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Course: History of International Law

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Course title History of International Law
Course code MEP/HMP-A
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šišková Naděžda, doc. et doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Bureš Pavel, JUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The origins of international world (Ancient world) 2. International law in the Middle Ages 3. Doctrine of international law in the Middle Ages 4. International law and science in the period from 1648 - 1815 5. International law and science in the period from 1815 - 1918 6. International law and science in the interwar period 7. International law and science in the period after 1945 8. Czechoslovak science of international law 9. Human rights and development of the international legal framework 10. War and the development of its international regulation 11. The formation of general international law and the basic features of the current system of international law

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course History of International Law is the analysis of development of the international public law and science. Knowing the history of international law is a prerequisite for understanding the basics and functioning of contemporary international law and its basic institutions.
Postgraduate programme Theoretical Legal Science
Prerequisites
Postgraduate programme Theoretical Legal Science

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Self-study, publication activity in scientific magazines, consultation with the lecturer
Recommended literature
  • Abass, A.:. (2012). International Law: Text, Cases, and Materials. Oxford.
  • Alland, D. (et al.):. (2000). Droit international public. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.
  • Brownlie, I.:. (2008). Principles of Public International Law. Oxford.
  • Carr, C.:. (2002). Dějiny terorismu. Praha.
  • Cassese, A. (2001). International Law. Oxford.
  • Crawford, J., Koskeniemmi, M.:. (2012). The Cambridge Companion to International Law. Cambridge.
  • Crawford, J.:. (2006). The Creation of States in International Law. Oxford.
  • Čepelka, Č., Šturma, P. (2008). Mezinárodní právo veřejné, 2. vydání. C. H. Beck, Praha.
  • David, V. (2011). Mezinárodní právo veřejné s kasuistikou. Praha, Leges.
  • Doehring, K. (1999). Völkerrecht. Heidelberg.
  • Dupuy, P.- M.:. (1998). Droit international public. Paris.
  • Evans, M. (2010). International Law. Oxford.
  • Higgins, R.:. (1994). Problems and Proces: International Law and How We Use It. Oxford.
  • Jennings R. Y., Watts, A. D.:. (1992). Oppenheim´s International Law I (Peace), ve dvou svazcích,. London-New York: Longman.
  • Kaczorowska, A.:. (2012). Public International Law, Routledge.
  • Kimminich, O.:. (1997). Einführung in das Völkerrecht. München.
  • Malanczuk, P.:. (2002). Akehurst´s Modern Introduction to International Law. London and New York.
  • Malenovský, J. (2008). Mezinárodní právo veřejné, jeho obecná část a poměr k jiným právním systémům, zvláště právu českému. 5. vydání. Doplněk.
  • Nguyen Quoc, D., Pellet, A., Daillier, P.:. (2202). Droit international public. Paris.
  • Potočný, M., Ondřej, J. (2011). Mezinárodní právo veřejné: zvláštní část. Praha.
  • Rousseau, Ch.:. (1983). Droit international public, 5. sv.,. Paris.
  • Salmon, J.:. (2001). Dictionnaire de droit international public. Bruxelles.
  • Seidl-Hohenveldern, I.:. (1999). Mezinárodní právo veřejné. Praha.
  • Shaw, M. (2008). International Law. Cambridge.
  • Verdross, A., Simma, B. (1984). Universelles Völkerrecht - Theorie und Praxis, 3. vyd.,. Berlin.
  • Wolfrum, R. (ed.). (2012). The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law, 10 sv.. Oxford.


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.10.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2025/2026