030233 KU Legal Writing (2019W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Unterrichtssprache Englisch
course language EnglishThe course will be carried out in cooperation with the EALT Legal Writing Autumn School at Masaryk University Brno and will be held from 14th to 17th October 2019 in Brno/CZ. In order to complete registration for the class and to prepare for the excursion, presence in the preparatory meeting at Juridicum in Vienna on 30.09.2019 at 17:00 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. 145 EUR) will be due.
course language EnglishThe course will be carried out in cooperation with the EALT Legal Writing Autumn School at Masaryk University Brno and will be held from 14th to 17th October 2019 in Brno/CZ. In order to complete registration for the class and to prepare for the excursion, presence in the preparatory meeting at Juridicum in Vienna on 30.09.2019 at 17:00 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. 145 EUR) will be due.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Su 01.09.2019 00:01 to Mo 30.09.2019 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Fr 11.10.2019 23:59
Details
max. 15 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
weitere Termine in BRNO (Tschechien):
14.10, 15.10, 16.10, 17.10.2019
- Monday 30.09. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG (Kickoff Class)
- Tuesday 12.11. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum SEM33 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
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.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
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).
Examination topics
The evaluation of the student's performance will be based on the content of the class sessions.
Reading list
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
Association in the course directory
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(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, and Austria).We will have a preparatory at Juridicum in Vienna on 30 September 2019 at 5 pm. The Autumn School will be in Brno from 14 October 2019 to 17 October 2019. Attendance during the Autumn School is compulsory. Students who do not show up during the preparatory meeting will be admitted if free places are available.
Comparative and interactive class sessions in a highly international environment will stimulate active discussion and exchange. Presentations and basic input by the class teachers will be complemented by group exercises, their presentation in class and exchange of knowledge and know-how through discussion.The course will be carried out in cooperation with the EALT Legal Writing Autumn School at Masaryk University Brno and with John Marshall Law School (Chicago) and will be held from 15th to 19th October 2018 in Brno/CZ. To prepare for the excursion, presence in the preparatory meeting at Juridicum Wien on 01 10 2018 at 18:00 is compulsory (intake of additional students on the waiting list will also take place at this meeting, subject to any remaining free places).