MV217K History of Law of non - European Countries

Faculty of Law
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
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: Božena Vykopalová
Timetable
Mon 23. 2. to Fri 22. 5. Tue 18:15–19:45 131
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to learn the history of the state and the law in selected Asian, African and Latin American countries;
to analyze important legal sources from these countries;
to understand actual evolution of theses countries in the historical context
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
  • BALÍK, Stanislav and Stanislav BALÍK. Právní dějiny mimoevropských zemí :(stručný nástin). Dobrá Voda: Aleš Čeněk, 2003, 182 s. ISBN 80-86473-25-2. info
  • BALÍK, Stanislav, Petra MÜLLEROVÁ and Stanislav BALÍK. Kapitoly z dějin státu a práva zemí Afriky, Asie a Latinské Ameriky. Vyd. 2. upr. a rozš. Plzeň: Vydavatelství Západočeské univerzity, 1997, 162 s. ISBN 80-7082-385-2. info
  • BALÍK, Stanislav. Texty ke studiu právních dějin evropských zemí a USA. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2005, 271 s. ISBN 8086898288. info
Assessment methods
Lectures, finished by colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, 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, Spring 2025.
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