DPVPAJ08 History of Legal Philosophy and Legal Theory, selected topics

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mag. Jürgen Busch, LL.M. (lecturer), prof. JUDr. Vladimír Týč, CSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Vladimír Týč, CSc.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: prof. JUDr. Vladimír Týč, CSc.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
DPVPAJ08/01: Mon 27. 9. to Fri 17. 12. Wed 13:30–15:00 214
DPVPAJ08/02: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
This lecture will present selected topics of jurisprudence and will discuss them in the light of the historical development of their philosophical and theoretical reflection. Like this, similarities and differences in approaching the same questions related to the concept, the structure, the value and the purpose of law over time and the role of specific historical and political contexts for generating different outcomes will be made visible. Applying this vertical structure, the following topics will be discussed: the concept of law; sources of law; legal validity; natural law vs. legal positivism; law and society/law and state; social contract theory; government and its legitimacy.
Syllabus
  • This lecture will present selected topics of jurisprudence and will discuss them in the light of the historical development of their philosophical and theoretical reflection. Like this, similarities and differences in approaching the same questions related to the concept, the structure, the value and the purpose of law over time and the role of specific historical and political contexts for generating different outcomes will be made visible. Applying this vertical structure, the following topics will be discussed: the concept of law; sources of law; legal validity; natural law vs. legal positivism; law and society/law and state; social contract theory; government and its legitimacy.
Literature
  • Reading materials provided during lectures
Teaching methods
Students are expected to prepare reading assignments (extracts from original texts of legal philosophers) before each class in order to be able to actively and in an informed way contribute to discussions during after lectures.
Assessment methods
Grading will be based on an oral exam at the end of the semester on the basis of the lectures in class and underlying reading materials distributed during class.
Language of instruction
English
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