DO4TEPR03 Contemporary legal thought IV.

Faculty of Law
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites
No special prerequisites needed.
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
Course objectives
The course aims to acquaint students with the important issues of contemporary philosophy of law. The main method of work will be reading group. We will read texts in English. Students should develop their ability to critically understand the theoretical text. The course will also develop the ability of legal argumentation.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to: 1) basic orientation in the main problems of contemporary philosophy of law 2) reading theoretical texts with understanding; 3) critical thinking about abstract topics; 4) legal argumentation
Syllabus
  • 1) Legal Authority (Joseph Raz); 2) Legal Conventionalism ((Jules Coleman); 3) Basic Goods (John Finnis); 4) Moral disagreement (Jeremy Waldron); 5) Force of Law (Frederick Schauer); 6) Kantianism in Private Law Ripstein).
Teaching methods
reading group
Assessment methods
active participation
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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