| Course title | Constitutional systems of selected countries |
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| Course code | KUP/ÚSVZ |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | unspecified |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1. Introduction. 2. Defining comparative research 3. Constitutional systems of Poland, Slovakia and Austria. 4. Formulation of reserach questions and hypotheses in comparative research 5. Constitutional systems of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. 6. Preparing outline of comparative research 7. Constitutional systems of Bosnia and Hercegovina and Macedonia. 8. Presentation of outlines by students I 9. Constitutional system of South Africa. 10. Presentation of outlines by students II 11. Constitutional systems of Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan. 12. Final feedback to finishing the research paper
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training) |
| Learning outcomes |
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This course follows the elective course Comparative constitutional law. Students will engage in detail with constitutional systems of selected countries in comparative perspective, study their specific constitutional problems and write a comparative paper. In classes, students will analyze constitutional problems of selected countries based on readings assigned by teachers. Students will also choose their own topic of research for their paper, gradually prepare the outline of their paper, present it in class, and based on feedback, they will finalize it and submit it. This course will focus on constitutional systems of neighboring countries, post-Soviet countries, Balkan countries, African countries and Arabic countries, with emphasis on recent constitutional problems connected to human rights, constitutional review or horizontal and vertical separation of powers.
Students will acquire deeper knowledge of comparative constitutional law and apply the comparative method in their research. |
| Prerequisites |
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Completion of this subject is conditional upon successful completion of the subject KUP/ÚSP.
KUP/NPPPS ----- or ----- KUP/PPPS ----- or ----- KUP/PÚSP ----- or ----- KUP/ÚSP ----- or ----- KUP/ÚSPR |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Seminar Work
To pass this course, students are required to actively participate in class and submit a seminar paper according to criteria set by the teacher. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester |
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