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DROI1120 - History of the institutions and law I (Middle Ages - Ancient Regime)
USL-B
Credits :
4
Lecturer :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , second term, 30 hours of theory.
Timetable :
Second term
Monday from 10:45 to 12:45 at Ommegang Om10
Language of instruction :
French. Technical terminology in Latin, English and German.
Learning outcomes :
“The understanding of the present through the knowledge of the past”.
Provide students with an overview of key aspects of the history of institutions and (public) law in the medieval and modern Occident, from the fifth century, and more specifically from the eleventh to the eighteenth century, that can inform them but also enable them to understand the evolution of concepts that will be taught in the contemporary law course.
Prerequisites :
None
Co-requisites :
None
Course contents :
The course aims to describe and put in their ideological, political, economic and social context, public law institutions (administration, justice, finance). It is centred on the theme of the evolution of the state in Western Europe, especially in France, England and Germany (Empire), from the Germanic kingdoms (fifth-sixth c.) to the monarchies of the sixteenth to eighteenth century. Illustrated by the analysis of a number of texts of various natures, it also addresses the issue of the formal sources of law in the same chronological and geographical settings
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
This course is a lecture that introduces in a general way to the history of law and institutions. The subject matter is nevertheless illustrated by the reading and commentary of texts (which are translated) or by legal iconography. The students have at their disposal a frame-syllabus, which includes a detailed course outline (including technical terms, names of people and the main chronological markers) and a brief bibliography, enabling to deepen the subject matter. The students also have a collection of documents, which provides them with practical cases, thus makes the subject matter more concrete.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written examination in June and September (synthesis, analysis and vocabulary questions, as well as commentaries of texts).
Recommended or required reading :
A brief bibliography enabling to deepen the subject matter is provided in the frame-syllabus.
Other information :
Supports:
Frame-syllabus and collection of texts and maps
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