CM218Zk History of legal thought

Faculty of Law
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Libor Hanuš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Jaromír Harvánek, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Pavel Holländer, DrSc. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miloš Večeřa, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Filip Kyjovský (assistant)
Mgr. Adam Lesák (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Věra Šilingrová
Timetable
Mon 23. 2. to Fri 22. 5. Wed 15:05–16:35 025
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW_LIMIT( CM218Z History of legal thought - sem ) || CM218Z History of legal thought - sem
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
The subject has to approach students the history of legal thought and essential instruments of legal methodology. The subject is focused on the problems of legal thought in historic contexts especially on the modern theories. At the end of this course, student should be able to orientate herselves/himselves in instrumentarium necessary for so called hard cases.
Syllabus
  • 1. Iuspositivism v. iusnaturalism I. 2. Iuspositivism v. iusnaturalism II. 3. Constructive metaphysic otherwise imperative of inflexibility of material core of the constitution 4. Legal rules: philosophical contexts 5. Legal principles 6. Principle of proportionality: variability of it s structure 7. Varity categories in normative thought 8. Legal language and legal hermeneutics 9. Interpretation and argumentation in law 10. Logicism in legal thought 11. Justice problem I. 12. Justice problem II.
Literature
  • HOLLÄNDER, Pavel. Ústavněprávní argumentace :ohlédnutí po deseti letech Ústavního soudu. Praha: Linde, 2003, 103 s. ISBN 80-86131-37-8. info
  • DWORKIN, Ronald M. Když se práva berou vážně : Taking rights seriously (Orig.). 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2001, 455 s. ISBN 80-7298-022-X. info
  • HOLLÄNDER, Pavel. Nástin filosofie práva :úvahy strukturální. 1. vyd. Praha: Všehrd, 2000, 125 s. ISBN 80-85305-43-7. info
  • KELSEN, Hans. Všeobecná teorie norem. Translated by Milan Kubín. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2000, 470 s. ISBN 8021023252. info
  • Morálka práva. Edited by Lon L. Fuller - Jiří Přibáň. 1. vyd. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1998, 229 s. ISBN 80-86005-65-8. info
  • WEINBERGER, Ota. Norma a instituce : (úvod do teorie práva). Translated by Pavel Hungr. Vyd. 1,. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1995, 217 s. ISBN 8021011238. info
  • KELSEN, Hans. Ryzí nauka právní : metoda a základní pojmy (Přív.) : Základy obecné teorie státní, Ryzí nauka právní : metoda a základní pojmy. Praha: Orbis, 1933, 55 s. info
  • WEYR, František. Základy filosofie právní : (nauka o poznávání právnickém). V Brně: A. Píša, 1920, xi, 244. URL info
Assessment methods
lectures, readings (literature and court decisions), oral and written examination
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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