MVV63K Constitution and Constitutionalism: Concepts, Features, Principles - Context on Baltic Sea States

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0.5. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Prof. Gediminas Mesonis (lecturer), doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D.
Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Brzobohatá
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV63K/01: Tue 19. 10. 11:10–12:40 038, Wed 20. 10. 9:35–11:05 025, Thu 21. 10. 11:10–12:40 038
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 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course deals with the selected problems of constitutional law Main objectives can be summarized as follows : • to learn principles of constitutional law • to understand modern problems of constitutional justice • to be able to explain the principles of separation of powers • to be able make a comparison on different constitutional regulation • to learn the basic aspects of the constitutional systems of the Baltic Sea States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland)
Syllabus
  • 1. Lecture: Constitution and legal system: problems of concept 2. Lecture: Constitution: methods of interpretation 3. Lecture: Exclusive features of the Constitutions: Baltic Sea States (BSS) 4. Lecture: Constitutional Justice institutions at the Baltic Sea States (BSS): duties and responsibilities 5. Lecture: Theory of The Separation of Powers: the basic aspects of the concept 6. Lecture: The systems of the Checks and Balances in the Constitutions of the Baltic Sea States (BSS)
Literature
  • to be added by lecturer
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminars, class discussion
Assessment methods
colloquium: written test
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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