MV505K Legal Ethics

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Markéta Štěpáníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Adéla Sklenářová (assistant)
Mgr. Eva Valouchová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Mon 24. 9. to Fri 21. 12. each even Thursday 16:00–17:40 215
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MV505K/01: Mon 1. 10. to Fri 21. 12. each odd Thursday 16:00–17:40 129, M. Hapla
MV505K/02: Mon 1. 10. to Fri 21. 12. each odd Monday 8:00–9:40 042, M. Štěpáníková
MV505K/03: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Hapla
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with basic problems of professional ethics of lawyers, its theoretical background and practical applications.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to: - summarize and describe the main principles of professional ethics of lawyers; - identify the problematic situations encountered by lawyers in their practice; - Apply the theoretical knowledge of the professional ethics of lawyers to a particular situation.
Syllabus
  • Lectures: 1) Introduction to professional ethics of lawyers; 2) Professional ethics of lawyers; 3) Professional ethics of judges; 4) Professional ethics of public prosecutors I; 5) Professional ethics of public prosecutors II; 6) Professional ethics of lawyers and media. Seminars: 1) What is the professional ethics of a lawyer and why to deal with it ?; 2) Professional ethics of lawyers I; 3) Professional ethics of lawyers II; 4) Professional Ethics of Judges I; 5) Professional Ethics of Judges II and professional ethics of public prosecutors; 6) Debate over colloquial work.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • MOLITERNO, J. E. The American Legal Profession in Crisis. Resistance and Responses to Change. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013.
  • MOLITERNO, J. E. Professional Responsibility. New York: Aspen Publishers, 2010.
  • KRSKOVÁ, A. Etika právnického povolania. Bratislava: PF UK, 1994.
  • VEČEŘA, M. Spravedlnost v právu. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997.
  • MAUGHAN, C.; WEBB J. Lawyering Skills and the Legal Process. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
  • MONAHAN, G. Essential Professional Conduct: Legal Ethics. London: Cavendish Publishing, 2001.
  • ČIPKÁR, J. Profesijná etika pre právnika. Košice: Univerzita P. J. Šafárika, 2003.
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars with practical examples.
Assessment methods
Writing of a colloquial essay and its defense.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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