PrF:DO1USPS01 Theory of State I. - Course Information
DO1USPS01 Theory of State I.
Faculty of LawAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Ing. Mgr. Jaroslav Benák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Zuzana Vikarská, MJur, MPhil, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- Ing. Mgr. Jaroslav Benák, Ph.D.
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
- Constitutional Law and Theory of State (kombinovaný) (programme PrF, USPS_) (2)
- 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
- recommended literature
- FILIP, Jan and Jan SVATOŇ. Státověda (Theory of State and Politics). 5th ed. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2011, 264 pp. ISBN 978-80-7357-685-1. URL info
- Teaching methods
- group consultations
- Assessment methods
- credit will be given on fulfilment of: 1) Participation at PhD days connected with the presentation of own research and commenting of other presentations. 2) Independent reading of 2 books and presentation of own reflection during a meeting with classmates and members of the department.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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