MVV20K Constitutions and Separation of Powers: Baltic States and Poland

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
12/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Prof. dr. Gediminas Mesonis (lecturer), prof. JUDr. Věra Kalvodová, Dr. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Věra Kalvodová, Dr.
Department of Criminal Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Tue 8. 12. 9:35–11:05 215, 11:10–12:40 215, Wed 9. 12. 16:40–18:10 136, 18:15–19:45 136, Thu 10. 12. 8:00–9:30 133, 9:35–11:05 133
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
At the end of the course the students should be able to
to lunderstand principles of constitutional law
to understand modern problems of constitutionality
to explain the principle of separation of powers
to make a comparison on constitutional law.
Syllabus
  • 1. Lecture
  • Constitution and legal system: problems of concept
  • 2. Lecture
  • Exclusive features of the Constitutions: Baltic States and Poland
  • 3. Lecture
  • Constitutional justice institutions: powers, role in the state institutions system
  • 4 Lecture
  • Constitution: methods of the interpretation
  • 5. Lecture
  • Separation of powers: the basic aspects of the concept
  • 6. Lecture
  • Constitutional systems of the Checks and Balances: Baltic States and Poland
Literature
  • Powerpoint presentations
  • List of recomendation on literature
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
colloquium:
written test - multiply choice (60%)
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008.
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