Wykład specjalizacyjny - History of Law in Poland and in Europe 0700-PS5-4WSPPE
Wykład (WYK) Rok akademicki 2019/20

Handbook:

W. Wagner (ed.), Polish Law Throughout the Ages, Stanford 1970.

T. Maciejewski, The History of Polish Legal System: From The10th to the 20th Century, C.H. Beck 2016.

Other:

1. R. C. van Caenegem, An Historical Introduction to Private Law, Cambridge 2003.

2. The Oxford Encyclopedia of History of Law, vol.1-4, Oxford 2009.

3. O. Moreteau, A. Masferrer, K. Modeer (eds.), Comparative Legal History, Cheltenham 2019.

4. P. Stein, Roman Law in European History, Cambridge 2004.

K_W03 - has depened knowledge in the field of principles and institutions of history of law in Poland and in Europe - the way of verification - wrtitten essay or oral presentation;

K_W08 - student knows and understands the terminology in the field of history of law - the way of verification - wrtitten essay or oral presentation;

K_U01 - student is able to explain and interprete the meaning of legal norms and the relations between these norms in the field of European history of law -

the way of verification - wrtitten essay or oral presentation

K_U05 - student is able to operate freely, is self-efficent in solving problems in the field of European history of law and has widened skills in solving complicated issues of legal history in Poland and in Europe - the way of verification - wrtitten essay or oral presentation;

K_K06 - student can be self-efficient in and critical in gaining knowledge and skills about history of law in Europe, in interdisciplinary context - the way of verification - wrtitten essay or oral presentation.

Each student will be presenting his/her studies on discussed topic.

They will have to present selected problem of the history of law in their own coutnry's in comparision with history of law in Europe.

At the end they will have to present a paper on the issues slected by them.

The students must be present during classes.

Content to be acquired:

1. The beginnings of national laws in Europe. Customary law and influence of 1. Roman law. French, Spanish, Italian and Polish example.

2. The beginning of parliaments in Europe: England, France, Poland.

3. The absolute monarchy in Europe. The modern state.

4. Charles V and law in Germany: Constitutio Criminalis Carolina.

5. The ideas of the Enlightenment and their influence on law: program of codification of law. Cesare Beccaria and the humanitarian school of law.

6. English parliamentary-cabinet system and its influence on Polish Constitution of May 3rd 1791.

7. Napoleon and his codifications in Europe and in Poland.

8. Constitutional law of Poland 1918-1939 in European context. Fascist and authoritarian dictatorship in Italy, Spain, Poland.

9. The codification of law in the pre-war Poland.

10. The development of criminal law in 19th and in the first half of 20th centuries.

11. Poland as a communist state 1944-1989. Similarities and differences between other countries of Soviet block.

Classes. Presentations by students, discussion, comparing national legal history.