CM216Zk Philosophy for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Věra Šilingrová
Timetable
Mon 23. 2. to Fri 22. 5. Thu 15:05–16:35 034
Prerequisites
NOW_LIMIT( CM216Z Philosophy for Lawyer courses ) || CM216Z Philosophy for Lawyer courses
Philosophy for Laweyrs provides an introduction into the basic categories and problems of the critical legal thinking.
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 75 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/75, only registered: 0/75
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
At the and of the course student should be able to: understand and explain the basic terms and categories of legal philosophy- natural law, positive law, justice
work with information on the development of the legal thinking to better understandig of the theoretical basis of law;
interpret contemporary problems of the legal philosophy
Syllabus
  • -What is legal philosophy?
  • -What is law? law and moral;
  • -Natural law versus positive law;
  • "Sein" and "Sollen", normativity and reality of law;
  • -Criticism of legal formalism;
  • - The system theory of law versus discoursive theory of law;
  • - Theory of legal interpretation;
  • - What is justice? Law and justice;
  • - The philosophical foundation of human rights.
Literature
  • MACHALOVÁ, Tatiana. Úvod do právní filozofie : (základní pojmy). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 162 s. ISBN 8021018291. info
  • HOLLÄNDER, Pavel. Filosofie práva. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2006, 303 s. ISBN 8086898962. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
written and oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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