MP309Z Language I.3 - English for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2005
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Chovancová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
William Jenkins George, B.A. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Hana Kallus, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radek Šimek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Radoslava Šopovová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: JUDr. Helena Sýkorová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MP309Z/01: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Mon 8:00–9:30 011, A. Hradilová
MP309Z/02: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Mon 9:35–11:05 011, A. Hradilová
MP309Z/03: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Mon 11:10–12:40 011, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/04: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Mon 13:30–15:00 011, A. Hradilová
MP309Z/05: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Mon 13:30–15:00 259, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/06: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Mon 15:05–16:35 011, W. Jenkins George
MP309Z/07: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Mon 15:05–16:35 259, R. Šimek
MP309Z/08: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Mon 16:40–18:10 011, W. Jenkins George
MP309Z/09: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Mon 16:40–18:10 316, R. Šimek
MP309Z/10: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Tue 9:35–11:05 131, A. Hradilová
MP309Z/11: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Tue 11:10–12:40 129, R. Šimek
MP309Z/12: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Tue 11:10–12:40 131, A. Hradilová
MP309Z/13: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Tue 13:30–15:00 129, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/14: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Tue 15:05–16:35 129, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/15: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Tue 16:40–18:10 129, Š. Dillingerová
MP309Z/16: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Wed 8:00–9:30 208, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/17: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Wed 9:35–11:05 208, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/18: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Fri 8:00–9:30 215, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/19: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Fri 8:00–9:30 124, R. Šimek
MP309Z/20: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Fri 9:35–11:05 259, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/21: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Fri 11:10–12:40 259, R. Šopovová
MP309Z/22: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Šimek
Prerequisites
MP210Z English for Lawyers
The students are expected to have passed the previous courses in the first and the second terms of the first year - English for lawyers.
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
The aim of the course is to expose the students to various types of authentic legal texts - both oral and written.
Syllabus
  • Topics for authentic materials work, discussion and terminology acquisition: Running a business, organization - types of companies, internal management, raising capital, termination of business: Powell:68-74, Chromá II: 215/1c, 217/3b, 218/4a,b, 219/5, 220/6, 241/1, 247/6, 249/7c, Chromá II (nová): 82/3, 85/10, 86/12, 13, 90/20, 90/23, 121/introduction, 124/7, 132/29, 136/36 Family law, nullification of marriage, divorce, rights of succession, protection of children: Powell:75-81, Chromá II:64/4a, 66/7, 68/8, 70/10, Chromá I (nová): 438/25, 26, 444/39, 40, 439/27, 28 Law and consumers, contracts between goods and services suppliers and consumers, exemption clauses, product liability: Powell:82-87, Chromá II: 125/17, 126/1, 160/1, Chromá I (nová): 377/46, 386/1, 411/45 Employment law, employment rights, EU employment law: Powell:88-92, Chromá II: 87/1, 90/2b,c, 90/3, 92/5, 94/6a,b, 95/8, 101/12a,d, Chromá II (nová): 186/3, 188/9, 10, 189/11, 191/19, 193/25, 26, 195/30, 201/47, 50 Intellectual property, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, infringing copyright: Powell: 93-96, Chromá II: 174/a,b,c, Chromá I (nová): 345/59 - 61, work with authentic materials
Literature
  • CHROMÁ, Marta and Thomas COATS. Úvod do právnické angličtiny. 2. doplněné vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1998, 368 stran. ISBN 807184697X. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta and Thomas COATS. Úvod do právnické angličtiny. 2. doplněné vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1998, 378 stran. ISBN 8071845876. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. Nový úvod do právnické angličtiny. 4th ed. V Praze: Karolinum, 2003, 562 s. ISBN 8024607204. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. Nový úvod do právnické angličtiny. 4th ed. V Praze: Karolinum, 2003, 554 s. ISBN 8024607387. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. English-czech law dictionary. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Leda, 1997, 341 s. ISBN 808592725X. info
  • CHROMÁ, Marta. Česko-anglický právnický slovník s vysvětlivkami : Czech-English law dictionary with explanations (Souběž.). 1. vyd. Praha: Leda, 2001, 478 s. ISBN 80-85927-90-X. info
  • Black's law dictionary : definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and modern (Orig.) : Blackův právnický slovník. [1. svazek], [A - I] : Blackův právnický slovník. [2. svazek], [J - Z]. info
  • POWELL, Richard. Law today. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 1993, 128 s. ISBN 0582056357. info
  • RILEY, Alison. English for law. 1. ed. London: Macmillan Press, 1991, xxiv, 256. ISBN 0-333-49387-7. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Požadavky k zápočtu: docházka, aktivní účast, test
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://lingua.muni.cz
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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