Course: Legal Foreign Language I. - 3 - English

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Course title Legal Foreign Language I. - 3 - English
Course code KJA/BCJ3A
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Přidalová Eva, Mgr.
  • Tozzi di Angelo Kamila, PhDr.
Course content
1. Organizational principles of public administration, principle of subsidiarity 2. Public administration organization, state administration, self-governmental bodies 3. Public administration functioning and decision making, tasks and aims of public administration in society 4. Regions, communities ? their status, competences, organs and activities 5. Administrative procedural law 6. Introduction to criminal law 7. The criminal justice proces: investigation phase 8. Criminal justice and criminal proceedings 9. Search and seizure 10. Interrogations and confessions 11. Proceedings before trial 12. The trial 13. Crimes against the person

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Teaching is aimed at professional legal language. The emphasis is put on practicing all language skills in relation to professional language used in administrative law. 1. Organizational principles of public administration, principle of subsidiarity 2. Public administration organization, state administration, self-governmental bodies 3. Public administration functioning and decision making, tasks and aims of public administration in society 4. Regions, communities ? their status, competences, organs and activities 5. Administrative procedural law 6. Introduction to criminal law 7. The criminal justice proces: investigation phase 8. Criminal justice and criminal proceedings 9. Search and seizure 10. Interrogations and confessions 11. Proceedings before trial 12. The trial 13. Crimes against the person
Students who have completed this subject will deepen knowledge and skills in the field of technical legal terminology and they will become familiar with Anglo-American legal system.
Prerequisites
Completion of this subject is conditional upon successful completion of the subject BCJ1A,BCJ2A.
KJA/BCJ2A and KJA/BCJ1A
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KJA/CJB1A

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Written test, attendance, active participation in seminars.
Recommended literature
  • Brown,G.W.,Rice,S. (2007). Professional English in Use. Cambridge University Press.
  • Chromá, M. (2012). New Introduction to Legal English, Revised Edition. Praha: Karolinum.
  • Lindner, A., Firth, M. (2008). Introduction to International Legal English. Cambridge University Press.
  • Škurek, M.,Přidalová, E., Tozzi,K. (2019). English for Administrative Law. Praha:Leges.
  • Tozzi, K., Přidalová, E. (2020). Legal English, 3rd revised edition. Praha:Leges,2020.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law in Public Administration (2019) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter