D5USP06 Theory of State and Political Science V

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Jan Svatoň, CSc.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to: understand the crucial terms of theory of state and political science; describe the organizational structure of modern state; characterize functions of modern state and political system generally; understand the basics of human rights protection.
Syllabus
  • State and its characterisation, modern state and non state political institutions, their signs and organisation, activity of modern state, non state political institutions and their functions, democracy and state, modern state and status of individual.
Literature
    required literature
  • FILIP, Jan and Jan SVATOŇ. Státověda (Theory of State and Politics). 5th ed. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2011, 264 pp. ISBN 978-80-7357-685-1. URL info
  • KROUPA, Jiří, Zdeněk KOUDELKA, Jan SVATOŇ, Vojtěch ŠIMÍČEK and Renata VLČKOVÁ. Politologie (Study of Poltitics). 3. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 254 pp. (Edice učebnic PrF MU v Brně ; č. 323). ISBN 80-210-3250-2. info
    recommended literature
  • SVATOŇ, Jan. Vládní orgán moderního státu : jeho původ, vývoj a charakter v některých evropských státech (Government body of modern state : its origin, development and character in some european states). 1. vyd. Brno: Doplněk, 1997, 140 pp. ISBN 80-85765-89-6. info
Teaching methods
homeworks, reading of scheduled literature, individual and group consultations, information mail at the beginning of the semester
Assessment methods
Colloquium, credit Ability to analyze the problem, to argue, to find (alternative) solutions. Eligibility to defend the view in the debate. Essay on entered / selected / found issue.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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