MV205Zk Logic for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Karin Brzobohatá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Karin Brzobohatá, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Tue 15:05–16:35 030
Prerequisites
NOW( MV205Z Logic for Lawyers - seminar )
Previous knowledge of the subject is not assumed
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 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/100, only registered: 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
Subject goal: The subject concentrates on specific problems of legal reasoning. Its goal is to introduce terminology of logic and the systhem of logical patterns, which can be applied in legal work. It contains purposefully chosen general information of logic which is targeted and systematized to be casily applied by the future lawyers.
Syllabus
  • History of logic in brief, Modern logic and law, Propositional calculus, Predicate calculus, Nature and tasks of legal logic, General and legal methodology and its logical basis (definitions, theory of argumentation). Logic of juristic argumentation at the time of European integration. The curriculum of seminars in file MV205Z. The curriculum of lectures: 1. The nature of Logic, Tasks of Logic, Classical Laws of Logic, Branches of Logic, Legal Logic 2. History of Logic I. 3. History of Logic II. Tradition and current questions of logic in Czech jurisprudence. 4. General knowledge of formal Logic 5. Propositional calculus and legal reasoning 6. Predicate calculus and legal reasoning 7. Logic of Classes 8. Logic of Relations 9. Non-clasical logic, prescriptive logic 10. General and legal methodology and its logical bases (definition) 11. Theory of argumentation, Argumentation in Law I. 12. Theory of Argumentation, Argumentation in Law II.
Literature
  • WEINBERGER, Ota. Základy právní logiky. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993, 263 s. ISBN 802100827X. info
  • KNAPP, Viktor and Aleš GERLOCH. Logika v právním myšlení. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ústav státní správy, 1983, 123 s. info
  • MATERNA, Pavel, Karel PALA and Jiří ZLATUŠKA. Logická analýza přirozeného jazyka. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1989, 143 s. ISBN 80-200-0027-5. info
  • TARSKI, Alfred. Úvod do logiky a metodologie deduktivních věd. Translated by Pavel Materna. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1966, 245 s. URL info
  • MATERNA, Pavel. Svět pojmů a logika. (The World of Concept and Logic). Praha: Filosofia, 1995, 132 pp. ISBN 80-7007-078-1. info
  • SOUSEDÍK, Prokop. Logika pro studenty humanitních oborů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1999, 175 s. ISBN 80-7021-306-X. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Požadavky zápočtu: aktivní účast na seminářích Forma zkoušky: Ústní Credit requirements: active participation in seminars Form of Examination: Oral Type of classes and examination: Lecture: oral presentation of basic content information Seminar: practicing the theoretical information
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006.
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