DO2RIPR02 Sources of Roman Law II.

Faculty of Law
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Mgr. Radek Černoch, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Pavel Salák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Pavel Salák, Ph.D.
Department of the History of the State and Law – Faculty of Law
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
Course objectives
The course focuses on the sources of Roman law of the period of Justinian and the Byzantine period. It deals mainly with the legal sources, however the narrative and religious sources are also taken into account.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to ;
Gain an overview of legal and literary sources of the period in question ;
Find appropriate sources for their thesis topic;
Analyse specific sources;
Determine the credibility of sources;
Apply the knowledge about sources in order to find materials for their thesis topic;
Syllabus
  • Iustinian codifiction
  • Codex
  • Institutiones
  • Digest
  • Byzantin´s sources of law
  • Narativ sources of law
Literature
    required literature
  • HEYROVSKÝ, Leopold. Dějiny a system soukromého práva římského. 4. opr. vyd. V Praze: Nakladatelství J. Otto, 1910, 1243 s. URL info
    recommended literature
  • JUSTINIÁN, Theodor MOMMSEN a Paul KRÜGER. Corpus iuris civilis. Volumen primum., Institutiones,. Editio stereotypa quinta decima. Berolini: Apud Weidmannos, 1928.
  • JUSTINIÁN, Theodor MOMMSEN a Paul KRÜGER. Digesta Iustiniani Augusti. Vol. II. Berolini: Apud Weidmannos, 1870.
  • JUSTINIÁN, Theodor MOMMSEN a Paul KRÜGER. Digesta Iustiniani Augusti. Vol. I. Berolini: Apud Weidmannos, 1868.
  • JUSTINIÁN a Paul KRÜGER. Corpus iuris civilis. Volumen secundum., Codex Iustinianus. Editio stereotypa nona. Berolini: Apud Weidmannos, 1915.
  • KNÜTEL, Rolf. Corpus Iuris Civilis: Text und Übersetzung. Heidelberg: C.F. Müller Verlag.
  • JUSTINIÁN, Rudolf SCHÖLL a Guilelmus KROLL. Corpus iuris civilis. Volumen tertium, Novellae. Editio stereotypa quarta. Berolini: Apud Weidmannos, 1912.
Teaching methods
As a teaching method, there is an individual study of assigned expert literature and eventually individual expert consultations with lecturers.
Assessment methods
The research of sources on the given topic and discussion over these sources.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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