BV202Zk The History of Criminal Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Ladislav Vojáček, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Ladislav Vojáček, CSc.
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
Timetable
Fri 11. 3. 8:00–9:40 133, 16:00–17:40 133, 18:00–19:40 133, Fri 25. 3. 8:00–9:40 133, 10:00–11:40 133, Fri 20. 5. 18:00–19:40 133
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!OBOR(PR) && !OBOR(PR01) && !PROGRAM(N-VS)
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 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 11/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The students should be able to:
define specifics of ancient and medieval criminal laws in the beginning of the development of the state;
understand the process of the criminal law formation as a public law discipline;
explain the reasons of changes in the understanding of the punishment purposes;
explain the reasons of changes of the ways of punishment;
describe individual criminal approaches from 18th to 20th cents.
Learning outcomes
to address the differences between pre-modern and modern criminal law characterize individual codifications of substantive criminal law characterize individual codifications of criminal procedural law characterize the basic principles of criminal law and criminal procedure to know and understand the consequences of legal regulation, which does not respect the basic principles of criminal law compare the systems of criminal courts in historical development on the basis of historical development to understand the need for proper functioning of the public prosecutor's office
Syllabus
  • I. Development of Medieval Criminal Law in Czech Lands.
  • A. Criminal law in 11th - 18th centuries,
  • B. Criminal proceedings in 11th - 18th centuries.
  • II.Development of Modern Criminal Law in Czech Lands and in Czechoslovakia.
  • A. Criminal law in 19th - 20th centuries in Czech Lands.
  • B. Criminal substantive law in Czechoslovakia.
  • C. Criminal proceedings in 19th - 20th centuries in Czech Lands.
  • D. Criminal procedure in Czechoslovakia.
Literature
    required literature
  • Karel Schelle, Ladislav Vojáček: Z dějin moderního trestního práva (Učební text pro studenty Masarykovy univerzity). Ostrava: KEY Publishing 2020, 70 stran. ISNB 978-80-7418-333-1.
    recommended literature
  • VLČEK, Eduard. Dějiny trestního práva v českých zemích a v Československu. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993, 67 s. ISBN 8021007915. info
Teaching methods
Teaching takes place in person in the form of lectures.
Assessment methods
Written examination, in person
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hod. přednášek za semestr / 12 hrs of lectures per semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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