The Twilight of Constitutionalism
Basic information
The outline of the course:
12 lectures: see the syllabus below.
Study materials:
Mandatory readings are included in the electronic syllabus below. Other recommended sources can be found in the study materials below.
For those who are generally interested in the field, we can also recommend some basic books and articles.
For example:
Alexander Somek. The Cosmopolitan Constitution. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-cosmopolitan-constitution-9780199651535?cc=cz&lang=en&
Dieter Grimm. Sovereignty. https://cup.columbia.edu/book/sovereignty/9780231164252
Coll. Thwilight of Constitutionalism. (available below)
Jiří Přibáň. Disidenti práva/Dissidents of Law. https://www.bookdepository.com/Dissidents-Law-Professor-Jiri-Priban/9780754622840
Jeremy Waldron. Political Political Theory. http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674743854
(TBA)
Requirements to pass
1) Attendance: at least 7/10 lectures between 27. 2. and the end of semester. (two lectures are cancelled due to the May holidays; these will be made up for on a scheduled date - you can come on a strictly voluntary basis).
2) Two reaction papers, each approx. 500 - 700 words. The reaction papers must be submitted by Tuesday, 18.00 (6 pm) before every class (starting with the class on 6. 3. 2019). The reaction paper should deal with the particular text that was uploaded for the class and should contain a short polemic with the text OR a creative and critical summary of the text OR a development of the arguments/problems discussed in the text. Each reaction paper should also contain a few questions/suggested points for discussion for the next lecture.
12 lectures: see the syllabus below.
Study materials:
Mandatory readings are included in the electronic syllabus below. Other recommended sources can be found in the study materials below.
For those who are generally interested in the field, we can also recommend some basic books and articles.
For example:
Alexander Somek. The Cosmopolitan Constitution. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-cosmopolitan-constitution-9780199651535?cc=cz&lang=en&
Dieter Grimm. Sovereignty. https://cup.columbia.edu/book/sovereignty/9780231164252
Coll. Thwilight of Constitutionalism. (available below)
Jiří Přibáň. Disidenti práva/Dissidents of Law. https://www.bookdepository.com/Dissidents-Law-Professor-Jiri-Priban/9780754622840
Jeremy Waldron. Political Political Theory. http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674743854
(TBA)
Requirements to pass
1) Attendance: at least 7/10 lectures between 27. 2. and the end of semester. (two lectures are cancelled due to the May holidays; these will be made up for on a scheduled date - you can come on a strictly voluntary basis).
2) Two reaction papers, each approx. 500 - 700 words. The reaction papers must be submitted by Tuesday, 18.00 (6 pm) before every class (starting with the class on 6. 3. 2019). The reaction paper should deal with the particular text that was uploaded for the class and should contain a short polemic with the text OR a creative and critical summary of the text OR a development of the arguments/problems discussed in the text. Each reaction paper should also contain a few questions/suggested points for discussion for the next lecture.