Course: Legal Foreign Language I. - 1 - French

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Course title Legal Foreign Language I. - 1 - French
Course code KJA/CJB1F
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction French
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)
  • Černá Leona, Mgr.
  • Šafaříková Blanka, Mgr.
Course content
Seminar topics: 1. The language of law and its characteristic traits. introduction to law français 2. The great divisions of law 3. Legislative use in the Czech Republic 4. The executive branch in the Czech Republic 5. Judicial proceedings in the Czech Republic 6. Legislative use in France 7. The executive branch in France 8. The French national institutional body 9. - 10. Fundamental acts of judicial organization in France 11. - 12. Legal professions in the French legal frameworke cadre juridique français

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Students during their studies choose from the offer of foreign languages (English, French, German) one foreign language as an obligatory subject. It is usually the foreign language which the student has chosen for the acceptance test to the Faculty of Law of Palacký University. It is assumed that students have at least intermediate knowledge of general language after finishing secondary school. As a consequence, teaching at our faculty of law is aimed at legal terminology from the very beginning.
Students who have completed this subject will gain knowledge and skills in the field of technical legal terminology and they will become familiar with french legal system.
Prerequisites
Completion of this subject is not conditional upon completion of another subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

In order to get the credit it is essential that the students have a regular attendance in the scope set by the seminar leader. The students must also complete the tasks assigned by the teacher.
Recommended literature
  • Cornu, G. Vocabulaire juridique. PUF.
  • Černá, L., Kulhajová, B. (2009). Le Français juridique. Leges, Praha.
  • Larišová, M. (2008). Francouzsko-český a česko-francouzský právnický slovník. A. Čeněk, Plzeň.


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 (2013) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter