CM406Zk Language I.4. - German for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Spring 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Eva Šrámková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Eva Šrámková
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Magdalena Kunzová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CM406Zk/01: Mon 26. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Wed 18:15–19:45 208, E. Šrámková
CM406Zk/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. E. Šrámková
Prerequisites
CM306Z German for Lawyers
To be admitted to the German for Lawyers exam, the students are required to have completed a 4 semester course and acquired three credits.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to expose the students to various types of authentic legal texts - both written and oral.
Syllabus
  • Topics for reading comprehension, assisted discussion and terminology 1. Indirect speech in German legalese 2. The European Union - founding, the sources of EU law 3. The European Union - EU bodies, the Treaty of Maastricht, the Treaty of Amsterdam 4. The European Union - domestic market: free movement, free circulation of goods, services and capital 5. The European Union - economic and monetary union 6. The Council of Europe 7. The United Nations 8. Asylum procedure, migration in Germany,forms of asylum, the Geneva Convention 9. The act on residence of aliens - the forms of residence permit 10.UNHCR - introduction to UNHCR 11.The European Convention on Human Rights 12.Final course Requirements for the exam in German for Lawyers I Written part: work on a piece of unknown specialized text with a dictionary a) reading comprehension questions b) translation of a part of the text into Czech, 5-8 lines c) reconstruction of an original specialized German text by substituting grammatical and stylistic items Oral part: a) assisted reproduction according to the topics given below b) terminology in the extent of 4 terms subject matter c) conversation on a given topic Topics for the controlled reproduction 1. Essential concepts of law 2. State law and constitutional law a) Fundamental rights - the rights of citizens, human rights, the right to liberty b) State authorities of Germany 3. Employment law a) Employer and employee - worker getting a given hourly pay, employee getting a given monthly salary b) Contract of employment 4. Civil law a) natural and artificial persons (legal entities), legal title to rights and duties, legal capacity b) legal acts c) declaration of intention, types of contracts d) obligations e) compensation of damage, unlawful conduct f) law of property 5. Family law - marriage, divorce 6. Law of succession - testament and legal heirs 7. Commercial law - business person, agent, commercial undertaking 8. Company law a) partnership b) stock corporation 9. Criminal law a) basic principles b) elements of a criminal offence, consequences of a crime 10.Procedural law a) particular type of court, jurisdiction b) a court, legal proceedings, the system of courts in Germany c) civil proceedings d) criminal proceedings 11. Juvenile criminal law - criminal liability of children and juveniles, consequences of criminal acts of juveniles 12. International law a) The United Nations b) Asylum procedure, migration in Germany c) The act on residence of aliens - residence permit d) UNHCR 13. European law a) The Council of Europe b) The European Union - founding, EU bodies, free movement, free circulation of goods, services and capital, economic and monetary union c) The European Convention on Human Rights Topics for conversation 1. Masaryk University, Faculty of Law in Brno 2. Legal studies in Germany and in the Czech Republic 3. CV 4. Legal professions
Literature
  • HORÁLKOVÁ, Milena. Německo-český právnický slovník [Leda, 2003] : Deutsch-tschechisch Rechts-wörterbuch (Orig.). Vyd. 1. Voznice: Leda, 2003, 382 s. ISBN 80-7335-019-X. info
  • ŠRÁMKOVÁ, Eva. Kompendium zum Asylrecht, Ausländerrecht und zum Schutz der Menschenrechte (A Handbook on Asylum Law, Alien Law and Human Rights Protection). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2001, 57 pp. Edice učebnic PrF MU č. 225. ISBN 80-210-2529-8. info
  • SIMON, Heike and Gisela FUNK-BAKER. Einführung in die deutsche Rechtssprache. München: C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1999, xxii, 285. ISBN 3-406-44558-6. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Je vyžadována aktivní práce v seminářích, 100% účast, soustavná a průběžná příprava. Seminář bude ukončen testem. Bude testována slovní zásoba, gramatika a věcná znalost. Výsledek testu bude bonifikován u zkoušky. Zkouška je písemná a ústní. Předpokladem pro vykonání ústní části zkoušky je úspěšné absolvování písemné části zkoušky.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
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