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Course: Czech and Czechoslovakian Legal History 2

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Course title Czech and Czechoslovakian Legal History 2
Course code KPD/ČD2VR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Lang Pavel, Mgr.
  • Mašek Tomáš, doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Fritzová Jiřina, JUDr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The subject ČD2VR gives basic information on the development of legal order, constitutional development and administrative organization from 1848 to 1990. It focuses first of all on the development of public administration in 19th and 20th centuries, especially on the historical development of modern legal systems and their connection with actual positive law and on the development of idea of Czech and Czechoslovak statehood. It also includes the development of law in Slovakia after 1918. It emphasizes also connections between Czech and Czechoslovak legal culture and European and world legal culture. The subject enables to understand the continuity of law development in our territory and the historic roots of actual positive law.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar classes, Individual study, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 36 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
follow up on fully acquired knowledge in the field of state history and law from the beginning of the first state departments to 1848
knowledge of the subject ČD1VS and engage in self-study and evaluate other possible conclusions
Skills
to acquire the necessary knowledge of the history of the state (state establishment, central and local bodies of state power and administration, judiciary) and law (sources, most important institutions of public and private law) on the territory of the Czech lands and Czechoslovakia from 1848 to 1990
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
acquire knowledge of the history of the state and law from 1848 to 1990
to focus on the criticism of the sources in a broader context connected with the final evaluation of their analysis
Skills
recognize, analyze, correctly assess and interpret through a detailed analysis of legal historical sources understanding the continuity of legal development in our territory and the roots of the current law in force
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Individual study
Seminar classes
Skills
Lecture
Individual study
Seminar classes
Competences
Lecture
Individual study
Seminar classes
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Test
Seminar work
Written exam
Skills
Oral exam
Written exam
Test
Competences
Test
Oral exam
Written exam
Recommended literature
  • Adamová, Karolina, Soukup, Ladislav. Prameny k dějinám práva v českých zemích. Plzeň, 2010.
  • Čechák, Vladimír. Vývoj veřejné správy v Československu a České republice (1945-2004). Vyd. 1. Praha : Vysoká škola finanční a správní, 2004. ISBN 80-86754-22-7.
  • Hledíková, Zdeňka; Janák, Jan,; Dobeš, Jan. Dějiny správy v českých zemích : od počátků státu po současnost. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2005. ISBN 80-7106-709-1.
  • J. Janák-Z. Hledíková. Dějiny správy v čes. zemích do r.1945. Praha, 1989.
  • Jánošíková, Petra; Knoll, Vilém,; Rundová, Alena. Mezníky českých právních dějin. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7380-251-6.
  • Kuklík, Jan. Vývoj československého práva 1945-1989. Praha : Linde, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7201-741-6.
  • Malý, Karel. Dějiny českého a československého práva do roku 1945. Praha : Leges, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87212-39-4.
  • Schelle, Karel. Dějiny české veřejné správy. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7380-203-5.
  • Tauchen, Jaromír; Vojáček, Ladislav,; Kolumber, David; Salák, Pavel,; Horák, Ondřej. České právní dějiny po roce 1989. , 2023.
  • Valentová, Vendulka, Lojek, Antonín. Praktikum ke studiu českých a československých právních dějin do roku 1918. Plzeň, 2022. ISBN 978-80-7380-886-0.
  • Valentová, Vendulka, Lojek, Antonín. Praktikum ke studiu českých a československých právních dějin od roku 1918 do roku 1989. Plzeň, 2022. ISBN 978-80-7380-886-0.
  • Valentová, Vendulka; Lojek, Antonín. Prameny k dějinám československého práva 1918-1989. 2023. ISBN 978-80-7380-908-9.
  • Valentová Vendulka. Vývoj české veřejné správy do roku 1989. Plzeň, 2021. ISBN 978-80-7380-843-3.
  • Vojáček, Ladislav; Schelle, Karel,; Knoll, Vilém. České právní dějiny. 2., upr. vyd. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7380-257-8.


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University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 23.04.2025 23:52. Data created for academic year 2025/2026