MP218Zk History of Legal Thought

Faculty of Law
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Jaromír Harvánek, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Pavel Holländer, DrSc. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miloš Večeřa, CSc. (lecturer)
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_LIMIT( MP218Z History of Legal Thought - sem ) || MP218Z History of Legal Thought - sem || CM218Z History of legal thought - sem
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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. 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
  • HOLLÄNDER, Pavel. Ústavněprávní argumentace :ohlédnutí po deseti letech Ústavního soudu. Praha: Linde, 2003, 103 s. ISBN 80-86131-37-8. info
  • DWORKIN, Ronald M. Když se práva berou vážně : Taking rights seriously (Orig.). 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2001, 455 s. ISBN 80-7298-022-X. info
  • HOLLÄNDER, Pavel. Nástin filosofie práva :úvahy strukturální. 1. vyd. Praha: Všehrd, 2000, 125 s. ISBN 80-85305-43-7. info
  • KELSEN, Hans. Všeobecná teorie norem. Translated by Milan Kubín. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2000, 470 s. ISBN 8021023252. info
  • Morálka práva. Edited by Lon L. Fuller - Jiří Přibáň. 1. vyd. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1998, 229 s. ISBN 80-86005-65-8. 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
  • KELSEN, Hans. Ryzí nauka právní : metoda a základní pojmy (Přív.) : Základy obecné teorie státní, Ryzí nauka právní : metoda a základní pojmy. Praha: Orbis, 1933, 55 s. info
  • WEYR, František. Základy filosofie právní : (nauka o poznávání právnickém). V Brně: A. Píša, 1920, xi, 244. URL 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 10 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.
The course is taught: every 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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