Czech

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Právnická fakulta (PF MU)

Upon the completion of this course, student: - understands the basic legal concepts, institutes and principles - interprets the legal prescriptions - analyses the legal system and its functions - categorizes the beginning set of knowledge that is indispensable for the study of positive legal subjects - uses the general legal terminology - has a good command of legal thinking and work with legal texts.

This course is relatively independent on other parts of the programme, so no prerequisites are required.

Not applicable.

The course consists of lectures and self-study supported by course-books.

The course ends with a combined examination consisting of a written test and an oral examination. A score of at least 60% is required to pass the written test.

Outline:
1. Concept and system of law
2. Sources of Law.
3. Legal Norm, Concept, Structure and Elements.
4. Classification of Legal Norms and their Features.
5. Interpretation of Law.
6. Implementation of legal norms. Concepts of Legal Relationship.
7. Legal Facts as Presumptions of Legal Relationships.
8. Subjects, Objects and Contents of Legal Relationship.
9. Application of Law.
10. Legal Responsibility.
11. Legal State as a Expression of Relation between State and Law.
12. Fundamental Methodological Approaches to Law.
13. Operation of Law in Society, Law and Values.

Not applicable.

The course aims to make students oriented in fundaments of legal terminology, structure and functioning of the system of law as well as with basic methods that are used in dominant fields of private and public law. This course is an introductory basis for further courses in various particular fields of law in this programme.

Study requirements will be published annually by the guarantor of the course.

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Knapp, V. Teorie práva. 1 vyd. Praha: C. H. Beck, 1995 (CS)
Teorie práva. Edited by Aleš Gerloch. 6. upr. vyd. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2007. 343 s. ISBN 978-80-7380-023-9. (CS)

Harvánek, J.a.k. Teorie práva. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2008. 501 s. ISBN 978-80-7380-104-5. (CS)