BDM105Zk Legal science

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! OBOR ( PR ) && ! OBOR ( PR01 ) && ! 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
Course objectives
Student after successful completion of the course: understands legal concepts, institutes and principles; interprets legal rules and analyzes the legal system and its functions; categorizes the initial body of knowledge necessary for the study of positive legal subjects; uses common legal terminology; uses metalegal rules to solve analytical problems in the legal system; master the fundamentals of legal reasoning and working with legal texts.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to: use the concepts and institutes that are associated with the legal system; understand the structure of the legal order and its uncontroversial nature; interpret legal norms; apply the principles of legal thinking.
Syllabus
  • The concept of law in the context of the rule of law.
  • The main methodological approaches to law.
  • Structure and system of law.
  • Sources of law.
  • Legal norm, concept, and its structure and elements.
  • Classification of legal norms.
  • Scope of legal norms.
  • Interpretation of law.
  • Forms of implementation of the law; the concept of legal relationship.
  • Persons in law.
  • Application of law.
  • Legal responsibility.
Literature
    required literature
  • Veškeré studijní podklady jsou přístupné v Interaktivní osnově.
Teaching methods
Teaching will be carried out using the following methods:
Frontal teaching method with the personal participation of students in the faculty building, during which an initial mandatory consultation is carried out, including the definition of the issues and systematics, key concepts and institutes, including the assignment of the end of the course.
Synchronous form through three continuous mandatory group consultations implemented in MS Teams environment, methods implemented will include group learning, critical thinking, logical reasoning, application of theoretical concepts to examples. The emphasis will be on providing feedback, not on frontal teaching.
Asynchronous form (individual guided self-study) realized from the supplied materials in the IS (study texts and interactive materials, e.g. continuous practice).
Assessment methods
The written exam has two parts:
1) a closed-response test. The test part of the examination is a theoretical knowledge test consisting of ten questions which may include the solution of practical examples. Each question has four answers, and all the correct answers must be marked correctly (all, one, two or three responses may be correct) to pass the question and be awarded a mark. The purpose of the examination is to test the ability to remember the concepts necessary for orientation in the legal system, to recognise the features of the legal system, to use the concepts of legal theory and to apply the principles of the legal system.
2) Solve two examples. The practical part of the exam consists of two examples for students to solve. Each answer is scored from 0 to 5 points. This part of the exam tests students' ability to apply theoretical concepts to practical issues and solve practical problems using legal theory.
The exam is 30 minutes and consists of written tick-box exercises in the classroom (closed-response test) and written open-ended solutions to examples (practical part of the exam).
A maximum of 20 points may be obtained in total, with a minimum of 0 points. (18-20 points = A; 15-17 points = B; 13-14 points = C; 11-12 points = D; 9-10 points = E; 0-8 points = F)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin online konzultací za semestr.
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