MP309Z Language I.3 - English for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radmila Doupovcová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Chudová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Hana Kallus, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Michal Smejkal, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radek Šimek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Radoslava Šopovová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lenka Koudelková (assistant)
Mgr. Pavla Svobodová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MP309Z/T01: Thu 1. 10. to Tue 22. 12. each odd Thursday 8:00–9:35 105 and Thu 1. 10. to Tue 22. 12. each even Thursday 13:15–14:50 114, P. Svobodová, Nepřihlašuje se. Určeno pro studenty se zdravotním postižením.
MP309Z/01: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Mon 8:00–9:30 316, R. Doupovcová
MP309Z/02: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Mon 9:35–11:05 316, R. Doupovcová
MP309Z/03: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Mon 11:10–12:40 316, R. Doupovcová
MP309Z/04: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Mon 15:05–16:35 316, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/05: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Mon 16:40–18:10 316, H. Kallus
MP309Z/06: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Mon 18:15–19:45 302, R. Šimek
MP309Z/07: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Mon 18:15–19:45 316, H. Kallus
MP309Z/08: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Tue 8:00–9:30 316, R. Doupovcová
MP309Z/09: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Tue 8:00–9:30 131, B. Chovancová
MP309Z/10: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Tue 9:35–11:05 034, B. Chovancová
MP309Z/11: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Tue 11:10–12:40 316, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/12: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Tue 13:30–15:00 315, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/13: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Tue 15:05–16:35 315, M. Smejkal
MP309Z/14: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Tue 16:40–18:10 315, M. Smejkal
MP309Z/15: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Tue 18:15–19:45 315, M. Smejkal
MP309Z/16: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Wed 8:00–9:30 316, R. Šimek
MP309Z/17: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Wed 9:35–11:05 316, R. Šimek
MP309Z/18: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Wed 11:10–12:40 315, H. Kallus
MP309Z/19: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Wed 13:30–15:00 315, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/20: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Wed 15:05–16:35 315, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/21: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Wed 16:40–18:10 258, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/22: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Thu 15:05–16:35 315, H. Kallus
MP309Z/23: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Thu 15:05–16:35 316, R. Šimek
MP309Z/24: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. Thu 16:40–18:10 257, R. Šimek
MP309Z/25: No timetable has been entered into IS. Š. Dillingerová
Prerequisites
(! MP109Z French for Lawyers ) && (! MP108Z German for Lawyers ) && (! MP208Z French For Lawyers I.2. ) && (! MP207Z German for Lawyers I.2. ) && 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
Course objectives
Students will be able to discuss, negotiate, decide and justify the decisions in specific fields of law (e.g. setting up a business, family law, consumer law) at the level of B2 – C1 (CEFR). They will be able to write a well-structured memorandum and a formal letter. They will understand the gist of conversations on a legal topic, note down key terms (listening level B2-C1) which they will be able to pass on to a client. They will learn to understand individual steps in civil procedure and provide explanation of each of them.
Syllabus
  • Running a business – business organizations CR and UK, company formation and management (documents), advantages and disadvantages, termination, memos Sale of goods – business to business contracts, business to consumer contract (differences, product liability), exemption clauses Family law - marriage, divorce, protection of children, case studies Civil procedure - steps in civil procedure, alternative dispute resolution: arbitration or mediation.
Literature
  • https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1422/podzim2014/MP309Z/um/
  • KROIS-LINDNER, Amy and Matt FIRTH. Introduction to International Legal English. 1st ed. Cambridge: CUP, 2008. ISBN 9780521718998. URL info
  • KROIS-LINDNER, Amy and TRANSLEGAL. International Legal English. 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, 2011, 336 pp. ISBN 978-0-521-27945-1. 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
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. English-czech law dictionary. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Leda, 1997, 341 s. ISBN 808592725X. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. Nový úvod do právnické angličtiny. 4th ed. V Praze: Karolinum, 2003, 554 s. ISBN 8024607387. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. Nový úvod do právnické angličtiny. 4th ed. V Praze: Karolinum, 2003, 562 s. ISBN 8024607204. info
Teaching methods
interactive language seminar
Assessment methods
Requirements: Active participation in class discussion, submitting a written task, final written credit test (a translation, definitions and a short written text), students need to score at least 70% out of 59 points.
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://law.cjv.muni.cz/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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