DO1TEPR02 Legal Theory I.

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miloš Večeřa, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miloš Večeřa, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
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
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as to deepen the set of theoretical knowledge on the legal theoretical and legal philosophical works of outstanding authors and to develop abilities to master abstract legal concepts and general legal conceptions.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able: - to interpret the basic ideas of the given legal theoretical work; - characterize the legal philosophical backgrounds of the author's work; - learn terminology of the author's work - argue with the opinions of the author and to overall review the work.
Syllabus
  • Study and analysis of the book by Ota Weinberger: Norma a instituce. Discussion about individual parts of the book. Overall evaluation of the book and its contribution.
Literature
    required literature
  • WEINBERGER, Ota. Norma a instituce : (úvod do teorie práva). Translated by Pavel Hungr. Vyd. 1,. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1995, 217 s. ISBN 8021011238. info
    recommended literature
  • KNAPP, Viktor. Teorie práva. 1. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 1995, xvi, 247 s. ISBN 3-406-40177-5. info
  • BOGUSZAK, Jiří, Jiří ČAPEK and Aleš GERLOCH. Teorie práva. Vyd. 1. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2001, 323 s. ISBN 80-86432-13-0. info
  • KELSEN, Hans. Čistá právna náuka : úvod do problematiky právnej vedy. Translated by Pavel Holländer. Bratislava: Kalligram, 2018, 190 stran. ISBN 9788089916214. info
  • SOBEK, Tomáš. Argumenty teorie práva. Praha: Ústav státu a práva AV ČR, 2008. 330 stran. ISBN 978-80-904024-5-4.
Teaching methods
Individual and group consultations, discussion over the book.
Assessment methods
Credit debate
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022.
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