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030233 KU Legal Writing (2021W)
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The course will be carried out in cooperation with the EALT Legal Writing Autumn School at Masaryk University Brno and is expected to be held from 11 to 14 October 2021 in Brno/CZ (subject to corona virus-crisis measures in place that might still affect these planned dates). In order to complete registration for the class and to prepare for the excursion, presence in the preparatory meeting at Juridicum in Vienna on 8 October 2021 at 4 pm is compulsory (intake of additional students on the waiting list will also take place at this meeting, subject to any remaining free places). Presence throughout the entire class is required. In duly justified cases (collisions with classes in Vienna) the presence requirement can be substituted for one half day by alternative accomplishments. For class materials nad subsistence a financial contribution of participants amounting to CZK 3.750 (approx. 146 EUR) will be due.
An/Abmeldung
Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
- Anmeldung von Mo 13.09.2021 00:01 bis Mo 27.09.2021 23:59
- Abmeldung bis Fr 08.10.2021 23:59
Details
max. 15 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
COVID-Update 22.11.2021 (no further major changes to the initially adopted and already directly communicated decision to all registered participants required: the already implemented shift to sole online sessions during Novemeber and December according to the following information remains in place; the session on 13 01 2022 might also change to online): Due to the current developments of the COVID19 pandemic effecting the host university and international partner university lecturers, the course cannot take place as planned at the Masaryk University Brno/CZ from 11th to 14th October, 2021. The class will now be held online and at alternative dates:
Nov. 15th: Introduction Academic Legal Writing (part 1, 17:00-20:00)Nov. 18th: Legal Reasoning (in Constitutional and European Courts' Case Law, 17:00 - 18:30)Nov. 22nd: How to Write an Article or a PhD in Law (17:00-18:30)Nov. 25th: Mooting Skills (17:00 - 18:30)Nov. 30th: Introduction Academic Legal Writing (part 2, 17:00-20:00)Dec. 6th: Problem Solving & Negotiations (17:00-18:30)Dec. 9th: Analogical Reasoning & Synthesizing Precedent (17:00-18:30)Dec. 13th: Legal Writing: Style & Organization (17:00-18:30)Jan. 13th: Concluding home exercises feedback meeting (might also be convened online - tbc, 16:00-17:30); this session will replace the session initially scheduled for 26 11 2021.- Freitag 08.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum SEM33 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
- Freitag 26.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum SEM33 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
We will base the grading on the quality of the active participation during the class modules (quality of ad hoc group discussion results and their presentation during and in classes) and on a written paper (summary of writing skill exercises carried out and/or explained in class) that you have to submit after the end of the class sessions.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Students should be advanced in their undergraduate law studies and going to prepare a seminar paper/master thesis or enrolled in a doctoral, Ph.D., or post-graduate master program.
We will assess the output according to the standards of good legal writing, and the individual level of the participant's legal writing tasks (seminar paper, master thesis, doctoral thesis).
We will assess the output according to the standards of good legal writing, and the individual level of the participant's legal writing tasks (seminar paper, master thesis, doctoral thesis).
Prüfungsstoff
The evaluation of the student's performance will be based on the content of the class sessions.
Literatur
Christoph Konrath (ed.), SchreibGuide Jus, 4th edition, Manz: Vienna 2018
John B. Thornton, U.S. Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Practice for International Lawyers, LexisNexis: New Providence/San Francisco 2014
John B. Thornton, U.S. Legal Reasoning, Writing, and Practice for International Lawyers, LexisNexis: New Providence/San Francisco 2014
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Do 05.05.2022 10:08
(i) legal writing;
(ii) reading cases globally; briefing a case;
(iii) argumentation and presentation skills;
(iv) organization of sources:
(v) appellate writing;
(vi) finding the necessary information in books, journals, and case law;
(vii) citation skills: making correct citations, and avoiding copyright infringements (plagiarism);
(viii) find important information;
(ix) formal rules and structures for writing legal documents, seminar papers, and final papers.Interactive class sessions in a highly international environment will stimulate active discussions and exchange between students and instructors. Presentations and basic input by the lecturers will accompany group exercises and presentations in class.The course will take place within the framework of the Legal Writing Autumn School held at the Masaryk University Brno. The Autumn School is organized by the European Academy of Legal Theory (EALT), the Masaryk University of Brno, and the University of Vienna. Its teaching staff is from different jurisdictions (USA, Sweden, Slovenia, and Austria).We will have a preparatory meeting at Juridicum in Vienna on 08 October 2021 at 4 pm. Students who do not show up during the preparatory meeting will be admitted if free places are available.