Course: Introduction to Philosophy of State and Law

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Course title Introduction to Philosophy of State and Law
Course code KFHS/B310
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Šmíd Jan, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction, the focus of course, presentations agenda 2. State - definition, characteristics, types, history 3. Significance and purpose of state 4. Stateless life vs. a need for state I - natural status 5. Stateless life vs. a need for state II - anarchism 6. State and law. Law as a state product? Who is a legislator? 7. Natural law vs. law positivism 8. State as a subject of agreement 9. State as a natural formation 10. State as moral ideas (Hegel) 11. Sovereignty and legitimacy 12. Legitimacy of modern state 13. Perspectives of statehood in the era of integration and globalization

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The main terms of the philosophy of state and law will be elaborated and analysed thoroughly within the course. The aim will be to acquaint participants with the key theories of state from the Classical era to the Modern era. However, the historical development won't be followed primarily but individual issues. Students will be familiar with the creation of states both de facto and term-based. The emphasis will be put on the different views of state and the relationship between state and law and the relationship of state and society and their relevancy from the perspective of current issues of the post-industrial society. Concepts of sovereignty and legitimacy and their recency will be elaborated, same the question of 'the end of statehood' in the Post-modern era related to the European integration.
The main terms of philosophy of state and law will be elaborated and analysed thoroughly within the course. The aim will be to acquaint participants with the key theories of state from the Classical era to the Modern era. However, the historical development won't be followed primarily but individual issues. Students will be familiar with the beginning of states both de facto and term-based. The emphasis will be put on the different views of state and the relationship between state and law and the relationship of state and society and their relevancy from the perspective of current issues of the post-industrial society. Concepts of sovereignty and legitimacy and their recency will be elaborated, same the question of 'the end of statehood' in the Post-modern era related to the European integration.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Presentation, a seminar paper alternatively. Credit interview.
Recommended literature
  • Agamben, G. Homo sacer. Suverénní moc a pouhý život. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7298-272.
  • Bataille, G. Svrchovanost. Praha, 2000. ISBN 80-238-6231-6.
  • Belling, V. Legitimita moci v postmoderní době. Brno, 2009. ISBN 978-80-210-5081-5.
  • Belling, V. Zrození suveréna. Pojem suverenity a jeho kritika v moderní politické a právní filosofii. Brno, 2014.
  • HEGEL, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich. Základy filosofie práva. Praha, 1992. ISBN 80-200-0296-0.
  • HOBBES, Th. Leviathan. Praha, 2009.
  • Kant, I. Základy metafyziky mravů. Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7298-501-.
  • ROUSSEAU, J. J. O společné smlouvě neboli o zásadách státního práva. Dobrá Voda, 2002.
  • Schmitt, C.. Politická theologie. Praha, 2012.


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