MV102K History of the Czech State and Right until 1620

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Naďa Fiedlerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Karel Schelle, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Ladislav Vojáček, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Ladislav Vojáček, CSc.
Department of the History of the State and Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Božena Vykopalová
Timetable
each even Tuesday 18:15–19:45 302
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MV102K/01: Mon 26. 9. to Fri 16. 12. each odd Tuesday 18:15–19:45 302, N. Fiedlerová
MV102K/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. L. Vojáček
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! MP104Zk History of Czech Law
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
At the end of this course the student should be able to the following: Understand and learn the basic features of the development of Czech law from the beginnings of its existence in the 8th and 9th centuries to the year 1620; Identify sources of Czech law, the process of its creation and application; Understand the fundamental differences that distinguish medieval and early modern law, its system and function in the society from the modern legislation; Identify the influence of foreign systems of law on Czech law and understand to what extent the Czech lands were marked by a reception of Roman law, influence of German and Roman canon law; Understand the logic changes, which Czech law passed in its nearly thousand-genesis;
Syllabus
  • 1. Older Czech legal history - their place in the education system, current issues
  • 2. The origins of the state and law
  • 3. Development of state and law up to the hussite wars
  • 4. Development of state and law during the hussite wars
  • 5. Development of state and law to the year 1526
  • 6. Development of state and law to the year 1620
  • 7. Sources and system of law, legal particularism
  • 8. Provincial law
  • 9. Municipal law
  • 10. Canon and Roman law, reception (romanization) of Roman Law
  • 11. Legal relationships between the dependants and authorities
  • 12. Criminal law in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period
Literature
  • VOJÁČEK, Ladislav, Karel SCHELLE and Vilém KNOLL. České právní dějiny (Czech Legal History). 2nd ed. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2010, 694 pp. Právo. ISBN 978-80-7380-257-8. info
  • FLODR, Miroslav. Brněnské městské právo. Zakladatelské období (-1359) (Municipal Law in Brno from the Period od Foundation to the Year of 1359). 1st ed. Brno: Matice moravská, 2001, 519 pp. Knižnice Matice moravské, sv. 7. ISBN 80-86488-00-4. info
  • URFUS, Valentýn. Historické základy novodobého práva soukromého. Praha, 2001. info
  • ČÁDA, František. České právo kolem r. 1400 a kniha Ondřeje z Dubé : zároveň příspěvek k metodám historickoprávním. V Brně: Nákladem vlastním, 1927, 59 s. info
  • KAPRAS, Jan. Právní dějiny zemí koruny české. Díl druhý, Dějiny státního zřízení. Část první, Doba předbělohorská. V Praze: Nákladem České grafické akc. společnosti "Unie", 1913, 540 s. info
  • KAPRAS, Jan. Právní dějiny zemí koruny české. Díl první, Právní prameny a vývoj právnictví. V Praze: Nákladem České grafické akc. společnosti "Unie", 1913, 150 s. info
Teaching methods
The cours is taught in the from of lectures and seminars each week (autumn semester)
Assessment methods
Colloquium - for the successful passing of the colloquium it is necessary to attend lectures to a certain extent and to pass 2 written exams during the semester (50% correct responses in each of those)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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