Course: Theory of Law 1

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Course title Theory of Law 1
Course code KTP/TPH1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Cvrček František, Doc. JUDr. CSc.
  • Bezoušková Lenka, JUDr. Ph.D., LL.M.
Course content
1. Law and right, positive and natural law, science od law and legal practise 2. Notion of normativity, norms(rules) of law, thein common and specific features. 3. Kinds of rule sof law 4. Applicability of rules of law as far as time, locality and persons addresses are concerned 5. Sources of law, legal order 6. Law-making, legislative procedure, legal language 7. Legal culture, types (families) of legal cultures 8. Legal personality, legal persons 9. Private law, public law, materiáa law, procedural law 10. Domestic (national) law, international law, EC/EU law 11. Interpretation of law, subjects and methods of 12. Argumentation and evidence in law

Learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Theory of law-law and right, positive and natural law, rule of law and source of law, legal order, legal culture ( families of system of law).
learning outcomes
Students have to gain knowledge of differencies between basic categories of theory of law-law and right, positive and natural law, rule of law and source of law, legal order, legal culture ? families of system of law). This is a necessary starting-point of any further study of different branches od positive law and gives a better insight into these basic notions and categories and into their eventual calling into questions as well.
teaching methods
Seminar
assessment methods
Test
Recommended literature
  • Boguszak, Jiří. Teorie práva. 1.vyd. Praha : Codex, 1997. ISBN 80-85963-38-8.
  • Gerloch, Aleš. Teorie práva. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7380-023-9.
  • Harvánek J. a kol. Právní teorie, Iuridica Brunensia. Brno, 1998.
  • Knapp, Viktor. Právní propedeutika. 1. vydání. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita. Fakulta právnická, 1995. ISBN 80-7082-166-3.
  • Knapp, Viktor. Teorie práva. 1. vydání. Plzeň : ZČU, 1994. ISBN 80-7082-140-X.
  • Veverka, Vladimír; Boguszak, Jiří; Čapek, Jiří. Základy teorie práva a právní filozofie. 1. vyd. Praha : Codex, 1996. ISBN 80-85963-06-X.
  • Weinberger, Ota. Norma a instituce. Brno : Masarykova univerzita v Brně - Právnická fakulta, 1995. ISBN 80-210-1123-8.


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