Course: Theory of Law 1

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Course title Theory of Law 1
Course code KTP/TP1-D
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Sobek Tomáš, doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Melzer Filip, doc. JUDr. LL.M. Ph.D.
  • Osina Petr, JUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Objective law as the rules of conduct 2. Positive and natural law 3. Legal norm, legal branches 4. Values in law 5. Rules and principles 6. Sources of law 7. Content of law: subjective rights and duties 8. System of law and codification 9. Legal methodology 10. Interpretation of legal acts 11. Analogy and teleological reduction 12. Legal liability 13. Realization of legal norm 14. Effectiveness of legal norm 15. Logic in law

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The objective of the course is to promote theoretical legal thinking and the ability to analyse legal issues on a professional level. The students will broaden their knowledge of general legal terms and methodological basis of jurisprudence. The core of the course consists in basic grounds of legal theory, knowledge of which is essential for orientation in a scientific approach to law. The course is therefore a propedeutical basis for the doctoral study programme Theoretical legal sciences.
Postgraduate programme Theoretical Legal Science
Prerequisites
Postgraduate programme Theoretical Legal Science

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Self-study, publication activity in scientific magazines, consultation with the lecturer.
Recommended literature
  • Barány, E. (2007). Pojmy dobrého práva. 1. vydání.. Žilina, Poradca Podnikateľa.
  • Dworkin, R. (2001). Když se práva berou vážně. Praha.
  • Fuller, L. L. (1998). Morálka práva. Oikoymenh, Praha.
  • Hart, H.L.A. (2004). Pojem práva. 1. vydání. Praha, Prostor.
  • Hayek, F.A. (1994). Právo, zákonodárství a svoboda. 1. vydání. Praha, Academia.
  • Holländer, P. (2012). Filosofie práva. A. Čeněk, Plzeň.
  • Kühn, Z. (2002). Aplikace práva ve složitých případech, k úloze právních principů v judikatuře. Karolinum, Praha.
  • Melzer, F. (2011). Metodologie nalézání práva. 2. vyd.. C. H. Beck.
  • Přibáň, J. (1997). Suverenita, právo a legitimita. Karolinum, Praha.
  • Rawls, J. (1995). Teorie spravedlnosti.. Praha: Victoria Publishing.
  • Večeřa, M. (2006). Sociologie práva. A. Čeněk, Plzeň.
  • Večeřa, M. (1997). Spravedlnost v právu. 1. vydání. Brno, MU.
  • Weiberger, O., Kubeš, V. (2003). Brněnská škola právní teorie (normativní teorie).. Karolinum, Praha.
  • Weinberger, O. (1993). Filozofie, právo, morálka. Brno: MU v Brně.
  • Weinberger, O. (1995). Norma a instituce (úvod do teorie práva). MU, Brno.


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