DOSCPS_MET Methodology of finding the law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Filip Melzer, LL.M., Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Pavel Koukal, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. JUDr. Kateřina Ronovská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Filip Melzer, LL.M., Ph.D.
Department of Civil Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Alice Dvořáková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
- deepen knowledge of the methodology of finding the law - use examples to show how to solve difficult cases in the field of private law and civil procedural law - to develop the ability to solve legal questions in a methodologically correct way
Learning outcomes
- advanced knowledge of the methodology of discovery - advanced knowledge of legally correct argumentation, interpretation of legal norms, completion of law, interpretation of legal conduct
Syllabus
  • - the concept and meaning of the methodology of finding law - methods of interpreting the law
Literature
  • BYDLINSKI, Franz. Grundzüge der juristischen Methodenlehre. Edited by Peter Bydlinski. 2., überarbeitete Aufl. Wien: Facultas.wuv, 2012, 151 s. ISBN 9783825236595. info
  • MELZER, Filip. Metodologie nalézání práva : úvod do právní argumentace. 2. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2011, xviii, 276. ISBN 9788074003820. info
Teaching methods
- lectures - group discussion - case studies
Assessment methods
- participation in group discussions - solving a given example and presenting it, individually or in groups
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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