Course: Criminal Law of Roman Empire

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Course title Criminal Law of Roman Empire
Course code KTP/NŘPT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bubelová Kamila, JUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics of lectures: Zásady a prameny římského trestního práva Main Principles and Legal Sources of the Roman Criminal Law Skupiny římských trestných činů Division of the Crimes of the Roman Criminal Law Comitia-trial Court trial (jury) Punishments in the Roman Law Theft and Rapine SC Silanianum Sex crimes Crimes against Religion and Crimes against Property Crimen maiestatis Crimen repetundarum Topics of seminars: Main Principles of the Roman Criminal Law Rules of the Criminal Law in the Law of the Twelve Tables Roman Criminal Litigation Theft Punishments SC Silanianum

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
This facultative course is based upon knowledge of the Roman Private Law and deepen this knowledge in the direction of Roman public law. This course is concerned with the criminal delicts and with the main principles of roman criminal law, which were different from the principles of criminal law in the present.
Students who have completed this course will gain skills and knowledge, which are essential to the correct understanding of the connections between private and public law. The students will be also able to deeply understand to development of criminal law in general and will gain knowledge about several (carefully selected) crimes of the ancient roman law in particular.
Prerequisites
This course is closely connected with the the course Roman Law 1 and 2 and uses skills and knowledge which have been gained by students in these courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

For the succesfull completion of the course (to get credit) it is essentional 1) to have an active attendance in the seminars and 2) to succesfully solve a legal case from Gigest, in a written form and 3) to answer correctly questions at colloquium (75% is required).
Recommended literature
  • Amielańczyk, K. (2006). Rzymskie prawo karne v reskriptach cesarza Hadriana, Wydawnictvo Uniwersytetu Marii-Curie Skłodowskiej,. Lublin.
  • Bartošek, M. (1994). Encyklopedie římského práva. Academia Praha.
  • Bartošek, M. (1993). Škola právnického myšlení. Praha.
  • Gaius. (1994). Učebnice práva ve čtyřech knihách. PF MU Brno, Doplněk.
  • Jones, A. H. M. (1972). The Criminal Courts of the Roman Republic and Principate. Oxford.
  • Kincl - Urfus - Skřejpek. (1995). Římské právo (stať prof. Skřejpka). C. H. Beck, Praha.
  • Litewski, W. (2003). Rzymski proces karny. krakov.
  • Mommsen, T. (1899). Römisches Strafrecht. Leipzig.
  • Rebro, K. Latinské právnické výrazy a výroky. Bratislava.
  • Rogers, R. (1935). Criminal Trials and Criminal Legislation under Tiberius.
  • Skřejpek, M. (2000). Latinsko-český slovníček práva římského. Praha.
  • Skřejpek, M. (1997). Římské právo v datech. Praha.
  • Zabłocki, J. - Tarwacka, A. (2005). Publiczne prawo rzymskie. Varšava.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law (2010) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter