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Judicial Systems and Comparative Judicial Law

ОК 33

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2023/2024

3 Semester

3

To know the basic theoretical concepts of comparative judicial law and judicial systems of the countries of the world; system and sources of judicial law of modern states; the role and significance of specific judicial authorities in different countries; principles of building of judicial systems. To be able to apply the received theoretical knowledge on comparative court law and judicial systems of the countries of the world; analyse and evaluate the situation prevailing in a country from the point of view of observance of the constitutional rights and freedoms of the individual, the judicial mechanism of their protection; to predict directions of further development of judicial systems; conduct a comparative description of individual national judicial systems, etc.

Proficiency in English, basic knowledge of theory of state and law, comparative constitutional law and contemporary legal systems.

Thematic plan of the discipline: 1. Basics of the organisation of judicial system. Introduction to judicial law 2. German judiciary. Austrian judicial system. 3. French judiciary 4. English and American judiciary in comparative perspective 5. Italian judiciary 6. Judicial system of Japan 7. Constitutional justice 8. International judicial systems 9. Judicial system of Ukraine

1. Bell, John. Judiciaries within Europe: A Comparative Review Cambridge University Press, 2006. 2. De Cruz, Peter. Comparative Law in a Changing World (3rd Edition). Routledge-Cavendish, 2006. 3. Menski, Werner. Comparative Law in a Global Context: The Legal Systems of Asia and Africa. 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, 2006. 4. Lewis, A., and D. Ibbetson. The Roman Law Tradition. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 5. Farnsworth, Allan, and Steve Sheppard. An Introduction to the Legal System of the United States, Fourth Edition. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 2010. 6. Reimann, Mathias, and Reinhard Zimmermann. The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law (Oxford Handbooks). 2nd ed., Oxford University Press, 2019. 7. Tushnet, Mark. Advanced Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law: Second Edition (Elgar Advanced Introductions Series). 2nd ed., Edward Elgar Pub, 2018. 8. Zweigert, Konrad, et al. An Introduction to Comparative Law. 3rd ed., Clarendon Press, 1998.

Lectures, seminars

The final course assessment is based on the aggregated evaluation of assignments performed by a student during the semester graded on the scale of 0-100. The final grade is taken in the form of credit (the total number of grades for the course which is defined as the sum of points for systematic work during the semester). Forms of assessment: answers (up to 35 points), written analytical assignments (up to 10 points), presentation of reports, case study (up to 15 points), final test (up to 40 points).

English