CM416Zk Philosophy for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Spring 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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013.
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