MVV20K Constitutions and Separation of Powers: Baltic States and Poland

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Prof. dr. Gediminas Mesonis (lecturer), prof. JUDr. Věra Kalvodová, Dr. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Věra Kalvodová, Dr.
Department of Criminal Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Tue 2. 12. 16:40–18:10 129, 18:15–19:45 129, Wed 3. 12. 16:40–18:10 160, 18:15–19:45 160, Thu 4. 12. 13:30–15:00 259, 15:05–16:35 259
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
This course deals with the selected problems of constitutional law of Baltic states and Poland from the comparative view.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows
to learn principles of constitutional law in Baltic states and Poland
to understand constitutional systems of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland
to be able to explain the principle of separation of powers
to be able make a comparison
Syllabus
  • 1. Lecture
  • “Constitution”: the basic aspect of the concept
  • 2. Lecture /seminar/
  • Exclusive features of the Constitutions: Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) and Poland
  • 3. Lecture
  • Interpretation of the Constitution (I): constitutional justitice institution at Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) and Poland
  • 4. Lecture /seminar/
  • Interpretation of the Constitution (II): Expressis verbis and “spirit of constitution”
  • 5. Lecture
  • “Separation of powers“: the basic aspects of the concept
  • 6. Lecture /seminar /
  • Checks and balances systems in the Constitutions of the Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) and Poland
Literature
  • Powerpoint presentations
Assessment methods
Lecture, seminars, class discussion
colloquium:
written test
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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