PrF:BV302Zk Psychology of Law - Course Information

BV302Zk Selected Chapters in Psychology of Law

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Ing. John Altair Gealfow, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Tereza Krátká (assistant)
Mgr. Bc. Linda Tvrdíková, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law

Timetable

Fri 3. 11. 12:00–13:40 034, 14:00–15:40 034, Fri 10. 11. 8:00–9:40 136, 10:00–11:40 136, Fri 8. 12. 16:00–17:40 136, 18:00–19:40 136

Prerequisites

!OBOR(PR) && !OBOR(PR01) && !PROGRAM(N-VS)
Previous knowledge of the subject is not assumed.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 180 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 72/180, only registered: 1/180, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/180

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• International Commercial Law Studies (programme PrF, B-PSP) (2)
• Commercial Law Studies (programme PrF, B-PSP) (2)
• Legal Questions of Land Register (programme PrF, B-PSP) (2)
• Law and Finance (programme PrF, B-PSP) (2)
• Law and International Trade (programme PrF, B-PSP) (2)
• Law and Business (programme PrF, B-PSP) (2)
• Social Security Law (programme PrF, B-PSP) (2)
• Theory and Practice of Criminal Procedure (programme PrF, B-PSP) (2)
• Theory and Practice of Criminal and Administrative Procedure (programme PrF, B-VS) (2)
• Public Administration (programme PrF, B-PSP) (2)
• Public Administration (programme PrF, B-VS) (2)
• Public Administration (programme PrF, B-VS, specialization Financial Administration) (2)
• Public Administration (programme PrF, B-VS, specialization Land Registry Administration) (2)
• Public Administration (programme PrF, B-VS, specialization Social Security Administration) (2)
• Public Administration (programme PrF, B-VS, specialization General Public Administration) (2)
• Senior Officer of Justice (programme PrF, B-PSP) (2)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to introduce students to selected findings of contemporary psychology that are relevant to legal practice.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to: orient themselves in selected concepts of psychology discuss selected topics in psychology understand the relevance of psychology to legal thinking

Syllabus

• Lectures: 1. Introductory lecture 2. Intuition in legal thinking 3. Emotional manipulation vs. argumentation 4. Cognitive biases in legal thinking 5. The problem of free will 6. Psychology of punishment

Literature

• MERCIER, Hugo and Dan SPERBER. Záhada rozumu. Translated by Marek Sečkař. První vydání. Brno: Host, 2019, 431 stran. ISBN 9788075776358. URL info

Teaching methods

Lectures, seminars - class discussion

Assessment methods

The examination form: written

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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