BZ101Zk Legal Theory

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Bc. Terezie Smejkalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Linda Tvrdíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. PhDr. Jakub Valc, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dennis Wassouf (assistant)
Mgr. Tereza Žuffová - Kunčová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Tue 19. 9. 8:00–9:40 030, 10:00–11:40 030, Wed 20. 9. 8:00–9:40 030, 10:00–11:40 030, Fri 24. 11. 8:00–9:40 136, 10:00–11:40 136
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!OBOR(PR) && !OBOR(PR01) && !PROGRAM(N-VS)
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
After successful completion of the course: understands legal concepts mutual to the legal system, institutes and principles; interprets legal regulations, analyzes the legal order and its functions; categorizes the initial set of knowledge necessary for the study of positive legal subjects; uses general legal terminology; masters the basics of legal thinking and working with legal texts.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to: use the concepts and institutes associated with the legal order; understand the structure of the legal order; interpret legal norms; apply the principles of legal thinking appropriately.
Syllabus
  • The concept of law in the context of the rule of law. The main methodological approaches to law. Structure and system of law. Sources of law. Legal norm, concept, structure and elements. Classification of legal norms and their characteristics. Scope of legal norms. Interpretation of law. Forms of implementation of legal norms, the concept of the legal relation. Legal facts as prerequisites for a legal relation. Subjects, objects and content of a legal relationship. Application of law. Legal responsibility.
Literature
    required literature
  • Interaktivní osnova.
  • VEČEŘA, Miloš, Jana DOSTÁLOVÁ, Jaromír HARVÁNEK and Drahomíra HOUBOVÁ. Základy teorie práva : multimediální učební text. / Miloš Večeřa ... [et al.]. 6. dotisk 2. nezměn. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2018, 96 pp. Edice učebnic PrF MU č. 509. ISBN 978-80-210-4683-2. info
    recommended literature
  • HARVÁNEK, Jaromír, Karin BRZOBOHATÁ, Lukáš HLOUCH, Tatiana MACHALOVÁ, Radim POLČÁK, Martin ŠKOP, Martina URBANOVÁ and Miloš VEČEŘA. Právní teorie. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2013, 439 s. ISBN 9788073804589. info
  • ŠKOP, Martin and Petr MACHÁČ. Základy právní nauky (Basics of jurisprudence). 1st ed. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2011, 196 pp. ISBN 978-80-7357-709-4. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, self-study (reading literature and court decisions), home practice.
Assessment methods
Written examination in the form of a closed-response test. The examination is a test of theoretical knowledge consisting of twenty questions (with closed answers), which may include the solution of practical examples. The purpose of the exam is to test the ability to memorize the concepts necessary for orientation in the legal system, recognize the features of the legal system, use the concepts of legal theory and apply the principles of the legal system. The duration of the test is 25 minutes and it is taken by written marking in a form/computer room directly into the system (depending on the nature of the actual measures). There are four answers to each question, and all correct answers must be marked correctly (all, one, two or three answers may be correct) in order to pass the question and be awarded a mark. A maximum of 20 points can be scored in total, with a minimum of 0 points. (18-20 points = A; 15-17 points = B; 13-14 points = C; 11-12 points = D; 9-10 points = E; 0-8 points = F)
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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