Syllabus
The course covers the following chapters of Volume II of the New Introduction to Legal English by Marta Chromá et al. (Praha: Karolinum. 2016):
Semester IV 19. Criminal Law - General Part20. Criminal law - Special Part21. Criminal Procedure22. EU Institutions and Legislation23. European Judiciary
Annotation
Only for students studying under HPRAVO5.
Legal English is a four-semester elective common foundations course. Its aim is to introduce the students to the issues of the professional language, to introduce to them terminology of fundamental branches of law in individual language areas, to provide them with fundamental information about the given legal system and compare legal Czech with terms and expressions of foreign law. The basic method of teaching consists in working with all sorts of professional texts with the aim of activating the acquired legal language and being able to inform about fundamental aspects of Czech law in a foreign language.
Legal English IV is completed with an examination including a written test and oral examination.