FF:MED41 Roman law and its heritage - Course Information

MED41 Roman law and its heritage in the Mediterranean area (Roman law after 476 AD)

Extent and Intensity

1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

JUDr. Miroslav Frýdek, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Lenka Bidmonová (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

each even Wednesday 15:50–19:05 A21

Prerequisites (in Czech)

!FAKULTA(PrF)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Ancient History (programme FF, B-HI)
• Ancient History (programme FF, B-HS)
• Classical Philology (programme FF, N-FI)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Medieval Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Medieval Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Mediterranean Studies (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Mediterranean Studies (programme FF, B-HS)
• Mediterranean Studies (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Mediterranean Studies (programme FF, N-HS)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS) (2)

Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to:
describe the evolution of the Roman law after the end of the Western Roman empire
explain > explain the Roman law influence on the legal systems of the new barbarian states
demonstrate the Roman law influence on the legal orders of the modern states, especially on those in the Mediterranean area (Italy, Spain, France)
enumerate main exponents of the so called reception schools

Syllabus

• Legal situation after the end of the Roman empire.
• Pope Vigilius and emperor Justinian.
• Vulgarization of law.
• Personality and territoriality of law.
• Selected legal monuments.
• Leges barbarorum and leges romana barbarorum.
• Glossators.
• Commentators.
• Mos italicus et gallicus.
• Usus modernus pandectarum.

Literature

recommended literature
• KUDRNA, Jaroslav. Studie k barbarským zákoníkům Lex Baiuvariorum a Lex Alamanorum a počátkům feudálních vztahů v jižním Německu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1959, 171 s. URL info

not specified
• URFUS, Valentin. Historické základy novodobého práva soukromého : římskoprávní dědictví a soukromé právo kontinentální Evropy. 2. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2001, x, 131. ISBN 8071795046. info
• BARTOŠEK, Milan. Encyklopedie římského práva. Druhé, přepracované vydá. Praha: Academia, 1994, 471 stran. ISBN 802000243X. info
• URFUS, Valentin. Římskoprávní vzdělanost a její vklad do vývoje státoprávních představ : od středověku do konce feudalismu. 1. vyd. Brno: Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně, 1978, 134 s. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, reading, class discussion.

Assessment methods

Oral exam aimed at testing the student’s insight into the topics explained and discussed during lectures.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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