PrF:CM416Zk Philosophy for Lawyers - Course Information
CM416Zk Philosophy for Lawyers
Faculty of LawSpring 2014
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc. (lecturer)
JUDr. PhDr. Jakub Valc, Ph.D., LL.M. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Jelínková - Timetable
- Mon 24. 2. to Fri 23. 5. Wed 16:40–18:10 034
- Prerequisites
- NOW_LIMIT ( CM416Z Phil. for Lawyers - courses ) || CM416Z Phil. for Lawyers - courses
Philosophy for Laweyrs provides an introduction into the basic categories and problems of the critical legal thinking. - 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
- At the and of the course student should be able to: understand and explain the basic terms and categories of legal philosophy- natural law, positive law, justice work with information on the development of the legal thinking to better understandig of the theoretical basis of law; interpret contemporary problems of the legal philosophy
- Syllabus
- What is legal philosophy? -Natural law versus positive law; -Criticism of legal positivism; - The question of legal formalism; - The system theory of law versus discoursive theory of law; - Theory of legal interpretation; - What is justice? - Law and justice, Theories of justice; - The philosophical foundation of human rights;
- Literature
- required literature
- HOLLÄNDER, Pavel. Filosofie práva. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2006, 303 s. ISBN 8086898962. info
- MACHALOVÁ, Tatiana. Úvod do právní filozofie : (základní pojmy). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 162 s. ISBN 8021018291. info
- recommended literature
- HLOUCH, Lukáš. Teorie a realita právní interpretace (Theory and Reality of Legal Interpretation). Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2011, 348 pp. Monografie. ISBN 978-80-7380-303-2. info
- MACHALOVÁ, Tatiana. Tradice a perspektivy racionalistického právního myšlení : analýza Kantova a Habermasova pokusu o záchranu racionality práva. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2004, 342 s. ISBN 8021036060. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures
- Assessment methods
- written and oral exam; The score of the test is 12 points; 8 points are needed as a minimum.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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