MP222K Academical Writing

Faculty of Law
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Atkinsová, LL.M. (lecturer)
JUDr. Lukáš Hlouch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Ing. Libor Kyncl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Jaromír Šavelka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miloš Večeřa, CSc. (lecturer)
JUDr. Karin Brzobohatá, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Richard Fiebig (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Mgr. et Mgr. Zdeňka Vaňková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Bouda (assistant)
Mgr. Ing. Martina Cirbusová, Ph.D. (assistant)
JUDr. Ing. et Ing. Roman Ondrýsek, Ph.D., MBA (assistant)
Mgr. Vojtěch Pospíšil (assistant)
JUDr. Martin Sobotka, Ph.D. (assistant)
JUDr. Bc. Markéta Štěpáníková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Vladimíra Vraná (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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MP222K/01: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Tue 11:10–12:40 148, P. Bouda, M. Hapla, L. Hlouch, T. Machalová, R. Ondrýsek, M. Škop
MP222K/02: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Wed 9:35–11:05 209, M. Cirbusová, L. Hlouch, T. Machalová, J. Šavelka, M. Štěpáníková, M. Večeřa
MP222K/03: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Tue 15:05–16:35 148, P. Bouda, L. Hlouch, R. Ondrýsek, J. Šavelka, M. Štěpáníková
MP222K/04: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Thu 8:00–9:30 148, L. Atkinsová, P. Bouda, L. Hlouch, T. Machalová, M. Štěpáníková, Z. Vaňková, M. Večeřa
MP222K/05: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Thu 9:35–11:05 148, L. Atkinsová, P. Bouda, L. Kyncl, M. Štěpáníková, Z. Vaňková, M. Večeřa
MP222K/06: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Thu 11:10–12:40 160, L. Atkinsová, L. Kyncl, T. Machalová, M. Škop, M. Večeřa
MP222K/07: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Thu 13:30–15:00 160, L. Atkinsová, P. Bouda, L. Kyncl, M. Škop, Z. Vaňková, M. Večeřa
MP222K/08: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Mon 15:05–16:35 257, P. Bouda, M. Cirbusová, R. Ondrýsek, M. Sobotka, J. Šavelka, M. Štěpáníková, M. Večeřa
MP222K/09: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Mon 16:40–18:10 257, P. Bouda, M. Cirbusová, R. Ondrýsek, M. Sobotka, J. Šavelka, M. Štěpáníková, M. Večeřa
MP222K/10: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Mon 18:15–19:45 257, P. Bouda, M. Cirbusová, R. Ondrýsek, M. Sobotka, J. Šavelka, M. Škop, M. Štěpáníková, M. Večeřa
MP222K/11: No timetable has been entered into IS. L. Atkinsová, T. Machalová, M. Škop, M. Večeřa
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 246 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/246, only registered: 0/246
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
a) prepare and write an expert text or paper;
b) put into practice the basic methods of academic writing;
c) analyze the legal cases;
d) respect the ethical rules of academic writing;
Syllabus
  • The course covers topics such as:
  • A) Preparation for writing projects;
  • - choose issue and problems,
  • - formulate the important questions and hypothesis,
  • - adopt the paragraphs and structure for analysis,
  • - ethical rules of legal writing,
  • - footnotes and quotations;
  • B) Style and methods of legal writing:
  • - style of legal writing;
  • - structure and evaluation of legal arguments, models of legal argumentation and justification,
  • - How to write a legal argument?
  • the important legal methods,
  • C)Legal research:
  • - researching legal concept, case law, judicial opinions, statute, regulations and other legal information;
Literature
  • will be added by teacher
  • ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2009, 209 pp. Studijní texty, 34. svazek. ISBN 978-80-86429-40-3. info
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
Teaching methods
lectures and class discussion
Assessment methods
six written homeworks and final project
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2013, recent)
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