Course: Legal Foreign Language I. - 2. - English

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Course title Legal Foreign Language I. - 2. - English
Course code KJA/CJB2A
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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
Seminar topics: 1. Introduction to criminal law. 2. Investigative phase. 3. Search and seizure. 4. Interrogations and confessions. 5. Proceedings before trial. 6. The trial itself. 7. Crimes against the person. 8. Crimes against property. 9. Defences. 10. Sentencing.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Orientation in foreign-language legal texts and the use of legal terminology.
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 CJB1A.
KJA/CJB1A

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

In order to get the credit and the exam 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
  • Chromá, M., Coats, T. (2011). New Introduction to Legal English: revised edition. Volume II.. Praha:Karolinum.
  • Tozzi, K., Přidalová, E. (2015). Legal English, 2nd edition. Praha:Leges.


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: Summer