AJ22077 The Language of Law and Administration

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Milan Růžička (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
You will be introduced to the genre of legal communication and argumentation, the way laws are written and interpreted, basic court procedures and decisions. We shall concentrate on differences between Anglo-Saxon and Continental law and justice, on selected issues of European and international law.
Syllabus
  • You will be introduced to the genre of legal communication and argumentation, the way laws are written and interpreted, basic court procedures and decisions. We shall concentrate on differences between Anglo-Saxon and Continental law and justice, on selected issues of European and international law. The main topics: main features of the English and American legal systems, sources of law, criminal law, civil law, forms of commercial law, international law, EEC law, the courts and court procedures.
Literature
  • English Law and Language by Frances Russell and Christine Locke, ISBN 0-13-280454-9, 1992 Cassell Publishers Ltd
  • CHROMÁ, Vlasta and Thomas COATS. Introduction to legal English. Vol. 2 : Úvod do právnické angličtiny. Díl 2. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1996, 356 s. ISBN 80-7184-263-X. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminar; Assessment will be based on the results of the knowledge test (40%),your oral presentation of some topic of law in the second half of the course (40%) and your active participation in the class (20%). Part of your class attendance will be homework where you will be asked to write a legal document (such as contract).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Credit evaluation note: 2 původní kredity.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Autumn 2000, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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