MP103Z History of Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Eduard Vlček, CSc. (seminar tutor)
prof. JUDr. Ladislav Vojáček, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Naďa Fiedlerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Bc. Jaromír Tauchen, Ph.D., LL.M. Eur.Int. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Ladislav Vojáček, CSc.
Department of the History of the State and Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Božena Vykopalová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MP103Z/01: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Monday 8:00–9:30 124, L. Vojáček
MP103Z/02: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each even Monday 8:00–9:30 124, L. Vojáček
MP103Z/03: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Monday 9:35–11:05 124, L. Vojáček
MP103Z/04: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each even Monday 9:35–11:05 124, L. Vojáček
MP103Z/05: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Monday 11:10–12:40 124, L. Vojáček
MP103Z/06: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each even Monday 11:10–12:40 124, L. Vojáček
MP103Z/07: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Tuesday 8:00–9:30 208, L. Vojáček
MP103Z/08: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each even Tuesday 8:00–9:30 208, L. Vojáček
MP103Z/09: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Tuesday 9:35–11:05 131, L. Vojáček
MP103Z/10: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each even Tuesday 9:35–11:05 131, L. Vojáček
MP103Z/11: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Tuesday 11:10–12:40 131, E. Vlček
MP103Z/12: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each even Tuesday 11:10–12:40 131, E. Vlček
MP103Z/13: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Wednesday 11:10–12:40 214, J. Tauchen
MP103Z/14: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each even Wednesday 11:10–12:40 214, J. Tauchen
MP103Z/15: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Wednesday 13:30–15:00 302, J. Tauchen
MP103Z/16: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each even Wednesday 13:30–15:00 302, J. Tauchen
MP103Z/17: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Thursday 13:30–15:00 302, E. Vlček
MP103Z/18: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each even Thursday 13:30–15:00 302, E. Vlček
MP103Z/19: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Thursday 15:05–16:35 302, E. Vlček
MP103Z/20: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each even Thursday 15:05–16:35 302, E. Vlček
MP103Z/21: Mon 28. 9. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Wednesday 15:05–16:35 209, L. Vojáček
MP103Z/22: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( MP103Zk History 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
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
formulate main development tendencies in ancient, medieval and modern states;
understand specifics in the development of ancient and medieval state systems;
understand specifics of ancient and medieval law;
learn the formation of public law disciplines;
inform about contemporary reasons for constitutional system implementation;
inform about contemporary reasons for civil liberties implemetation;
explain main specifics of modern constitutions;
explain fundamentals of the authoritative regimes in the 20th cent.;
understand the importance of the 18th and 19th centuries codifications for the continental law development;
describe main differences between continental and common law;
analyse characteristics of development of certain European states and the USA.
Syllabus
  • Development in periods.
  • Ancient state and law.
  • Medieval law and state (early centralization,disintegration,monarchy of the estates), absolutism, modern state and law.
  • Estates.
  • Feud system.
  • Process of enthral, position of servants.
  • Role and position of the monarch, central and local institutions.
  • Sources of law, legal relics.
  • Legal particularism.
  • Perception of Roman law.
  • Differences in development of continental and English law.
  • Most important codification of 18th and 19th centuries.
  • Constitutional Development of European states and USA.
  • Characteristics of law and state development in the I.half of 19th century.
  • Totalitarian regimes in 20th. Century.
  • Characteristic features of law in 20th century.
Literature
  • VOJÁČEK, Ladislav, Ondřej HORÁK, Pavel SALÁK, Karel SCHELLE, Renata VESELÁ and Eduard VLČEK. Praktikum z právních dějin (Practice of Legal History). / Ladislav Vojáček a kolektiv. 1st ed. Pelhřimov: Jaroslav Samek, 2006, 236 pp. 1.sv. ISBN 80-86391-19-1. info
  • VOJÁČEK, Ladislav, Karel SCHELLE, Renata VESELÁ, Marta KADLECOVÁ and Tomáš KNOZ. Právní dějiny 2. Státy západní Evropy a USA (Legal History 2 States of Western Europe and USA). / Karel Schelle, Ladislav Vojáček a kolektiv. vydání první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 697 pp. Edice učebnic PrF MU v Brně, svazek 227. ISBN 80-210-2073-3. info
  • ŽIDLICKÁ, Michaela and Karel SCHELLE. Právní dějiny. 1, Starověk. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 274 s. ISBN 80-7239-018-X. info
  • VLČEK, Eduard and Karel SCHELLE. Právní dějiny. 3, Státy střední a východní Evropy. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 430 s. ISBN 80-7239-019-8. info
Teaching methods
In the classes different documents are analysed and discussed.
Assessment methods
There is a credit at the end of the course (test - 50% correct responses)
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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