MVV15468Zk Introduction to USA law

Právnická fakulta
jaro 2004
Rozsah
1/0. 1 kr. 3 kredity v bloku B, 2 kredity v bloku C. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Dr. Mark Gillis, J.D. (přednášející)
Garance
Dr. Mark Gillis, J.D.
Katedra ústavního práva a politologie – Právnická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Hana Brzobohatá
Rozvrh
každý sudý čtvrtek 16:40–18:10 129
Předpoklady
NOW ( MVV15468Z Common Law Tradition ) || MVV15468Z Common Law Tradition
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 25 stud.
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Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
This course offers an overview of the common law system, its structure and main institutions, as well as the most significant doctrines and principles. If provides a basis for comparison with the European continental law systems, particularly in terms of the different legal sources that apply in each and the role of judicial decisions in each. The course material is presented primarily through lectures and the study of cases, which allows students to better understand how the common law system functions in practice and provides them the opportunity to become familiar with the method of learning law through the study of court decisions. In addition to covering the fundamental features of the case law system, the course also covers the main current features of the constitutional systems in the UK and the US such as the separation of powers, the sovereignty of Parliament and constitutional conventions in the UK, and federalism and judicial review in the US.
Osnova
  • Overview of the Anglo-American Legal System: History, Sources of Law, Contrast to Civil Law System; Case Law System, Stare Decisis, Ratio Decidendi, and Obiter Dicta; Case Law System, Demonstration by Case Reading; UK Constitutional Order - Traditions and Present Change, Development from, and Preservation of, a Monarchical System to Responsible Government, Basic Doctrines, Sovereignty of Parliament, Problems with this doctrine, 1911 and 1949 Acts, Reform of the House of Lords, Constitutional Conventions; Present Transformation of UK Constitutional Order - Sovereignty of Parliament challenged, European Communities. ECHR and Human Rights Act. Devolution; U.S. Constitutional Order - Federalism and Constitutional Review, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Comparison with UK Parliamentary System, Federalism. Present Resurgence of Federalism Limitations on Congress; Commonwealth of Nations, Original Relationship with the UK, Statute of Westminster and Patriation of Constitutional System, The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Canada as an Example; 20th Century Jurisprudential Trends in US: Realism. Law and Economics. Critical Legal Studies
Metody hodnocení
written examination
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Další komentáře
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Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2002, jaro 2003, jaro 2005.