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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Topics of lectures: Role of law, law and other normative systems Sources of law Legal norms Legal principles Realization of law Interpretation of law Legal cultures - continental, angloamerican Legal cultures - islamic legal system Sociological aspects of law Law and social change Law and justice
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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Learning outcomes
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Subject is aimed to familiarize with the basic notions and categories of positive law, which establish the qualification of lawyer and increase his ability of orientation in law.
At the end of the course the student should have the knowledge of basic notions and categories of positive law, which establish the qualification of lawyer and increase his or her ability of orientation in law. Student gain besides other things overview of different legal cultures.
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Prerequisites
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Completion of this course is not conditional upon completion of some other courses.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark
The course is concluded in written form (exam). To pass the exam the student has to prove his or her knowledge within the scope of recommended literature.
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Recommended literature
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Bix, B. (2004). A Dictionary of Legal Theory. Oxford Press.
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Golding, M., Edmundson, W. (2005). The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory. Blackwell Publishing.
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MacCormick, N. (2007). Institutions of Law: An Essay in Legal Theory. Oxford University Press.
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Osina, P. (2017). Legal Theory. Leges, Praha.
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Wacks, R. (2006). Philosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.
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Wacks, R. (2009). Understanding Jurisprudence: An Introduction to Legal Theory. Oxford University Press.
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