MVV4068K Comparative Legal Studies

Faculty of Law
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Filip Křepelka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PD Dr. Attila Vincze, LL.M. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Filip Křepelka, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Jana Dopitová
Supplier department: Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV4068K/01: Fri 8. 3. 8:00–9:40 160, 10:00–11:40 160, 12:00–13:40 160, Fri 5. 4. 8:00–9:40 160, 10:00–11:40 160, 12:00–13:40 160, Fri 12. 4. 8:00–9:40 160, 10:00–11:40 160, 12:00–13:40 160, Fri 3. 5. 8:00–9:40 160, 10:00–11:40 160, 12:00–13:40 160, Fri 10. 5. 8:00–9:40 160, 10:00–11:40 160, 12:00–13:40 160, F. Křepelka, A. Vincze
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( MP113Zk Theory of Law I && MP220K Theory of Law II ) || TYP_STUDIA(D)
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: 18/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course shall enable understanding of comparative law, structures and basic notions of continental and anglo-American laws.
Learning outcomes
Students shall be capable to understand methods of comparative law, write comparative study, understand differences between continental and common law.
Syllabus
  • I. Theory and methods of comparative law
  • /1/ Aim and ambit of comparative law, theoretical and practical value of legal comparison
  • /2/ Methods of comparative law, functional method and its critique. Legal borrowing.
  • /3/ Legal culture, macro-comparison
  • II. Civil vs. common law
  • /4/ Civil law vs. common law I: legal sources
  • /5/ Civil law vs. common law, II: legal professions, education judiciary
  • /6/ 2nd view: two archetypes of law?
  • III. Further aspects
  • /7/ Law and language
  • /8/ Religion, ideology, culture, state and law
  • /9/ Rule of Law, Rechtstaat?
  • /10/ International legal integration from a comparative perspective,
  • IV. Students’ contribution
  • /11/ Colloquium I. – Presentations
  • /12/ Colloquium II. – Presentations
Literature
    required literature
  • KISCHEL, Uwe. Comparative law. Translated by Andrew Hammel. First edition published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019, xxviii, 92. ISBN 9780198791355. info
  • KISCHEL, Uwe. Rechtsvergleichung. München: C.H. Beck, 2015, xxxii, 101. ISBN 9783406675850. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, debate.
Assessment methods
Writing Comparative analysis and its debate.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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