DO1TEPR01 Theory of State I.

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Jan Svatoň, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Jan Svatoň, CSc.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Andrea Kalivodová, DiS.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this field of study is to learn about notions and functions of the modern states and the political systems. The outset of the study programme is, in particular, the institutional notion of state and non state political institutions and their characterisation. Attention is paid for the structure and activity of modern state and status of individual in the context of further concepted questions of democracy and constitutionality.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to: understand the crucial terms of theory of state and political science; describe the organizational structure of modern state; characterize functions of modern state and political system generally; understand the basics of human rights protection.
Syllabus
  • State and its characterisation, modern state and non state political institutions, their signs and organisation, activity of modern state, non state political institutions and their functions, democracy and state, modern state and status of individual.
Literature
    required literature
  • FILIP, Jan and Jan SVATOŇ. Státověda (Theory of State and Politics). 5th ed. Praha: Wolters Kluwer. 264 pp. ISBN 978-80-7357-685-1. 2011. URL info
Teaching methods
homeworks, reading of scheduled literature,group consultations, information mail at the begining of the semester
Assessment methods
credit
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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