PrF:CM216Z Philosophy for Lawyer sem. - Course Information

CM216Z Philosophy for lawyers

Extent and Intensity

0/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Věra Šilingrová

Timetable of Seminar Groups

CM216Z/01: each odd Thursday 11:10–12:40 215, T. Machalová
CM216Z/02: each even Thursday 11:10–12:40 215, T. Machalová
CM216Z/03: No timetable has been entered into IS.

Prerequisites

The courses are intended to improve the skill of critical legal thinking: clarification of the argument and of its components, interpretation, critical analysis of prejudice.

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 discussions is learning:1. a) clarification of arguments and of its components; b) identification of conclusions; c) formulation of assumption; d)criticism of the prejudice; 2. to used the relevant legal term and cathegories

Syllabus

Syllabus on legal philosophy:1. What is the legal philosophy? 2. Law and moral. 3. Concept of the natural law. 4. Concept of the positive law. 5. Law and Justice. 6. The basic principle of the theory of human rights

Literature

• MACHALOVÁ, Tatiana and Renata RÁZKOVÁ. Vybrané texty z dějin právní filozofie. [Učebnice] (Textbook: The History of Legal Philosophy). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2000, 221 pp. Edice učebnic PrF MU ; č. 245. ISBN 80-210-2401-1. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

ústní nebo písemní zkouska

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2006, recent)
  
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