SOC046 Roman Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Mgr. Radek Černoch, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Mgr. Radek Černoch, Ph.D. et Ph.D.
Department of the History of the State and Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Ivana Hovořáková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of the History of the State and Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Mon 25. 9. to Fri 22. 12. Tue 12:00–13:40 030
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Roman law constitutes a propaedeutic basis for the study of current law both in the continental Europe and, to some extent, in Anglo-American system or even non-European countries. The course introduces the systematics of Roman law and its most important institutes both from the dogmatic and historical point of view. The students will get acquainted with mutual relation of particular institutes and will comprehend the importance of Roman law for practical application of current law.

At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
Orientate himself within the systematics of Roman law
Point out the most important institutes of Roman law and their development
Understand the principles of interpretation of Roman law in particular cases
Use various approaches how to deal with problematic questions Realise the impact of Roman law on later legal development
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
Orientate himself within the systematics of Roman law
Point out the most important institutes of Roman law and their development
Understand the principles of interpretation of Roman law in particular cases
Use various approaches how to deal with problematic questions Realise the impact of Roman law on later legal development
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction into Roman Law and its Further Development
  • 2. Roman State and Sources of Law
  • 3. Legal Personality and Family
  • 4. Juridical Acts and Procedural Law
  • 5. Possession and Types of Thing
  • 6. Ownership and Easements
  • 7. Law of Obligations – General Part
  • 8. Torts
  • 9. Contracts – Verbal Contracts, Literary Contracts, Real Contracts
  • 10. Consensual Contracts
  • 11. Law of Succession – Testamentary and Intestate Succession
  • 12. Law of Succession – Position of Heir and Singular Succession
  • (order of seminars subject to change)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SALÁK, Pavel. Ambulatoria voluntas versus derogation clauses. In Salák Pavel, Horák Ondřej et al. Law of Succession in the Middle-European Area. 1. vyd. Cracow: Spolok Slovákov v Poľsku – Towarzystwo Słowaków, 2015, p. 116-123. ISBN 978-83-7490-848-1. info
  • ČERNOCH, Radek. Bequest and quarta Falcidia (Falcidian Portion). In Salák Pavel, Horák Ondřej et al. Law of Succession in the Middle-European Area. 1. vyd. Cracow: Spolok Slovákov v Poľsku – Towarzystwo Słowaków w Polsce, 2015, p. 52-66. ISBN 978-83-7490-848-1. info
  • SALÁK, Pavel. Combination and accrual. In Salák Pavel, Horák Ondřej et al. Law of Succession in the Middle-European Area. 1. vyd. Cracow: Spolok Slovákov v Poľsku – Towarzystwo Słowaków, 2015, p. 107-115. ISBN 978-83-7490-848-1. info
  • ČERNOCH, Radek. Contract of Inheritance – Roman Law Foundation and the Present Day Approach. In Salák Pavel, Horák Ondřej et al. Law of Succession in the Middle-European Area. 1. vyd. Cracow: Spolok Slovákov v Poľsku – Towarzystwo Słowaków w Polsce, 2015, p. 123-137. ISBN 978-83-7490-848-1. info
  • SALÁK, Pavel. Heres ex re certa vs singular succession. In Salák Pavel, Horák Ondřej et al. Law of Succession in the Middle-European Area. 1. vyd. Cracow: Spolok Slovákov v Poľsku – Towarzystwo Słowaków, 2015, p. 66-76. ISBN 978-83-7490-848-1. info
  • LONGCHAMPS DE BÉRIER, Franciszek. Law of succession : Roman legal framework and comparative law perspective. 1st ed. Warszawa: Lex, 2011, 289 s. ISBN 9788326414688. info
  • PLESSIS, Paul J. du. Textbook on Roman law. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010, xvi, 427. ISBN 9780199574889. info
  • ZIMMERMANN, Reinhard. The law of obligations : Roman foundations of the civilian tradition. 1st ed. Cape Town: Juta & Co, 1990, lxiv, 1241. ISBN 9065446737. info
Teaching methods
Lectures with case solving and discussion
Assessment methods
Active participation in lectures and written test (80 % of the grade) followed by oral discussion (20 % of the grade). You need to reach 60 % of available points in total.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
The exact extent of the required literature with the determination of the pages is given in the interactive syllabus. As the Roman law is the same subject world-wide, you can use also/solely textbooks written in your mother tongue or other languages (incl. languages I do not understand, because the Latin terminology can serve as a clue for me). In such case, I recommend you to bring your textbook to the first lesson and I will subsequently tell you how suitable it is for this course (it is rather about quantity than quality, i.e. I will probably tell you that your textbook is more detailed than necessary for this course, but I might also tell you that some of the necessary topics is missing in your book). If you do not have your textbook, do not worry - there are some available in the library of the faculty (in English and several other languages), you will also have access to the online sources.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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