MV102K History of the Czech State and Law until 1620

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Naďa Fiedlerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Naďa Fiedlerová, Ph.D.
Department of the History of the State and Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Zuzana Suchá
Supplier department: Department of the History of the State and Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Mon 26. 9. to Fri 23. 12. each even Tuesday 18:15–19:45 160
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MV102K/01: Mon 3. 10. to Fri 23. 12. each odd Tuesday 18:15–19:45 160, N. Fiedlerová
MV102K/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. N. Fiedlerová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!MP104Zk History of Czech and Czechoslovak Law I && !MP103Z General History of Law - Seminar && !MP106Z Roman Law I && !MP113Z Theory of Law - Seminar && !CM104Zk History of Czech and Czechoslovak Law I && !CM103Z General History of Law - Seminar && !CM106Z Roman Law I && !CM113Z Theory of Law I - Seminar
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Abstract
At the end of this course the student should be able to the following: Understand and learn the basic features of the development of Czech law from the beginnings of its existence in the 8th and 9th centuries to the year 1620; Identify sources of Czech law, the process of its creation and application; Understand the fundamental differences that distinguish medieval and early modern law, its system and function in the society from the modern legislation; Identify the influence of foreign systems of law on Czech law and understand to what extent the Czech lands were marked by a reception of Roman law, influence of German and Roman canon law; Understand the logic changes, which Czech law passed in its nearly thousand-genesis;
Key topics
  • 1. What is legal history?
  • 2. Problem of periodization
  • 3. Myth and history, story and law
  • 4. The development of the law of succession to the throne in the Czech lands
  • 5. Legal sources, legal system and legal particularism
  • 6. The role of the Land court in Bohemia and Moravia
  • 7. King of Bohemia and Holy Roman emperor Charles IV and his political work
  • 8. The codification of King Vladislav II from the year 1500
  • 9. Brno as an example of a medieval town
  • 10. The origins of legal professions: notaries, advocates and judges
  • 11. The importance of legal iconography for legal history
  • 12. Final seminar
Study resources and literature
  • URFUS, Valentin. Historické základy novodobého práva soukromého. Praha, 2001.
  • VOJÁČEK, Ladislav; Karel SCHELLE and Vilém KNOLL. České právní dějiny (Czech Legal History). 2nd ed. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2010, 694 pp. Právo. ISBN 978-80-7380-257-8. info
  • FLODR, Miroslav. Brněnské městské právo. Zakladatelské období (-1359) (Municipal Law in Brno from the Period od Foundation to the Year of 1359). 1st ed. Brno: Matice moravská, 2001, 519 pp. Knižnice Matice moravské, sv. 7. ISBN 80-86488-00-4. info
  • MALÝ, Karel. Dějiny českého a československého práva do roku 1945. 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Linde, 1999, 572 s. ISBN 8072011677. info
  • ČÁDA, František. České právo kolem r. 1400 a kniha Ondřeje z Dubé : zároveň příspěvek k metodám historickoprávním. V Brně: F. Čáda, 1927, 59 s. info
  • KAPRAS, Jan. Právní dějiny zemí koruny české. Díl druhý, Dějiny státního zřízení. Část první, Doba předbělohorská. V Praze: Nákladem České grafické akc. společnosti "Unie", 1913, 540 s. info
  • KAPRAS, Jan. Právní dějiny zemí koruny české. Díl první, Právní prameny a vývoj právnictví. V Praze: Nákladem České grafické akc. společnosti "Unie", 1913, 150 s. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
The course is taught in the form of lectures and seminars each week (autumn semester)
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Colloquium - to gain a credit it is necessary to attend lectures to a certain extent and to pass a written examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025, Autumn 2026.
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