MV217K History of Law of Non - European Countries

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
JUDr. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, 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
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: know the history of the state and the law in selected Asian, African and Latin American countries;
analyze important legal sources from these countries;
understand actual evolution of theses countries in the historical context
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, a student will be able to:
- identify and summarize the key characteristics of the development of the state and law in selected Non-European countries;
- to compare and highlight the differences in government in different forms of government;
- compare and stress the differences in legal systems under various forms of government.
Syllabus
  • History of the state and law in ancien Egypt, Mesopotamia, in Persian Empire, in Hittite Empire, in ancient China and India
  • Origin of Islam. The history of the Arab Caliphate. Sources of the islamic law
  • Legal history of the Seljuk Turks and Ottoman Empire
  • State and law in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan in the Middle Ages
  • Early civilizations and states in Latin America. The Spanish and Portuguese colonial system in Latin America
  • The legal history of Philippines
  • Forms of French Administration in Maghreb
  • The Japanese Fascism
  • Origin of independent states in Asia and Africa after World War II
Literature
    required literature
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Právní dějiny mimoevropských zemí : (stručný nástin). 3. rozš. vyd. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2011, 243 s. ISBN 9788073802820. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, disussion with students.
Assessment methods
Colloquium - 3 tests (50% correct responses in each of them). More detailed information about the organisation of the course can be found in the interactive syllabus.
Language of instruction
Czech
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 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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