CM218Z History of legal thought - seminar

Faculty of Law
Spring 2009
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: Věra Šilingrová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CM218Z/01: Mon 2. 3. to Fri 22. 5. each even Wednesday 13:30–15:00 025, R. Polčák
CM218Z/02: Mon 2. 3. to Fri 22. 5. each odd Friday 15:05–16:35 131, M. Škop
CM218Z/03: Mon 2. 3. to Fri 22. 5. each even Friday 15:05–16:35 131, M. Škop
CM218Z/04: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Škop
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( CM218Zk 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 75 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/75, only registered: 0/75
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The subject has to approach students the history of legal thought and essential instruments of legal methodology. The subject is focused on the problems of legal thought in historic contexts especially on the modern theories. At the end of this course, student should be able to orientate herselves/himselves in instrumentarium necessary for so called hard cases. The seminars are intended to practice subject matters mentioned in lectures with regard to practical usability of gained knowledge.
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. Ústavněprávní argumentace :ohlédnutí po deseti letech Ústavního soudu. Praha: Linde, 2003, 103 s. ISBN 80-86131-37-8. info
  • HOLLÄNDER, Pavel. Nástin filosofie práva :úvahy strukturální. 1. vyd. Praha: Všehrd, 2000, 125 s. ISBN 80-85305-43-7. info
Assessment methods
class discussion, reading literature and court decisions, seminar work
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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