DOTPV_SaP State and Law before 1918

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Bc. Jaromír Tauchen, Ph.D., LL.M. Eur.Int. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Ladislav Vojáček, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Bc. Jaromír Tauchen, Ph.D., LL.M. Eur.Int.
Department of the History of the State and Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Zuzana Suchá
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! DO3DEPR02 State and Law 1740-1918
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to gain deeper knowledge about the development of Bohemia in the period of feudalism, to understand the importance of the feudal system and the relation between the state and the church for the organization of the state; to expound on the specifics of feudal law and to understand the importance of the reception of Roman law, both based on analysing sources of law and historical legal documents, and to gain deeper knowledge about the development of the state and law on the territory of the Czech countries from the period of enlightened absolutism to the termination of Habsburg Monarchy.
Learning outcomes
- To look up and examine current legal historical topics by using scientific methods;
- To evaluate in a timely manner some later legal regulations, including the applicable law, whilst using the knowledge about development of legal institutions;
- To organize and write down the collected data, interpret the results achieved, present the findings and defend them in relevant forum;
- To deepen continually the student’s knowledge of the discipline.
Syllabus
  • Beginning of Bohemia and its law and its further development in the period of feudalism;
  • development of Czech law, sources of law, legal particularism, law making and application of law;
  • significant legal historical documents, influence by foreign law, unification of Czech-Austrian law;
  • codifications in the period of enlightened absolutism in 19th century;
  • revolution 1848 and its influence on legal development;
  • constitutional development in the 2nd half of 19th century;
  • development of the right to vote;
  • characteristic of basic branches of law.
Literature
    required literature
  • VOJÁČEK, Ladislav, Karel SCHELLE and Vilém KNOLL. České právní dějiny. 3. upravené vydání. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2016, 694 stran. ISBN 9788073805753. info
    recommended literature
  • SCHELLE, Karel, Jaromír TAUCHEN, Karolina ADAMOVÁ and Antonín LOJEK. Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české. Tematická řada. Právo (The Great History of the Czech Lands. Thematic Series. The Law). Praha: Paseka, 2017, 750 pp. ISBN 978-80-7432-749-0. Web nakladatele info
  • Encyklopedie českých právních dějin. Edited by Karel Schelle - Jaromír Tauchen. Vydání první. Ostrava: KEY Publishing, 2015, 971 stran. ISBN 9788074182389. info
  • SCHELLE, Karel, Jaromír TAUCHEN, Karolina ADAMOVÁ and Antonín LOJEK. Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české. Tematická řada. Stát (The Great History of the Czech Lands. Thematic Series. The State). Praha: Paseka, 2015, 652 pp. ISBN 978-80-7432-652-3. URL info
  • ADAMOVÁ, Karolina and Antonín SÝKORA. Dědické zemské právo v české historii : k obsahu českého zemského hmotného dědického práva od patrimoniálního státu do poloviny 17. století se zvláštním zřetelem k Obnovenému zřízení zemskému, Deklaratoriím a Novelám. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Key Publishing, 2013, 127 s. ISBN 9788087475362. info
  • VOJÁČEK, Ladislav, Karel SCHELLE, Jaromír TAUCHEN, Pavel SALÁK, Zdeňka KRÁLÍČKOVÁ, Ivana PRŮCHOVÁ, Renata VESELÁ, Radovan DÁVID, Miroslav FRÝDEK, Ivana STARÁ and Martin CEMPÍREK. Vývoj soukromého práva na území českých zemí (I. díl) (The Development of Private Law in the Territory of the Czech Republic (Part I.)). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012, 616 pp. Spisy PrF MU č. 426 (řada teoretická). ISBN 978-80-210-6006-7. info
  • ADAMOVÁ, Karolina. Dějiny soukromého práva ve střední Evropě : stručný nástin. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2001, xi, 136. ISBN 8071792837. info
  • ČÁDA, František. Přehled dějin veřejného práva ve střední Evropě. Brno: Nákladem Čs. Akademického spolku Právník, 1945, 88 s. info
  • STIEBER, Miloslav. Přehled dějin veřejného práva v střední Evropě. Vyd. prozatímní. V Praze: V. Stieber, 1923, 78 s. URL info
Teaching methods
As a teaching method, there is an individual study of assigned expert literature and eventually individual expert consultations with lecturers.
Assessment methods
Credits by reaching the given degree of knowledge and by active attendance at consultations.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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