CM108Z Language I.1. - German for Lawyers

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marie Košutová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Eva Šrámková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Eva Šrámková
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: JUDr. Helena Sýkorová
Prerequisites
The prerequisite for German for Lawyers is the language competence at the intermediate level.
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
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. Introduction: programme of the course, literature, Masaryk University, Faculty of Law in Brno 2. Legal studies in Germany, the act on education of lawyers 3. Specific features of legalese and the language of the state administration 4. Democracy - principles of the democractic form of the state 5. Democracy - historical development and forms 6. Fundamental rights - the rights of citizens, human rights, the right to liberty 7. The Constitution of Germany 8. The Constitution of Austria 9. The Constitution of Switzerland 10.State authorities of Germany - the Bundestag, the Bundesrat, Federal President, the Federal Government, the Federal Constitutional Court 11. Seminar work - work on the Constitution of Germany concerning the state authorities of Germany 12. Final test
Literature
  • HORÁLKOVÁ, Milena, Hana LINHARTOVÁ and Jaroslava REZKOVÁ. Německý jazyk pro právníky. 1. vyd. Praha: Nákladem spolku čs. právníků Všehrd, 1997, 354 s. ISBN 80-85305-35-6. info
  • JUNG, Lothar. Rechtswissenschaft :Lese- und Arbeitsbuch. 1. Aufl. Ismaning: Max Hueber, 1994, 192 s. ISBN 3-19-001561-9. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Podmínkou pro získání zápočtu je aktivní práce v seminářích, vypracování seminární práce a úspěšný zápočtový test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Semestr je ukončen zápočtovým testem.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Je vyžadována znalost německého jazyka na středoškolské úrovni.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2002, recent)
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