Course detail

Legal Theory

FEKT-BPC-PNAAcad. year: 2023/2024

Concept, structure and system of law, basic legal terminology, sources of law, legal methods, legal relations, liability in law, principles of functioning of a legal state.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

7

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Právnická fakulta (PF MU)

Entry knowledge

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

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The course ends with a combined examination consisting of a written test and an oral examination. A score of at least 50% is required to pass the written test.
Study requirements will be published annually by the guarantor of the course.

Aims

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.
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.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

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)

Recommended reading

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

Elearning

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-IBE Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Elearning