DA3LRM02 Legal Research Methodology II

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. PhDr. Robert Zbíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. PhDr. Robert Zbíral, Ph.D.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: doc. JUDr. PhDr. Robert Zbíral, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
Basic legal research methodology course (DA2LRM01 Legal Research Methodology I)
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
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Abstract
The aim of the course is to make the students acquainted with a variety of methodological approaches in comparative law and to help the student apply these methods in his/her research.
Learning outcomes
After the completion of the course, the student will: - understand the main issues of comparative law methodology - be able to apply these methodological approaches in his/her own research
Key topics
1) Comparative law - basic problems 2) Case studies and case selection 3) Functionalism 4) Alternatives to functionalism As course literature CCL students will read Advanced introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law by Mark Tushnet, other students will read THE FUNCTIONAL METHOD OF COMPARATIVE LAW by Ralf Michaels https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2033&context=faculty_scholarship
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • Michaels, Ralf, ' The Functional Method of Comparative Law', in Mathias Reimann, and Reinhard Zimmermann (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law. https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2033&context=faculty_scholarship
  • Comparative constitutional law. Edited by Mark V. Tushnet. Cheltenham: Elgar research collection, 2017, xxvii, 735. ISBN 9781785362699. info
  • HUSA, Jaakko. A new introduction to comparative law. Oxford: Hart publishing, 2015, xii, 284. ISBN 9781849467964. info
  • TUSHNET, Mark V. Advanced introduction to comparative constitutional law. Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, 2014, vi, 133. ISBN 9781783473519. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Workshop. A workshop together with students of the other version of this course (DAC3CLM Comparative Legal Methodology for CCL) will be organized. The students will be required to read the core materials from the Comparative Legal Methodology for CCL course before attending the workshop.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
evaluation of students' project presentations
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
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