MVE014Z The Lawyers' Thinking

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. John Altair Gealfow, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Michal Vosinek (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ing. John Altair Gealfow, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!FAKULTA(PrF)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/150, only registered: 0/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/150
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to give students of non-law fields an insight into the way lawyers think and to provide them with practical knowledge for better decision-making in legally relevant situations and better orientation in the legal system.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
explain the psychological aspects of law and the psychology of decision-making;
explain the principles of contract writing and rule making;
describe methods of finding legal information;
explain legal logic arguments, argumentative fallacies, and cognitive biases;
apply the theoretical knowledge gained.
Syllabus
  • 1) Psychological aspects of law and psychology of decision-making
  • 2) Contracts and rule construction
  • 3) Legal information research
  • 4) Arguments of legal logic
  • 5) Argumentative fallacies
  • 6) Cognitive biases
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HAIDT, Jonathan. Morálka lidské mysli : proč lidstvo rozděluje politika a náboženství. Translated by Helena Čížková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Dybbuk, 2013, 477 s. ISBN 9788074380907. info
  • KAHNEMAN, Daniel a kol. Noise. 2021, Little, Brown Spark, ISBN 978-0-316-45140-6.
  • PINKER, Steven. Rationality. 2021, Viking, 978-0-525-56199-6.
  • THALER, Richard a kol. Nudge. 2021, Penguin Books, ISBN 978-0-143-13700-9.
  • TINDALE, Christopher. Fallacies and Argument Appraisal. 2007, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-511-27787-0.
Teaching methods
Teaching takes the form of video lectures on selected topics and studying materials in a prepared interactive curriculum. Students also have the opportunity to consult in the form of videoconferencing in MS Teams.
Assessment methods
The course is graded based on completions of tasks in answer sheets.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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