MV425K Legal Informatics

Faculty of Law
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Danuše Spáčilová (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Adam Ptašnik, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Ing. Libor Kyncl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Drábková (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Bc. Jaromír Šavelka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Danuše Spáčilová
Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Věra Šilingrová
Timetable
Tue 13:30–15:00 140
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! MV320K Legal Informatics
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 180 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/180, only registered: 0/180
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The course aims to develop awareness about methods of searching for legal documents in libraries, electronic databases, automated systems and internet portals. Students that pass the course shall be able to:
-handle the Czech and European legal information resources;
-undertake practical training in Practice in Legal Informatics (MP312K a MP414K);
-to be able to find and evaluate sources of information necessary for his/her further study
-to be able to draw up a recherche on selected topic
-to be able to cite information sources properly
Syllabus
  • Introduction to basics of ICT – general terms, data, information, systems
  • Sources of information and information institutions. Electronic libraries, on-line catalogues, legal databases. Researching, citation rules, examples of citing legal documents.
  • History of local and international legal information systems.
  • Legal texts and legal documents. Czech law and historici and recent publication platforms. Contents of legal information systems.
  • General conditions of searching legal information systems. Conditions for queries. Fulltext searches.
  • Working with researched documents, links, hypertext links. Further possibilities of legal information systems – bookmarks, notes, own databases, printing.
  • Complete presentation of systems ASPI, Codexis a Beck-online, Introduction to LexGalaxy, Konzultant, EPIS.
  • Further resources and aids for legal practice. Comparison of systems according to the mass of information on Czech and European law, legal literature and case-law. Search for case-law in legal information systems and on the internet, Eur-Lex.
  • Search tools on the internet, legal portals. Information systems of the public administration, registries.
Literature
  • CEJPEK, Jiří. Úvod do právní informatiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1997, 94 s. ISBN 8071843369. info
  • CVRČEK, František and František NOVÁK. Základy právní informatiky. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1992, 99 s. ISBN 8021005335. info
  • PTAŠNIK, Adam. Automatizované zpracování právních textů. 2006. info
  • POLČÁK, Radim. Současnost a perspektivy právní informatiky ve vztahu k judikatuře (Reality and tendencies of legal informatics in relation to case-law). In Judikatura a právní argumentace. Praha: AUDITORIUM, 2006, p. 143-147. AUDITORIUm, 1. ISBN 80-903786-0-9. info
  • Ostatní studijní literatura bude studentům poskytnuta prostřednictvím interaktivní osnovy
Teaching methods
Lectures, e-learning application, presentations practitioners.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a colloquium. Student is required to complete 4 interactive tasks before he/she is allowed to complete the colloquium. The colloquium itself comprises of elaboration and presentation of a recherche on a selected topic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět je teoretickým základem pro Cvičení z Právní informatiky.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012.
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