POL574 Constitutionalism

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2016
Rozsah
2/0/0. 7 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Mgr. et Mgr. Jiří Baroš, Ph.D. (přednášející)
JUDr. Mgr. Ivo Pospíšil, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
Oddělení politologie – Katedra politologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra politologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
Po 17:00–18:30 U41
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.

Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 30 stud.
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Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
Through this course, students will be able to understand the whole process of emergence of modern constitutionalism. They will be able to analyze crucial theoretical concepts (sovereignty, separation of powers, rule of law) connected with its history. Moreover, students will be able to critically evaluate disagreements in political philosophy and constitutional theory concerning such hot issues as legitimacy of constitutional review and constitutionalism at European level. At the end of this course, students shall be able to characterize the most important developments of modern constitutionalism within thorough, and philosophically non-naïve perspective.
Osnova
  • 1. Introduction 2. Why Constitutionalism? Why Constitutional Democracy? 3. Ancient and Modern Constitutionalism. Sovereignty (JB) 4. American Constitutionalism 5. Rechstaat; German Constitutionalism 6. Holidays 7. Legitimacy of Constitutional Review – first discussion session 8. Czech Constitutionalism 9. European Constitutionalism 10. Nightfall of Constitutionalism? Unified Europe as a new model for constitutionalism 11. National Constitutional Courts or European Court of Justice? – Second discussion session 12. Limits of Constitutional Democracies: emergencies; demagoguery 13. Constitutionalism in V4 countries
Výukové metody
The course is taught in the form of lectures and seminars. Students are encouraged to participate actively in the seminars by posing questions of clarification and bringing up topics for discussion. Students are expected to read the required reading(s) for each seminar. Discussion sessions serve to improve the ability of students to summarize an issue and to evaluate it critically in a debate with their colleagues. Final papers serve to improve the ability of students to analyze a topic relevant to the course.
Metody hodnocení
Students will receive a final grading for the semester based on the following components: (1) Participation in two discussion sessions. (2) Final paper (3) Final written exam
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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Studijní materiály
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2013, jaro 2014, jaro 2015, jaro 2017, jaro 2018.