Syllabus

Nine lectures taught by experts from Austria, the United States and the Czech Republic with the focus on the following topics:

1. Introduction to Academic Legal Writing: Legal Writing as Element of a Research Process and related exercises - prof. Jürgen Busch & prof. Florian Heindler (Austria)
2. Case Reading and Argumentation - prof. Lurene M. Contento (USA)
3. Problem Solving and Negotiations - prof. Lurene M. Contento (USA)
4. Persuasive Writing Techniques - prof. Janet K.G. Dickson (USA)
5. Statutory Interpretation with Case Analysis - prof. Janet K.G. Dickson (USA)
6. Legal Writing Style - prof. Kimberly Y. W. Holst (USA)
7. Analogical Reasoning and Synthesizing - prof. Kimberly Y. W. Holst (USA)
8. Legal Reasoning  and Judicial Reasoning of the CJEU, Czech CC and ECtHR - prof. David Sehnálek (Czech Republic)