Syllabus

Syllabus, m. , Pl syllabi, is a pseudo- Latin (originally Greek, from συλλαμβάνω, I suppose, put together) expression for register, directory, list, abstract, summary.

Church

Syllabus as a term was in 1864 by Pope Pius IX. and 1907 used by Pope Pius X in order to publish a summary of theological proscriptions; see Syllabus Errorum and Lamentabili.

Academic Education

Today, the term syllabus is used to refer to the summary or overview of the course, an event or a study module. This includes the name of the teacher, the tutor, a brief description of the event, learning objectives, literature, type of implementation, dates, language, etc. A Syllabus thus describes the organizational framework of an event.

Syllabus is often synonymous with course concept used (cf. eg ECDL).

Legal

In legal language, the term refers to the summary of a case that is preceded by a judicial or similar decision. It contains an account of the facts with facts, positions of the parties and brief mention of decisions taken. In Germany, the term for this state of affairs has become naturalized, even if it is used diffuse and at the same time for the actual component norms ( → facts and legal consequence ).

A syllabus can - but need not - be drawn from critical organ, this is only retained in the nucleus, to fix its decision and justified.

What is the legal importance of taking a syllabus is different depending on the legal system:

Germany

In Germany the event contains the findings of fact, which has made an organ to make his decision. This is also an aspect of procedural economy and effective legal protection. Undermining this error, stakeholders may require a correction of facts.

USA

In the U.S., the syllabus is not part of the decision and usually plays no role in law. An exception exists in the state of Ohio, where courts are required to write a syllabus. This is part of the court's decision.

In addition, however, syllabi usually write the legal publishers who publish collections of decisions, or from case to case, courts if they consider it significant. Even then a syllabus is not part of their decision.