Study:	Civil Law - 9. semester Commercial Law - 9. semester Constitutional-Administrative - 9. semester Criminal Law - 9. semester International Law - 9. semester The European Union Law - 9. semester
Code:	61345
ECTS:	4.0
Course coordinators:	izv. prof. dr. sc. Luka Burazin
Exam dates:	26. 06. 2023. 10. 07. 2023. 28. 08. 2023. 11. 09. 2023. Exam registration: Studomat

Literature:

Riccardo Guastini; Tumačenje i argumentacija; Naklada Breza (2023), str

Optional literature:

Goran Dajović; Osnovi pravnog rasuđivanja; Pravni fakultet u Beogradu (2023), str

Description:

The first part of the course will introduce students to different forms of indeterminacy of normative documents and the interpretive discretion that results from them. The second part will explore the diversity of law-making operations of legal scholars and judges: resolving antinomies, filling gaps, constructing unexpressed norms, concretizing and weighting principles. In the third part, different types of reasoning in the application of law will be analyzed, especially the argumentation of interpretive decisions. In the fourth part, the interpretation of constitutional documents will be considered. The final part will discuss different descriptive and normative conceptions of interpretation widespread in the doctrine.

Cognitive Skills:

After having succesfully completed the course students will be able to:

1. explain interpretive activity and indeterminacy of law;
2. analyse different law-making operations of legal scholars and judges;
3. analyse legal reasoning and apply legal arguments in interpreting and applying law;
4. critically evaluate specificities of constitutional interpretation;
5. compare and critically evaluate different theories and doctrines of interpretation.

Practical and Generic Skills:

After successfully mastering the course, students will increase:

1. ability to identify and summarise key facts and elements;

2. ability to systematically and coherently argument their standpoints;

3. ability of legal reasoning;

4. ability of written legal expression.

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

1. Forms of testing learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are tested by an oral examination. Oral examination may be replaced by a preparation of a final seminar paper.

2. Grading criteria

Grades for oral examination range from Insufficient (1) to Excellent (5). Final course grade is determined on the basis of the final grade for oral examination or final seminar paper.

3. manners of testing individual learning outcomes

a) for learning outcome 1 - oral examination or final seminar paper

b) for learning outcome 2 - oral examination or final seminar paper

c) for learning outcome 3 - oral examination or final seminar paper

d) for learning outcome 4 - oral examination or final seminar paper

e) for learning outcome 5 - oral examination or final seminar paper

Consultations schedule:

• izv. prof. dr. sc. Luka Burazin:

  Mondays 9:00 am - 10:30 am (meet.google.com/kwv-qxvn-iwu).

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room 18