MV205K Logic for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Linda Tvrdíková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 025
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MV205K/01: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. each odd Wednesday 12:00–13:40 257, T. Sobek
MV205K/02: Mon 8. 3. to Fri 28. 5. each even Wednesday 12:00–13:40 257, T. Sobek
Prerequisites
! MV205Zk Logic for Lawyers
Previous knowledge of the subject is not assumed
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 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 24/50, only registered: 2/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the logical foundations of legal argumentation.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will know: a) the basics of legal argumentation b) the basics of logic c) the basics of metaethics.
Syllabus
  • Lectures: 1) Introductory lecture 2) What is argumentation? 3) Logic as the theory of consequence 4) Deduction, induction, abduction 5) Hume's thesis 6) Theories of truth 7) Legal concepts - inferentialism 8) Vagueness 9) Fundamentals of metaethics 10) Application of metaethics in legal thinking 11) Discursive dilemma 12) Final lecture
Literature
  • SOBEK, Tomáš. Právní myšlení : kritika moralismu. Praha: Ústav státu a práva AV ČR¨, 2011, 620 s. ISBN 9788073803117. info
Teaching methods
A balanced combination of theoretical knowledge and practical exercises in legal and moral reasoning.
Assessment methods
active participation in seminars oral and written colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
The main benefit of the course is the development of the student's argumentation skills.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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