MV402K Roman Law and its Impact on the European Legal Thought - A Tribute to Valentin Urfus

Faculty of Law
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Michaela Židlická, Dr. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Tomáš Ciprovský (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Petr Dostalík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Alica Křápková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Mária Nagyová (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Šmídová Malárová, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Michaela Židlická, Dr.
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MV402K/01: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 19. 5. each even Tuesday 11:10–12:40 148, M. Židlická
MV402K/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Židlická
Prerequisites
MP203Zk Roman Law II || CM203Zk Roman Law II.
Interest in law philosophy and history of legal thinking.
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
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
Aim of the course is to make students familiar with the work of prof. Urfus. Student will understand the development of conception of state in the Middle ages and in the modern period. He will be capable to use gained knowledge to understand that law is a part of broader economical scope. He will acquire ability to apply information about development of financial relationships, loan and usury.
Syllabus
  • 1. Corpus Iuris Civilis, its conception and circumstances of compilation 2. Medieval schools of Roman law, scholasticism 3. Medieval doctrines and relationship between catholic church and Roman law 4. Political universalism of high Middle Ages - role of state 5. Humanism and a Usus modernus pandectarum 6. New conception of state, natural law and great codifications, Savigny versus Jhering 7. Relationship of economical changes and legal thinking, Adam Smith, historical view of financial realtionships – antithesis loan - usury 8. Friedrich August von Hayek – work, ideas, influence upon work of V.Urfuse, cocneption of financial relationships in the modern period 9. Bases of modern legal state – „who wants to understand future, examines the past, who wants to rule the present will erase the past“ ( parafrasis Orwel ) 10. Combined final exam
Literature
    required literature
  • URFUS, Valentin. Právo, úvěr a lichva v minulosti : uvolnění úvěrových vztahů na přechodu od feudalismu ke kapitalismu a právní věda recipovaného římského práva. 1. vyd. Brno: Universita J.E. Purkyně, 1975, 170 s. URL info
    recommended literature
  • URFUS, Valentin. Historické základy novodobého práva soukromého. Praha, 2001. info
  • HATTENHAUER, Hans. Evropské dějiny práva. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 1998, xii, 708. ISBN 8071790567. info
  • URFUS, Valentin. Římskoprávní vzdělanost a její vklad do vývoje státoprávních představ : od středověku do konce feudalismu. 1. vyd. Brno: Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně, 1978, 134 s. info
    not specified
  • Budou vydány skripta
Teaching methods
Lectures with PowerPoint presentations, discussion, home preparation
Assessment methods
Seminar paper and its defence
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
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