MVE001Z Chapters from the Medieval Law in the Czech Lands

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Šmídová Malárová, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Šmídová Malárová, Ph.D. et Ph.D.
Department of the History of the State and Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Zuzana Suchá
Supplier department: Department of the History of the State and Law – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( MP103Zk General History of Law ) && NOW( MP106Z Roman Law I ) && ! MP103Z General History of Law-Seminar && ! MP106Z Roman Law I && ! CM103Z General History of Law-Seminar && ! CM106Z Roman Law I.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 70 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 65/70, only registered: 3/70, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 3/70
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the world of the Middle Ages, in the light of extant legal sources. Students should master skills which are necessary to work with academic texts in Czech or in other languages, gain basic insight into medieval legal history, understand the interaction among particular areas of law and become familiar with approaches to the functioning of medieval law as it presents the current medieval science.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- work critically with legal history and medieval literature;
- write annotations on a given topic;
- concisely formulate their thoughts and reflections in a professional text.
Syllabus
  • 1. Medieval law from the perspective of the 21st century
  • 2. Historians possessed by periodization: the place and importance of periodization
  • 3. Life in the monastery: regular life in the light of visitation Cistercian monasteries
  • 4. "States" and "little states": medieval origins of international law
  • 5. Life in the town: spread of Magdeburg Law in Bohemia (the example of Litoměřice)
  • 6. "For the salvation of their souls and their relatives": the issue of testamentary noble practice
  • 7. Life in gowns: the origins of the profession of advocates in the Czech Lands
  • 8. Conflicting society: Resolvilg cross-border conflicts in Bohemia during the reign of the Přemyslid dynasty
  • 9. Reception of Roman law: Roman law influences in Manipulus vel directorium iuris civilis by Jan of Gelnhausen
Literature
    required literature
  • Martin Nodl - Piotr Węcowski (ed.). Právní kultura středověku. Praha: Filosofia, 2016, s. 7-12, 105-146.
    recommended literature
  • Peter Linehan and Janet L. Nelson (ed.), The medieval world. London 2001
  • Kateřina Charvátová, Dějiny cisterciáckého řádu v Čechách, 1142-1420. 1.-3. sv. Praha 1998-2009
  • Kateřina Jíšová-Eva Doležalová, Pozdně středověké testamenty v českých městech: prameny, metodologie a formy využití. Praha 2006
  • Stanislav Balík, Dějiny advokacie v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Praha 2009
  • Jacques Le Goff, Středověká imaginace. Praha 1998
  • František Hoffmann, Středověké město v Čechách a na Moravě. Praha 2009
Teaching methods
The e-learning course contains teaching materials for each topic (for example texts, videos, images, audio records). The basic study material is an interactive syllabus, where the student finds more details.
Assessment methods
To gain the credit it is necessary to fulfill tasks preassigned during the semester and to enter separately elaborate abstracts into moderated discussions to each topic. It will be possible to obtain 1 point for each annotation, for granting the credit the student must submit at least 6 annotations out of 9.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Note related to how often the course is taught: nerozvrhováno (e-kurz).
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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