MV122K Introduction to the Study of Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Bc. Markéta Štěpáníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Zuzana Vikarská, MJur, MPhil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. MgA. Jakub Míšek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Josef Kotásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Blažek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Dominik Židek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Lenka Dobešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Jaroslav Fenyk, Ph.D., DSc., Univ. Priv. Prof. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Kateřina Ronovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Vojtěch Šimíček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Burda (assistant)
Jaromír Chroustovský, BA (Hons) (assistant)
Mgr. Štěpán Janků (assistant)
Klára Kamarádová (assistant)
Mgr. Bc. Michal Kovalčík (assistant)
Mgr. Terézia Lazarová (assistant)
Bc. Anežka Mezerová (assistant)
Mgr. Karolina Michková (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Tina Mizerová (assistant)
Adéla Moravčíková (assistant)
Jakub Novák (assistant)
Marie Pýchová (assistant)
Mgr. Radek Tesař (assistant)
Josef Stanislav Treml (assistant)
Jan Tříska (assistant)
Mgr. Adam Vojtěch (assistant)
Michaela Zvancigerová (assistant)
Mgr. Tereza Žuffová - Kunčová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Zuzana Vikarská, MJur, MPhil, Ph.D.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Andrea Kalivodová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites
NOW ( MP103Zk General History of Law )
No prerequisites, this course is truly the most introductory course the faculty has to offer!
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 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
This course invites newly enrolled students to join a week-long adventure in the new and unfamiliar world of law and law faculty. The aim of this course is to introduce to the newly enrolled students some of the key areas of law in the form of interactive seminars (criminal law, constitutional law, civil law, labour law, commercial law, environmental law as a practical application of administrative law), and several other highly topical legal topics ( regulation of advertising, regulation of artificial intelligence, fashion law) in the form of supplementary lectures. The course also includes a complementary programme that introduces students to various legal professions (advocacy, judiciary, notary, public administration, academia, legislation, non-profit sector).
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
- describe the content of the different branches of law that he/she will study in the following years at the faculty;
- describe the basic principles of key branches of law and examples of topics and issues typically addressed in those branches;
- read an assigned reading of dozens of pages, identify key arguments, and discuss them in seminar;
- write an essay responding to a specific assignment requiring legal and social analysis of selected issues;
- formulate their ideas and opinions in relation to the topics discussed, distinguishing legal from non-legal arguments;
- understand the similarities and differences between different legal professions, describe the conditions of entry into selected legal professions;
- orient themselves in the environment of the MU Faculty of Law and its information system.
Syllabus
  • 1. Criminal law
  • 2. Constitutional law
  • 3. Civil law
  • 4. Information Technology Law
  • 5. Labour law
  • 6. Environmental law
  • 7. Commercial law
  • 8. Moot court.
Literature
  • Veškeré studijní materiály budou studujícím poskytnuty v interaktivní osnově.
Teaching methods
Pre-assigned readings, writing 4 essays before the course, feedback on all 4 essays, lectures, interactive seminars, seminar discussions, Socratic method, teamwork, individual work, moot court. This course is specific in that the seminar is taught by students of our faculty at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Assessment methods
Participation in all 5 days of block teaching, submission of all 4 written assignments (essays), active participation in the seminar discussion and active participation in the moot court are assessed.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/law/podzim2022/MV122K/index.qwarp
We are really looking forward to getting to know you!
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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