Spáčilová
Prerequisites
!OBOR(PR) && !PROGRAM(N-VS)
Basic computer literacy.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course aims to develop awareness about methods of searching for legal documents in libraries, electronic databases, automated systems and internet portals. Students that pass the course shall be able to:
-handle the Czech and European legal information resources;
-to be able to find and evaluate sources of information necessary for his/her further study
-to be able to draw up a recherche on selected topic
-to be able to cite information sources properly
- find laws, regulations and other legal documents using ASPI, Codexis and Beck-online systems
- evaluate a creditibility and validity of the information
- solve basic legal problems using the legal information systems
Syllabus
  • Sources of information and information institutions. Electronic libraries, on-line catalogues, legal databases. Researching, citation rules, examples of citing legal documents.
  • History of local and international legal information systems.
  • Legal texts and legal documents. Contents of legal information systems.
  • General conditions of searching legal information systems. Conditions for queries. Fulltext searches.
  • Working with researched documents, links, hypertext links. Further possibilities of legal information systems – bookmarks, notes, own databases, printing.
  • Complete presentation of systems ASPI, Codexis a Beck-online,
  • Further resources and aids for legal practice. Comparison of systems according to the mass of information on Czech and European law, legal literature and case-law. Search for case-law in legal information systems and on the internet, Eur-Lex.
  • Search tools on the internet, legal portals. Information systems of the public administration, registries.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • PTAŠNIK, Adam. Automatizované zpracování právních textů. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Key Publishing, 2007, 168 s. ISBN 9788087071472. info
Teaching methods
Practice in PC room, presentations practitioners.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a colloquium. Student is required to complete 6 interactive tasks before he/she is allowed to complete the colloquium. The colloquium itself comprises of elaboration and presentation of a recherche on a selected topic.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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