D1TEP03 Contemporary Legal Thinking I

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Úspěšné ukončení magisterského studia v právních vědách nebo příbuzných společenských vědách.
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
This course aims to provide an introduction to some major themes in contemporary legal philosophy and theory.
Special emphasis will be put on a) the questions of legal methodology;
b)the method of the interpretation of human rights.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, the PhD students will be able to:
-formulate the basic philosophical question of their thesis (dissertation);
- write and prepare a paper;
Syllabus
  • The explanation of basic methods of legal interpretation;
  • -the preparation of an argumentative strategy;
  • - the analyse of interpretative techniques;
  • - the interpretation of the basic human rights concepts and texts;
Teaching methods
lectures,
Assessment methods
final project
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms 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 2024.
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