LEGAL REASONING (4 Credits)

Learning outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Explain the problems of legal definition and legal concept; Construct propositions and syllogisms related to legislation and judicial decision; Analyze legal cases to find the substance of judicial law-making and fallacies.

Topics:

1. Introduction of Legal Reasoning (1);
2. Introduction of Legal Reasoning (2);
3. Logics and Language in Law (1);
4. Logics and Language in Law (2);
5. Legal Concepts (1);
6. Legal Concepts (2);
7. Basics and Steps of Legal Reasoning (1);
8. Basics and Steps of Legal Reasoning (2);
9. Using Legal Reasoning in Legal Opinion and other Legal Documents (1);
10. Using Legal Reasoning in Legal Opinion and other Legal Documents (2);
11. Cases Study in Legal Reasoning (1);
12. Cases Study in Legal Reasoning (2);
13. The elements of legislation (1);
14. The elements of legislation (2);
15. Legal reasoning in legislative drafting (1);
16. Legal reasoning in legislative drafting (2);
17. Analysis on legislation (1);
18. Analysis on legislation (2);
19. The elements of judicial decision (1);
20. The elements of judicial decision (2);
21. Legal reasoning in judicial decision (1);
22. Legal reasoning in judicial decision (2);
23. Analysis on judicial decision (1);
24. Analysis on judicial decision (2);
25. Legal opinion (1);
26. Legal opinion (2).