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Judicial Systems and Comparative Judicial Law

ВБ 5.14

Вибіркова 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.

Вasic knowledge of theory of state and law, comparative constitutional law and contemporary legal systems

Thematic plan of the discipline: 1. General principles of the organization of judicial power 2. Concept and characteristics of the judicial system 3. Consideration of cases in courts of first instance 4. The procedure for review of cases in courts 5. Judicial system of Ukraine 6. Judicial system of France and Germany 7. The judicial system of Great Britain and the United States 8. International judicial institutions

1. Menski, Werner. Comparative Law in a Global Context: The Legal Systems of Asia and Africa. 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, 2006. 2. Lewis, A., and D. Ibbetson. The Roman Law Tradition. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 3. Farnsworth, Allan, and Steve Sheppard. An Introduction to the Legal System of the United States, Fourth Edition. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 2010. 4. Reimann, Mathias, and Reinhard Zimmermann. The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law (Oxford Handbooks). 2nd ed., Oxford University Press, 2019. 5. Tushnet, Mark. Advanced Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law: Second Edition (Elgar Advanced Introductions Series). 2nd ed., Edward Elgar Pub, 2018.

Lecture, seminar

Evaluation is carried out according to the modular rating system. Current control: oral answers (up to 21 points), additions (up to 12 points), writing independent works (up to 5 points), final modular control work (up to 16 points). The form of final control is an exam. The exam is conducted in written form. The student's answer is evaluated at a maximum of 40 points.

Ukrainian