DOSCPS_MET Methodology of finding the law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Filip Melzer, LL.M., Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Kateřina Ronovská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Filip Melzer, LL.M., Ph.D.
Department of Civil Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Alice Dvořáková
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
- deepen knowledge of the methodology of finding the law - use examples to show how to solve difficult cases in the field of private law and civil procedural law - to develop the ability to solve legal questions in a methodologically correct way
Learning outcomes
- advanced knowledge of the methodology of discovery - advanced knowledge of legally correct argumentation, interpretation of legal norms, completion of law, interpretation of legal conduct
Syllabus
  • - the concept and meaning of the methodology of finding law - methods of interpreting the law
Literature
  • BYDLINSKI, Franz. Grundzüge der juristischen Methodenlehre. Edited by Peter Bydlinski. 2., überarbeitete Aufl. Wien: Facultas.wuv, 2012, 151 s. ISBN 9783825236595. info
  • MELZER, Filip. Metodologie nalézání práva : úvod do právní argumentace. 2. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2011, xviii, 276. ISBN 9788074003820. info
Teaching methods
- lectures - group discussion - case studies
Assessment methods
- participation in group discussions - solving a given example and presenting it, individually or in groups
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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