MP218Z History of Legal Thought - Seminar

Faculty of Law
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Filip Kyjovský (assistant)
Mgr. Adam Lesák (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Jelínková
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( MP218Zk History of Legal Thought )
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 319 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/319, only registered: 0/319
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
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. The presence of natural law (morality) in application praxis. 2. Rules, principles. 3. The priciple of proportionality in application process; wilfulness in court decision-making process. 4. Meaning of the truth in law. 5. Legal language and legal interpretation; argumentation in law. 6. The problems of justice in decision-making process.
Literature
  • HOLLÄNDER, Pavel. Filosofie práva. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2006, 303 s. ISBN 8086898962. info
  • ALEXY, Robert. Pojem a platnosť práva. Translated by Pavel Holländer. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Kalligram, 2009, 171 s. ISBN 9788081010620. info
  • HOLLÄNDER, Pavel. Nástin filosofie práva :úvahy strukturální. 1. vyd. Praha: Všehrd, 2000, 125 s. ISBN 80-85305-43-7. info
  • HOLLÄNDER, Pavel. Ústavněprávní argumentace :ohlédnutí po deseti letech Ústavního soudu. Praha: Linde, 2003, 103 s. ISBN 80-86131-37-8. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussions, analysis of selected court decisions a documents
Assessment methods
seminar work verifying the ability of student to use fundamental conceptions and institutions
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011.
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