PV1A228 Czech Legal History of the Middle Ages

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Šmídová Malárová, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Šmídová Malárová, Ph.D. et Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Olga Barová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
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
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Course objectives
The lectures will focus on a more general explanation of legal developments in the Czech lands from the earliest times until the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of Early Modern times. Emphasis will be placed on the most important determinants of legal development in that period. At the seminars, students will be acquainted with selected sources of a legal nature. Reading and analysing them will be a major part of the seminar work.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to understand the basic features of Medieval law; to identify the influences of Roman law, German and Roman-canon law in domestic legal development; work critically with historical sources and interpret them in a legal / historical context; characterize and recognize the sources of provincial and municipal law.
Syllabus
  • 1. Legal history as an academic discipline;
  • 2. The nature and characteristics of Medieval law;
  • 3. The penetration of Roman law into the Czech lands in the Middle Ages;
  • 4. The role of universities in the Middle Ages, the Law University in Prague, the penetration of canon law into the Czech lands in the Middle Ages;
  • 5. Sources of a legal nature, their typology, the use of legal iconography and legal archaeology for the study of legal history;
  • 6. Provincial Law I - legal books as a source of provincial law;
  • 7. Provincial Law II - attempts to codify provincial law;
  • 8. Provincial Law III - land registers and the possibilities of studying them;
  • 9. The town as a legal phenomenon;
  • 10. Municipal law I - legal books as a source of municipal law (Brno City Legal Book);
  • 11. Municipal Law II - legal books as a source municipal law (Magdeburg law);
  • 12. Municipal Law III - the unification of municipal law (Rights of towns of the Czech kingdom)
Literature
  • Einflüsse des römischen Rechts in Böhmen und Mähren. Mediolani: Typis Giuffre, 1975, 162 s. info
  • BURDOVÁ, Pavla. Desky zemské Království českého. Praha 1990.
  • ČÁDA, František. České právní knihy v době předhusitské. V Brně: [s.n.], 1928. 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
  • HOFFMANN, František. Středověké město v Čechách a na Moravě. Vydání první, (celkově d. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2009, 712 stran. ISBN 9788071065432. info
  • JAN, Libor and Dalibor JANIŠ. Ad iustitiam et bonum commune. Proměny zemského práva v českých zemích ve středověku a raném novověku. 1. vyd. Brno: Matice moravská a Historický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i., 2010, 300 pp. ISBN 978-80-86488-65-3. info
  • KEJŘ, Jiří. Vznik městského zřízení v českých zemích. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 345 s. ISBN 8071845159. info
  • KEJŘ, Jiří. Dějiny pražské právnické univerzity. Vydání I. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1995, 154 stran. ISBN 8071840165. info
  • SULITKOVÁ, Ludmila. Vývoj městských knih v Brně ve středověku : (v kontextu vývoje městských knih v českých zemích). Praha: Archiv Akademie věd ČR, 2004, 259 s. ISBN 8086404137. info
Teaching methods
Teaching is in the form of weekly lectures and seminars (spring semester).
Assessment methods
To be awarded a credit, a certain level of attendance is required in lectures and seminars, as well as written annotations to the given texts and a powerpoint presentation on a chosen topic to be presented orally.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Referát, test
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Výuka probíhá formou e-learningu.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
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