English for Lawyers
3rd semester


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•teacher:
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–Štěpánka Bilová
–bilova@law.muni.cz
–office hours: Thursday 11:11 – 12:10
–Room 404
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Credit requirements:
•active participation in class
•attendance (1 absence - ok)
•credit test
– terminology translation
–3 definitions
–2 topic based questions

Literature:
•Compulsory:
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•Studijní materiály v IS MU složka Compulsory literature (Richard Powell, Law Today)
•Chromá, Marta. New introduction to legal English. Volume I. Univerzita Karlova, 2003, 2007 or
2011.
•Chromá, Marta. New introduction to legal English. Volume II. Univerzita Karlova, 2003, 2007 or
2011.
•Chromá, Marta. Anglicko-český právnický slovník. English-Czech law dictionary. Leda, 1997.
•Chromá, Marta.  Česko-anglický právnický slovník. Czech -English law dictionary. Leda, 2001.

Syllabus:
•Weeks 1 and 2
•Running a business
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•types of companies, internal management, raising capital, termination of business
•Studijní materiály IS: Unit 11
•Chromá II: Units 15-16

Syllabus:
•Weeks 3 and 4
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•Family law
•nullification of marriage, divorce, rights of succession, protection of children
•Studijní materiály IS: Unit 12
•Chromá I: Unit 12

Syllabus:
•Weeks 5 and 6
•Law and consumers
•contracts between goods and services suppliers and consumers, exemption clauses, product liability
•Studijní materiály IS: Unit 13
•Chromá I/2003 - 377/46, 386/1, 411/45-47 nebo Chromá I/2011 -323/43-45

Syllabus:
•Weeks 7 and 8
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•Employment law
•employment rights, EU employment law
•Studijní materiály IS: Unit 14
•Chromá II/2003: Unit 18 =
• Chromá II/2007,2011: Unit 17

Syllabus:
•Weeks 9 and 10
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•Intellectual property
•patents, copyrights trademarks, trade secrets, infringing copyright
•Studijní materiály IS: Unit 15
•Chromá I: Unit 9

Syllabus:
•Weeks 11 and 12
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•Credit test, Credits

•Information about the seminars in the „Osnova ŠBil“:
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•https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1422/podzim2012/CM308Z/um/17685234/sbil.qwarp
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•Useful links:
•http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/
•http://www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary.aspx
•http://www.translegal.com/legal-english-dictionary
•Virtuální jazyková studovna MU (https://vjs.muni.cz/)