MP221K Legal Informatics

Faculty of Law
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Mgr. Jakub Harašta, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. MgA. Jakub Míšek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Novotná, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D.
Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Timetable
each even Monday 8:00–9:40 038
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MP221K/01: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. each even Monday 16:00–17:40 020, J. Míšek
MP221K/02: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. each odd Monday 16:00–17:40 020, J. Míšek
MP221K/03: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. each even Monday 18:00–19:40 020, J. Míšek
MP221K/04: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. each odd Monday 18:00–19:40 020, J. Míšek
MP221K/05: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. each even Tuesday 8:00–9:40 020, M. Myška
MP221K/06: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. each odd Tuesday 8:00–9:40 020, M. Myška
MP221K/07: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. each even Tuesday 10:00–11:40 020, M. Myška
MP221K/08: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. each odd Tuesday 10:00–11:40 020, M. Myška
MP221K/09: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. each even Tuesday 14:00–15:40 024, M. Myška
MP221K/10: Mon 25. 2. to Fri 17. 5. each odd Tuesday 14:00–15:40 024, M. Myška
MP221K/11: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Harašta
Prerequisites
! MP312K Legal Informatics - practice && ! MP314K Legal Informatics && ! MP414K Legal Informatics - practice && ! CM312K Legal informatics - practice && ! CM414K Legal informatics - practice && ! MV425K Legal Informatics && ! MV320K Legal Informatics
Basic computer literacy.
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 188 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 31/188, only registered: 0/188
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV) (2)
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is basic practical skills and orientation in use of various sources of legal information.
Learning outcomes
After completing this course, student is expected to be able to: - understand basic functions of legal information systems and describe any legal information systems through these functions
- find basic legal information on the Internet
- find acts other legal documents using ASPI, Codexis and Beck-online
- evaluate credibility and validity of retrieved legal information and properly cite retrieved documents
- solve basic legal problems using the legal information systems.
Syllabus
  • Lectures: 1. Introduction to Legal Informatics, basic terms and concepts.
  • 2. Legal Information System ASPI.
  • 3. Legal Information System Beck-online.
  • 4. Legal Information System Codexis.
  • 5. Library resources and research.
  • 6. EUR-Lex.
  • Exercises: 1. Basic terms and concepts, structure of acts and sources of law.
  • 2. Online legal information systems.
  • 3. Legal research in ASPI.
  • 4. Legal research in Beck-online.
  • 5. Legal research in Codexis.
  • 6. Algorithmization of research and legal research outcomes.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • PTAŠNIK, Adam. Automatizované zpracování právních textů. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Key Publishing, 2007, 168 s. ISBN 9788087071472. info
  • CVRČEK, František. Právní informatika. Praha: Ústav státu a práva AV ČR, 2010, 371 s. ISBN 9788073802684. info
Teaching methods
Lectures. Exercises in computer lab. Online tests for continuous evaluation.
Assessment methods
To successfully complete this course, it is necessary to: - collect sufficient amount of points through active participation, online testing and seminar paper. Minimal amount of 50 points is required out of 90. - obtain at least 6 points out of 10 during the final test. Time limit is set to 30 minutes.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět je určen pro nejvýše pro polovinu ročníku. Je prerekvizitou pro státní závěrečnou zkoušku.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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