PrF:MP417Zk History of Legal Thought - Course Information

MP417Zk History of Legal Thought

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

JUDr. Lukáš Hlouch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Terezie Smejkalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Tomáš Sobek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Linda Tvrdíková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Dennis Wassouf (assistant)

Guaranteed by

JUDr. Bc. Terezie Smejkalová, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law

Timetable

Mon 21. 2. to Fri 20. 5. Mon 10:00–11:40 030

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

MP417Zk/01: Mon 28. 2. to Fri 20. 5. each even Tuesday 8:00–9:40 160, M. Škop
MP417Zk/02: Mon 28. 2. to Fri 20. 5. each odd Tuesday 8:00–9:40 160, M. Škop
MP417Zk/03: Mon 28. 2. to Fri 20. 5. each even Tuesday 10:00–11:40 042, T. Smejkalová
MP417Zk/04: Mon 28. 2. to Fri 20. 5. each odd Tuesday 10:00–11:40 042, T. Smejkalová
MP417Zk/05: Mon 28. 2. to Fri 20. 5. each even Tuesday 14:00–15:40 214, T. Smejkalová
MP417Zk/06: Mon 28. 2. to Fri 20. 5. each odd Tuesday 14:00–15:40 214, T. Smejkalová
MP417Zk/07: Mon 28. 2. to Fri 20. 5. each even Tuesday 16:00–17:40 S125, T. Smejkalová
MP417Zk/08: Mon 28. 2. to Fri 20. 5. each odd Tuesday 16:00–17:40 S125, T. Smejkalová
MP417Zk/09: No timetable has been entered into IS. T. Smejkalová

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 160 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 130/160, only registered: 6/160

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 the course students should be able to: use fundamental means of legal methodology; understand fundamental theoretical approaches; argument by use of legal conceptions; solve hard cases; make reasoned decisions at meta-legal level.

Syllabus

• 1. Iuspositivism v. iusnaturalism I. 2. Iuspositivism v. iusnaturalism II. 3. Constructive metaphysic otherwise imperative of inflexibility of material core of the constitution 4. Legal rules: philosophical contexts 5. Legal principles 6. Principle of proportionality: variability of it s structure 7. Varity categories in normative thought 8. Legal language and legal hermeneutics 9. Interpretation and argumentation in law 10. Logicism in legal thought 11. Justice problem I. 12. Justice problem II.

Literature

required literature
• HOLLÄNDER, Pavel. Filosofie práva. 2. rozš. vyd. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2012, 421 s. ISBN 9788073803667. info
• WEINBERGER, Ota. Norma a instituce : (úvod do teorie práva). Translated by Pavel Hungr. Vyd. 1,. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1995, 217 s. ISBN 8021011238. info

recommended literature
• HOLLÄNDER, Pavel. Ústavněprávní argumentace :ohlédnutí po deseti letech Ústavního soudu. Praha: Linde, 2003, 103 s. ISBN 80-86131-37-8. info
• HOLLÄNDER, Pavel. Nástin filosofie práva :úvahy strukturální. 1. vyd. Praha: Všehrd, 2000, 125 s. ISBN 80-85305-43-7. info

Teaching methods

lectures; analysis of selected legal documents

Assessment methods

oral and written examination; the written part consists of open questions, whereas the student must answer two questions marked as ejecting. Then are 5 questions dealing with fundamental conceptions (max. 2 points each question), last 4 questions deal with verifying relations between concepts (max. 3 point each). To pass written examination student must reach 8 points. The oral part verifies the ability to argue by use of theoretical concepts.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

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