MV413Zk Language II.2. - German for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marie Košutová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Eva Šrámková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Eva Šrámková
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Magdalena Kunzová
Prerequisites
MV311Z German for Lawyers II.1. && ! MP108Z German for Lawyers && ! MP207Z German for Lawyers I.2. && ! MP306Z German for Lawyers && ! MP406Z German for Lawyers I.4. && ! MP406Zk German for Lawyers I.4. && ! CM108Z German for Lawyers && ! CM207Z German for Lawyers && ! CM306Z German for Lawyers && ! CM406Z Language I.4. - German for Lawyers - seminar && ! CM406Zk German for Lawyers
To be admitted to the German for Lawyers exam, the students are required to have completed a 2 semester course.
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 will be able to define key concepts and explain German system of law, especially in the following areas (e.g. law of obligation, law of contract, family law, law of succession). They will be able to discuss German system of law. They will understand the gist of conversations on legal topics.
Syllabus
  • Topics for reading comprehension, assisted discussion and terminology 1. Introduction: programme of the course, literature 2. Civil law - obligations 3. Civil law - types of contracts 4. Civil law - compensation of damage, unlawful conduct 5. Civil law - law of property 6. Family law - marriage 7. Family law - divorce requirements according 8. Law of succession -legal heirs and legal order of succession 9. Law of succession - testament 10.Employment law - employer and employee - worker getting a given hourly pay, employee getting a given monthly salary 11.Employment law - contract of employment 12.Final course. Requirements for the exam in German for Lawyers II Written part: work on a piece of unknown specialized text with a dictionary a) reading comprehension questions b) translation of a part of the text into Czech, 5-8 lines c) reconstruction of an original specialized German text by substituting grammatical and stylistic items Oral part: a) assisted reproduction according to the topics given below b) terminology in the extent of 2 terms subject matter c) conversation on a given topic Topics for the controlled reproduction 1. Essential concepts of law 2. State law and constitutional law a) Fundamental rights - the rights of citizens, human rights, the right to liberty b) State authorities of Germany 3. Employment law a) Employer and employee - worker getting a given hourly pay, employee getting a given monthly salary b) Contract of employment 4. Civil law a) natural and artificial persons (legal entities), legal title to rights and duties, legal capacity b) legal acts c) declaration of intention, types of contracts d) obligations e) compensation of damage, unlawful conduct f) law of property 5. Family law - marriage, divorce 6. Law of succession - testament and legal heirs Topics for conversation 1. Masaryk University, Faculty of Law in Brno 2. Legal studies in Germany and in the Czech Republic 3. Legal professions
Literature
  • Simon, Heike - Funk-Baker, Gisela. Einführung in das deutsche Recht und die deutsche Rechtssprache. München : C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 2006. ISBN 3-406--53712-X.
  • Horálková, Milena - Linhartová, Hana - Henkel, Brigitta. Němčina pro právníky. Plzeň 2005. 1. vyd. ISBN 80-86898-16-4.
  • Pötzsch, Horst. Die deutsche Demokratie. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. Bonn 1997. ISBN 3-89331-232-3.
  • HORÁLKOVÁ, Milena. Německo-český právnický slovník [Leda, 2003] : Deutsch-tschechisch Rechts-wörterbuch (Orig.). Vyd. 1. Voznice: Leda, 2003, 382 s. ISBN 80-7335-019-X. info
  • CREIFELDS, Carl. Rechtswörterbuch. Edited by Dieter Guntz - Klaus Weber. 16., neubearb. Aufl. München: C.H. Beck, 2000, xvii, 1662. ISBN 3406464114. info
  • SIMON, Heike and Gisela FUNK-BAKER. Einführung in die deutsche Rechtssprache. München: C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1999, xxii, 285. ISBN 3-406-44558-6. info
  • JUNG, Lothar. Rechtswissenschaft :Lese- und Arbeitsbuch. 1. Aufl. Ismaning: Max Hueber, 1994, 192 s. ISBN 3-19-001561-9. info
Teaching methods
Interactive language seminar, analysis of legal texts, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, independent speaking
Assessment methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars. At the end of the seminar students are required to take a test before the written part of the exam! The test checks the acquisition of terminology,grammar and knowledge of the subject. The result of the test will be taken into account at the exam. The exam consists of a written and oral part. Students have to pass the written part before they are allowed to take the oral part.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Jazyk II je rozvrhově sloučen s Jazykem I.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010.
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