PrF:DOTPV_EMP1 Emiprical Legal Studies I. - Course Information

DOTPV_EMP1 Emiprical Legal Studies I.

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

JUDr. Bc. Terezie Smejkalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

JUDr. Bc. Terezie Smejkalová, Ph.D.

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

• Civil Law (programme PrF, OBCP_) (2)
• Procedural Civil Law (programme PrF, OBCP_) (2)
• Comparative Constitutional Law (programme PrF, CCL_) (2)
• Comparative Corporate, Foundation and Trust Law (programme PrF, COCO_) (2)
• History of the Law and Roman Law (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• History of Law (programme PrF, DPRP_) (2)
• Financial Law and Financal Science (jednooborový) (programme PrF, FPFVA_)
• Financial Law and Financal Science (kombinovaný) (programme PrF, FPFVA_)
• Financial Law and Financial Science (Eng.) (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• Financial Law and Financal Science (jednooborový) (programme PrF, FPFVP_)
• Financial Law and Financal Science (kombinovaný) (programme PrF, FPFVP_)
• Financial Law and Financial Science (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• Financial Law and Financial Science (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• Financial Law and Financial Sciences (programme PrF, FPFV_) (2)
• Intellectual Property Law (programme PrF, INTPA_) (2)
• International and European Law (jednooborový) (programme PrF, MEEPA_)
• International and European Law (kombinovaný) (programme PrF, MEEPA_)
• International Private Law (jednooborový) (programme PrF, MEPSA_)
• International Private Law (kombinovaný) (programme PrF, MEPSA_)
• Law Information and Communication Technologies (programme PrF, ICTA_) (2)
• Legal theory and Public Affairs (programme PrF, LTPA_) (2)
• doplnit (programme PrF, MS) (2)
• International and European Law (Eng.) (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• International and European Law (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• Private International Law (Eng.) (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• Private International Law (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• Private International Law (programme PrF, MEPS_) (2)
• International Law (programme PrF, MEEP_) (2)
• Civil Law (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• Commercial Law (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• Commercial Law (programme PrF, OBPR_) (2)
• Labour Law (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• European Law (programme PrF, MEEP_) (2)
• Law Information and Communication Technologies (Eng.) (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• Law Information and Communication Technologies (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• Law Information and Communication Technologies (programme PrF, ICT_) (2)
• Environmental Law (programme PrF, SP_) (2)
• Roman Law (programme PrF, DPRP_) (2)
• doplnit (programme PrF, SPCPP) (2)
• Administrative and Environmental Law (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• Administrative Law (programme PrF, SP_) (2)
• Theory and history of Law (programme PrF, TDP) (2)
• Theory of Law (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• Theory of Law (programme PrF, TEPR_) (2)
• Criminal Law (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• Criminal Law (programme PrF, TRPR_) (2)
• Constitutional Law and Theory of State (programme PrF, D-TPV4) (2)
• Constitutional Law and Theory of State (jednooborový) (programme PrF, USPS_) (2)
• Public Law Studies (programme PrF, VPS) (2)

Course objectives

The aim of this course is twofold:
1. Students should familiarise themselves with current trends in empirical jurisprudence; consequently, they will
2. study the relevant methodological approaches to be used in their doctoral theses.

This course is not meant to double up as a methodological course; we shall focus on the study and critical analysis of various interdisciplinary approaches in law that make use of empirical research.
Nevertheless, this course is directed at helping the students think through the design of an empirical research project.

Learning outcomes

After finishing this course, students will
- have basic knowledge of the current trends in empirical legal research,
- be able to critically read the methodology sections of relevant texts,
- be able to either choose a suitable methodological approach to their own doctoral theses, or explain why would such an approach be inappropriate.

Syllabus

• Law allows for various kinds of empirical examination of legal texts, persons involved in their writing or applications, various practices that make law what it is, physical objects that law regulates etc.
• In the first part of this course (EMP I.) we are going to focus on qualitative approaches:
• 1. Text analysis
• 2. Interviews
• 3. Processes and practices
• 4. Spaces Students are welcome to bring their own interests and questions into this course.

Literature

• Další literatura bude zadávána dle dohody se studenty.
• Metody výzkumu ve společenských vědách. Edited by Hedvika Novotná - Ondřej Špaček - Magdaléna Šťovíčková. Vydání první. Praha: FHS UK, 2019, 495 stran. ISBN 9788075710253. info
• The Oxford handbook of empirical legal research. Edited by Peter Cane - Herbert M. Kritzer. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010, xv, 1094. ISBN 9780199659944. info

Teaching methods

text analysis, class discussions

Assessment methods

- active class participation,
- written essay

Language of instruction

Czech

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