DAF1DT01 Doctoral Thesis Project I.

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 17 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Kateřina Ronovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Bohumil Havel, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Vlastimil Pihera, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Josef Kotásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Eva Dobrovolná, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
Prof. Dr. Martin Schauer (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Luboš Brim, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Kateřina Ronovská, Ph.D.
Contact Person: prof. JUDr. Kateřina Ronovská, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
General requirement for enrollment to this course is advanced knowledge of legal English incl. specific terminology of Corporate, Foundation and Trust law
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to help the doctoral student to work on his/her dissertation project.
This is done in three phases (together with subjects "Doctoral Thesis Project II" and "Doctoral Thesis Project III"). In this first phase, the doctoral student in close co-operation with his/her supervisor will
1) discuss possible methodological approaches to selected topic of disertation and
2) engage in an in-depth research of relevant literature in order to be able to formulate relevant research topic in the following phases.
Learning outcomes
After the completion of this course/phase, the student will:
- be able to formulate relevant research topic;
- have a thorough understanding of the existing literature in hi/her field of research
Syllabus
  • The actual framework of co-operation between the student and the supervisor will be set by the supervisor.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • The Oxford handbook of empirical legal research. Edited by Peter Cane - Herbert M. Kritzer. Oxford: Oxford University Press. xv, 1094. ISBN 9780199659944. 2010. info
  • MACCORMICK, Neil. Legal reasoning and legal theory. Oxford: Clarendon Press. xxiii, 298. ISBN 0198763840. 1978. info
    not specified
  • Náhradní obsah: Legrand, P., Munday (eds.), Comparative Legal Studies:Traditions and Transitions, Cambridge University Press, 2003
Teaching methods
reading, individual consultations
Assessment methods
The progress of the doctoral student will be monitored and evaluated by the supervisor.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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