MP216Zk Philosophy for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc. (lecturer)
JUDr. Jana Lojková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Jelínková
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites
NOW_LIMIT( MP216Z Phil. for Lawyers - courses ) || MP216Z Phil. for Lawyers - 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.
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; The score on the test is 18 points; 13 points are needed as a minimum.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011.
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