Legal Rhetoric (JF_063)
About Study Course
Objective
Acquire knowledge of the principles of legal rhetoric and develop skills and abilities, including theoretical and practical skills in analysing and drafting legal texts, while developing the technique of creative writing of legal texts (while improving knowledge of legal terminology); help and encourage students to develop understanding of drafting and practical application of legislation and documents. It is intended to address the fundamental issues of rhetoric and legal rhetoric, provide insights into the history of rhetoric and legal rhetoric, focusing on judicial communication and judicial speech, the most common errors in lawyers’ speech and writing, since the legal failures in speech content and performance affect the client’s interests and are therefore not to be considered as personal failures.
Prerequisites
Skills and ability to use the literary language, perception and knowledge of the most topical issues in the standards of the language and terminology.
Learning outcomes
A certain set of information on legal rhetoric, its core issues and terminology will have been acquired; understanding of legal text writing, reasoning and research preparation will have been gained; the role of the written and uttered word in professional activity will have been understood.
Students will have gained understanding of the basic theory of speech art, the role of public speech, characteristic features and role of the judicial speech in proving guilt or innocence and in practical activity in general.
Students will have acquired skills to summarise, analyse, conclude and work in practice with information sources; they will have gained knowledge of the research subject and will know how to use it in further activities, including legal text analysis and innovation techniques.
Students will be able to manage their own speech and writing skills, to analyse their own performance and that of others, taking into account the specifics of legal rhetoric, terminology and professional ethics, including the relevant legal provisions.
Students will be able to express and analytically describe information, problems and solutions in their own field of science or profession using the theoretical bases and skills acquired, to explain them and discuss them reasonably with both professionals and non-professionals.
Professional competence, knowledge appropriate to one’s competence; professional, individual and social experience and understanding of legal rhetoric.
Are able to formulate, describe and analyse practical problems in their profession.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Science, TZNT | 4 | Bachelor’s | Required | Ilze Cīrule | |
| Law Science, TZN | 4 | Bachelor’s | Required | Ilze Cīrule |
