UHVHNP0010 History of law

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Kozák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Kozák, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Prerequisite for passing the exam, which takes place in written or oral form, is an appropriate orientation in the subject.
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 deepens and expands the basic knowledge of the legal history of the Czech lands from the early Middle Ages to the present. It provides an overview of the theoretical basis with an explanation of the history of one's own field. Attention is paid to the legitimacy of sovereign power in the period of the monarchy, the medieval (and early modern) legal system, the reception of elements of Roman law and modern civil society law. Institutions (various types of courts, etc.) and categories of law (criminal, private, upper, feudal, lordship, lordship, municipal, guild, etc.) are presented, always in the context of times and changes in the social climate. Biographical medallions of important personalities of the field from the Middle Ages to the threshold of modern times are not neglected.
Learning outcomes
By completing the course, the student will comprehensively expand and deepen their knowledge of the legal history of the Czech lands. Gain an overview of the theoretical background and history of the field. They will be acquainted with the legal system of pre-modern (feudal) society, as well as with the principles on which the law of modern civil society is based. Understands institutions and categories of law in the past in the context of their changes.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction (periodization of the history of law, basic terminology, current research trends)
  • 2.-3. History of law in the Bohemian lands of the early, high and late Middle Ages
  • 4.-5. History of law in the Bohemian lands of the times of the estates monarchy
  • 6.-7. History of law in the Bohemian lands from the defeat of the estate uprising to the end of the 18th century
  • 8.-9. The beginnings of modern law (until 1918)
  • 10.-11. History of law in interwar Czechoslovakia and during the Nazi occupation
  • 12. An overview of the legal history of Czechoslovakia after 1945
  • 13. Conclusion
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Vaněček, Václav: Dějiny státu a práva v Československu do roku 1945, Praha 1970.
  • Malý, Karel - Soukup, Ladislav: Vývoj práva v Československu v letech 1945-1989, Praha 2004.
  • Kapras, Jan: Právní dějiny zemí Koruny české, Praha 1913.
  • Francek, Jindřich: Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české. Tematická řada. Zločinnost a bezpráví, Praha 2011.
  • Janák, Dušan: Dějiny správy v českých zemích v letech 1848-1918 se soupisem pramenů, Praha 1987.
  • Borák, Mečislav: Spravedlnost podle dekretu, Ostrava 1998.
  • Kuklík, Jan a kol.: Dějiny československého práva 1945-1989, Praha 2011.
  • Adamová, Karolina - Lojek, Antonín - Schelle, Karel - Tauchen, Jaromír: Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české. Tematická řada. Stát, Praha 2015.
  • Hledíková, Zdeňka - Janák, Jan - Dobeš, Jan: Dějiny správy v českých zemích od počátků státu po současnost, Praha 2005.
  • Adamová, Karolina - Lojek, Antonín - Schelle, Karel - Tauchen, Jaromír: Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české. Tematická řada. Právo, Praha 2017.
  • Malý, Karel a kol.: Dějiny českého a československého práva do roku 1945, Praha 1999.
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation (lecture), frontal teaching, demonstration on the example of practical examples, discussion.
Assessment methods
Written test (or oral exam).
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
The course will be closed by a written test (or oral exam). Prerequisite for its fulfillment is mastery of the subject.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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