Course: Professional foreign language 2 - French

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Course title Professional foreign language 2 - French
Course code KJA/MFJ2
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
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.
Course content
Seminar topics: 1. EUROPEAN UNION - HISTORY - reasons of EU creation, historical development 2. EUROPEAN UNION - INSTITUTIONS - EU Institutional Framework ? EU key institutions; European Court of Justice; EU legal framework 3. PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN EUROPE ? European Institutions and conventions for the protection of human rights and freedoms; categories of human rights; European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights; right for a fair trial and rights of an accused person 4. PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN FRANCE 5. INTRODUCTION IN THE CRIMINAL LAW 6. DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS OF CRIME ? Criminal law; Crime; Division of Crimes 7. DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS OF PUNISHEMENT 8. INTRODUCTION IN THE CRIMINAL LAW - procedural law 9. Prison system, basic comparison of the Czech Republic and France 10. International judicial cooperation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
While studying at the Law Faculty of Palacký University, the students must choose one language (out of three languages - English, French and German) as a compulsory subject. As the students come from the secondary schools their knowledge of the language is supposed to be on the upper-intermediate level. Therefore the subject called 1. foreign language is focused on technical legal terminology. In the third year of their studies, the students can continue with their first foreign language as an optional subject.
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 conditional upon successful completion of the subject KJA/MFJ1.
KJA/MFJ1

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

In order to get 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
  • http://unifor.upol.cz/pravnicka/.
  • www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
  • 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 (2019) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer