BZ106K Basics of Academical Writing

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 1 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Nikoleta Bitterová, Ph.D. (assistant)
doc. JUDr. Martin Hapla, Ph.D. (assistant)
JUDr. Michal Malaník, Ph.D. (assistant)
JUDr. PhDr. Jakub Valc, Ph.D., LL.M. (assistant)
Mgr. Ing. Martina Cirbusová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Jelínková
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BZ106K/01: Fri 23. 10. 9:35–11:05 140, Fri 20. 11. 13:30–15:00 030
BZ106K/02: Fri 23. 10. 11:10–12:40 140, Fri 20. 11. 15:05–16:35 030
BZ106K/03: Fri 23. 10. 13:30–15:00 140, Fri 20. 11. 11:10–12:40 030
BZ106K/04: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!OBOR(PR) && !PROGRAM(N-VS)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
a) prepare and write an expert text or paper;
b) put into practice the basic methods of academic writing;
c) analyze the legal cases;
d) respect the ethical rules of academic writing;
Syllabus
  • The course covers topics such as:
  • A) Preparation for writing projects;
  • - choose issue and problems,
  • - formulate the important questions and hypothesis,
  • - adopt the paragraphs and structure for analysis,
  • - ethical rules of legal writing,
  • - footnotes and quotations;
  • B) Style and methods of legal writing:
  • - style of legal writing;
  • - structure and evaluation of legal arguments, models of legal argumentation and justification,
  • - How to write a legal argument?
  • the important legal methods,
  • C)Legal research:
  • - researching legal concept, case law, judicial opinions, statute, regulations and other legal information;
Literature
  • will be added by teacher
Teaching methods
lectures and class discussion
Assessment methods
six written homeworks and final project
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 4 hod. přednášek za semestr / 4 hrs of lectures per semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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