MP416Z Philosophy for Lawyers - Seminar

Faculty of Law
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jan Strya (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MP416Z/01: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. each even Monday 10:00–11:40 131, T. Machalová
MP416Z/02: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. each odd Monday 12:00–13:40 131, T. Machalová
MP416Z/03: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. each even Monday 12:00–13:40 131, T. Machalová
MP416Z/04: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. each odd Monday 14:00–15:40 160, T. Machalová
MP416Z/05: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. each even Monday 14:00–15:40 160, T. Machalová
MP416Z/06: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. each odd Tuesday 8:00–9:40 025, M. Hapla
MP416Z/07: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. each even Tuesday 8:00–9:40 025, M. Hapla
MP416Z/08: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. each odd Tuesday 10:00–11:40 025, M. Hapla
MP416Z/09: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. each even Tuesday 10:00–11:40 025, M. Hapla
MP416Z/10: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. each odd Thursday 14:00–15:40 148, T. Machalová
MP416Z/11: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. each even Thursday 14:00–15:40 148, T. Machalová
MP416Z/12: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. each odd Thursday 16:00–17:40 148, T. Machalová
MP416Z/13: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. each even Thursday 16:00–17:40 148, T. Machalová
MP416Z/14: 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 260 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 41/260, only registered: 5/260, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 5/260
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_) (2)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV) (2)
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
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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