MP406Zk Language I.4. - German for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Eva Šrámková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Lenka Matyášová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Eva Šrámková
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MP406Zk/01: Mon 2. 3. to Fri 22. 5. Tue 9:35–11:05 160, E. Šrámková
MP406Zk/02: Mon 2. 3. to Fri 22. 5. Tue 11:10–12:40 160, E. Šrámková
MP406Zk/03: No timetable has been entered into IS. E. Šrámková
Prerequisites
MP306Z German for Lawyers || CM306Z German for Lawyers
To be admitted to the German for Lawyers exam, the students are required to have completed a 4 semester course and acquired three credits.
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) (2)
Course objectives
Students will be able to use indirect speech in German legalese. At the end of the course students will be able to talk about issues of European and International law (e. g. European Union, UNHCR, United Nations, The European Convention on Human Rights). At the end of the course, students will be able to use clear and precise language in order to discuss specific topics. Students will sit a mock test as designed for the Impact project.
Syllabus
  • Topics for reading comprehension, discussion and terminology 1. Indirect speech in German legalese 2. The European Union - ten historic steps, key dates in the history of European integration, a citizens´ Europe 3. The European Union - EU institutions and bodies, regulations, directives and other acts, EU treaties 4. The European Union - the single market, consumer policy 5. The European Union - economic and monetary union, the euro 6. The Council of Europe 7. The United Nations 8. Asylum procedure 9. Labour migration 10.UNHCR 11.European Court for Human Rights, The European Convention on Human Rights 12.Final course Requirements for the exam in German for Lawyers I Written part: 90 minutes (listening, reading, grammar and vocabulary, writing) Oral part: Topics: 1. Essential concepts of law 2. German Civil Code 3. Public and Private law 4. State law and constitutional law a) Principles of the Constitution b) Separation of powers in German c) Fundamental rights - the rights of citizens, human rights, the right to liberty d) State authorities of Germany 5. Employment law a) Employer and employee - worker getting a given hourly pay, employee getting a given monthly salary b) Contract of employment, statement of work 6. Civil law a) natural and artificial persons (legal entities) b) legal title to rights and duties, legal capacity c) legal acts, contract d) declaration of intention, types of contracts e) obligations f) compensation of damage, unlawful conduct g) law of property - possession, property, estate in land 7. Family law a) marriage b) divorce 8. Law of succession a) legal order of succession b) testament 9. Commercial law - business person, agent, commercial undertaking 10.Company law a) partnership b) stock corporation 11.Criminal law a) basic principles b) elements of a criminal offence c) consequences of a crime 12.Procedural law a) particular type of court, jurisdiction b) a court, legal proceedings, the system of courts in Germany c) civil proceedings d) criminal proceedings 13. Juvenile criminal law 14. International law a) The United Nations b) Asylum procedure c) Labour migration 15. European law a) The Council of Europe b) The European Union - founding, EU institutions and bodies, regulations, directives and other acts, EU treaties, the single market, economic and monetary union c) The European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights Topics for conversation 1. Masaryk University, Faculty of Law in Brno 2. Legal studies in Germany, in Austria and in Switzerland 3. Legal professions
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠRÁMKOVÁ, Eva. Kompendium zum Asylrecht, Ausländerrecht und zum Schutz der Menschenrechte (A Handbook on Asylum Law, Alien Law and Human Rights Protection). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2001, 57 pp. Edice učebnic PrF MU č. 225. ISBN 80-210-2529-8. info
    recommended literature
  • URL:http.//www.europa.eu.int
  • Simon, Heike - Funk-Baker, Gisela. Einführung in das deutsche Recht und die deutsche Rechtssprache. München : C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 2006. ISBN 3-406--53712-X.
  • URL:http://www.uno.de
  • Horálková, Milena - Linhartová, Hana - Henkel, Brigitta. Němčina pro právníky. Plzeň 2005. 1. vyd. ISBN 80-86898-16-4.
  • URL:http://www.europarat.de
  • https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1422/jaro2011/MP406Zk/index.qwarp
  • HORÁLKOVÁ, Milena. Německo-český právnický slovník [Leda, 2003] : Deutsch-tschechisch Rechts-wörterbuch (Orig.). Vyd. 1. Voznice: Leda, 2003, 382 s. ISBN 80-7335-019-X. info
  • SIMON, Heike and Gisela FUNK-BAKER. Einführung in die deutsche Rechtssprache. München: C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1999, xxii, 285. ISBN 3-406-44558-6. info
  • JUNG, Lothar. Rechtswissenschaft :Lese- und Arbeitsbuch. 1. Aufl. Ismaning: Max Hueber, 1994, 192 s. ISBN 3-19-001561-9. info
    not specified
  • Pötzsch, Horst. Die deutsche Demokratie. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. Bonn 1997. ISBN 3-89331-232-3.
  • CREIFELDS, Carl. Rechtswörterbuch. Edited by Dieter Guntz - Klaus Weber. 16., neubearb. Aufl. München: C.H. Beck, 2000, xvii, 1662. ISBN 3406464114. info
Teaching methods
Interactive language seminar, analysis of legal texts, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, independent speaking
Assessment methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars. At the end of the seminar students are required to write a short formal letter. The exam consists of a written and oral part. Students have to pass the written part before they are allowed to take the oral part.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Předmět je ukončen zápočtovým testem a zkouškou.
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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