MVV06K Introduction to the Lithuanian Constitutional Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Milda Vainiute (lecturer), prof. JUDr. Věra Kalvodová, Dr. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Věra Kalvodová, Dr.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Brzobohatá
Timetable
Tue 2. 12. 15:05–16:35 215, 16:40–18:10 215, Wed 3. 12. 16:40–18:10 025, 18:15–19:45 025, Thu 4. 12. 15:05–16:35 148, 16:40–18:10 148
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
The course is taught in German. It deals with selected problems of the Lithuanian constitutional law. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand the constitutional development in the Lithuania; to be able to work with Lithuanian Constitution; to learn the system of authorities in the Lithuania and its functioning; to understand the role of the Lithuanian Constitutional Court; to be able to compare Lithuanian and Czech legal regulation; to improve legal German.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus: 1. Creation of the Lithuanian Constitution 1992: historical background (Constitutions from 1918, 1919, 1922, 1928 and 1938) and constitutional development.
  • 2. The Lithuanian Constitution from 1992: the structure, principles.
  • 3. The system of the supreme authorities: parliament, president of the state, goverment. The stability and changes of the Constitution.
  • 4. The fundamentals of the constitutional judiciary: the Constitutional Court and its judges.
  • 5. The fundamentals of the constitutional judiciary: the proceedings of the rules` control.
  • 5. The fundamentals of the constitutional judiciary: constitutional decisions.
Literature
  • Die litauische Verfassung
Assessment methods
Lectures, class discussion, reading of the Lithuanian Constitution.
Colloquium: written test.
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007.
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