PrF:MP103Zk History of Law - Course Information

MP103Zk History of Law

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. JUDr. Eduard Vlček, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Ladislav Vojáček, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Bc. Jaromír Tauchen, Ph.D., LL.M. Eur.Int. (alternate examiner)

Guaranteed by

prof. JUDr. Ladislav Vojáček, CSc.
Department of the History of the State and Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Božena Vykopalová

Timetable

Tue 16:40–18:10 136, Tue 16:40–18:10 030

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW( MP103Z History of Law ) || MP103Z 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

homeworks, lecture

Assessment methods

open questions as a form of written exam (no test; 66% success rate)

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• MP104Z History of Czech and Czechoslovak Law I Seminar
• MP104Zk History of Czech and Czechoslovak Law I
• MP106 Roman Law I

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• CMVE001Z Chapters from the Medieval Law in the Czech Lands
  NOW(MP103Zk) && NOW(MP106Z) && !MP103Z && !MP106Z && !CM103Z && !CM106Z  
• CMVE006K History of the Czech Judiciary
  NOW(MP103Zk)  
• CMVE007K Development of Constitutional Law in the Czech Lands
  NOW(MP103Zk)  
• MVE001Z Chapters from the Medieval Law in the Czech Lands
  NOW(MP103Zk) && NOW(MP106Z) && !MP103Z && !MP106Z && !CM103Z && !CM106Z  
• MVV296K Interactive Entertainment Law
  MP103Zk  
• MVV36K Legal History and Film – Manipulation of People and History
  (MP103Zk || CM103Zk) && !NOWANY(MVV35K)  
• MV102K History of the Czech State and Law until 1620
  !MP104Zk && !MP103Z && !MP106Z && !MP113Z && !CM104Zk && !CM103Z && !CM106Z && !CM113Z && !MP103Zk && !MP113Zk  
• MV121K Introduction to Private Law
  NOW(MP103Zk)  
• MV122K Introduction to the Study of Law
  NOW(MP103Zk)  

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