PrF:MP416Z Phil. for Lawyers - courses - Course Information

MP416Z Philosophy for Lawyers - Seminar

Extent and Intensity

0/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Vít Křížka (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. PhDr. Jakub Valc, Ph.D., LL.M. (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

MP416Z/01: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Monday 8:00–9:30 131, V. Křížka, T. Machalová
MP416Z/03: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Monday 11:10–12:40 131, V. Křížka, T. Machalová
MP416Z/04: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each even Monday 11:10–12:40 131, V. Křížka, T. Machalová
MP416Z/05: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Monday 13:30–15:00 160, V. Křížka, T. Machalová
MP416Z/06: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each even Monday 13:30–15:00 160, T. Machalová
MP416Z/07: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Tuesday 8:00–9:30 215, V. Křížka, T. Machalová
MP416Z/08: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each even Tuesday 8:00–9:30 215, V. Křížka, T. Machalová
MP416Z/09: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Tuesday 9:35–11:05 215, T. Machalová
MP416Z/10: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each even Tuesday 9:35–11:05 215, V. Křížka, T. Machalová
MP416Z/12: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each even Thursday 9:35–11:05 126, V. Křížka, T. Machalová
MP416Z/13: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Monday 9:35–11:05 131, V. Křížka, T. Machalová
MP416Z/17: No timetable has been entered into IS. T. Machalová

Prerequisites

NOW( MP416Zk Philosophy for Lawyers )
The courses are intended to improve the skill of critical legal thinking; clarificationof the argument and of its components, interpretation, critical analysis of prejudice.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 240 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/240, only registered: 0/240, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/240

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)

Course objectives

At the end of course students should be able to:
understain and explain the basic legal terms and categories; make deductions based on acquired knowledge to analyse and interpret the legal cases;

Syllabus

• What is the legal philosophy?
• Natural law vs. positive law
• The criticism of legal formalism
• The legal principle and legal interpretation
• The legal argumentation
• Law and justice

Literature

• MACHALOVÁ, Tatiana and Renata RÁZKOVÁ. Vybrané texty z dějin právní filozofie. [Učebnice] (Textbook: The History of Legal Philosophy). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2000, 221 pp. Edice učebnic PrF MU ; č. 245. ISBN 80-210-2401-1. info

Teaching methods

class discussion

Assessment methods

requirements for fulfilling: the preparation six homeworks

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
  
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