PrF:MP222K Legal Writing - Course Information

MP222K Legal Writing

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Ing. John Altair Gealfow, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Terezie Smejkalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Markéta Štěpáníková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Michal Vosinek (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. PhDr. Robert Zbíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Josef Kotásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Michal Kovalčík (lecturer)
Mgr. Dennis Wassouf, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Hynek Vrána (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Ing. John Altair Gealfow, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Martina Lemonová
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law

Timetable

Mon 21. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Monday 18:00–19:40 136

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

MP222K/01: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Monday 12:00–13:40 257, J. Gealfow
MP222K/02: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each even Monday 12:00–13:40 257, J. Gealfow
MP222K/03: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Tuesday 16:00–17:40 042, D. Wassouf
MP222K/04: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each even Tuesday 16:00–17:40 042, D. Wassouf
MP222K/05: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each even Monday 16:00–17:40 208, J. Gealfow
MP222K/06: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each even Tuesday 18:00–19:40 315, D. Wassouf
MP222K/07: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Wednesday 10:00–11:40 215, M. Vosinek
MP222K/08: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Wednesday 18:00–19:40 160, M. Vosinek
MP222K/09: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each even Wednesday 18:00–19:40 160, M. Vosinek
MP222K/10: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Gealfow

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! MP315K Academical Writing

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 203 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/203, only registered: 35/203

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Law (programme PrF, PR_) (2)
• Law (programme PrF, M-PPV) (2)
• Lifelong Learning Programme - Law and Legal Studies (programme PrF, C_PPV)

Abstract

The aim of course is to help develop students their legal writting competence.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to:
a) put into practice the basic methods of legal writing;
b) read critically and write legal argumentation;
c) analyze the legal cases;
d) respect the ethical rules of academic writing.

Key topics

• The course covers topics such as:
• A) - ethical rules of legal writing,
• - footnotes and quotations;
• B) Style and methods of legal writing:
• - style of legal writing;
• - structure and evaluation of legal arguments, models of legal argumentation and justification,
• - How to write a legal argument?
• the important legal methods,
• C)Legal research:
• - researching doctrine, case law, judicial opinions, statutes, regulations and other legal information.

Study resources and literature

required literature
• GARNER, Bryan A.; John Altair GEALFOW; Adéla VALENTOVÁ; Štěpán JANKŮ; Pavlína HUBKOVÁ and Terezie KÖNIGOVÁ. Právní psaní srozumitelným jazykem (Legal Writing in Plain English: A Text with Exercises). 1st ed. Brno: Nugis Finem Publishing, 2021, 193 pp. Legal Skills Handbooks. ISBN 978-80-7614-005-9. Katalog MU info

Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching

discussion lectures and seminars aimed at solving cases

Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements

interactive group and individual activities at seminars

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught each semester.

• Enrolment Statistics (recent)
  
• Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/law/autumn2026/MP222K