Comparative Constitutional Law

Study

Cycle

Year

Semester

Type

ECTS

Državno i međunarodno javno pravo (2. ciklus)

optional

7.00

Subject

Comparative Constitutional Law

Teachers

Associates

Content

Week 1: Introductory Lecture
Week 2: Constitution-Making and the Question of Nation
Week 3: Comparison of Basic Constitutional Legal Systems
Week 4: United States of America
Week 5: United Kingdom
Week 6: Germany
Week 7: Switzerland
Week 8: France
Week 9: Constitutional Tradition of Anglo-Saxon Law
Week 10: Constitutional Tradition of Continental European Law
Week 11: Challenges of Multiculturalism
Week 12: Federalism as a Means of Pacification for Post-War and Transitional Societies
Week 13: Institutional Protection - Constitutional and Supreme Judiciary
Week 14: Constitutionalism and Human Rights
Week 15: Course Evaluation

Goal

  The aim of the course is to introduce students to the application of comparative method in studying constitutional law, to expand and enrich students' understanding of the state organization in selected constitutional legal systems, the differences between two major legal systems: Anglo-Saxon and continental European, the application of international standards in the field of judiciary, as well as the development of scientific knowledge about federalism and achieving the balance of power, the relationship between constitutional and regular courts, and in the field of human rights.

Teaching methods

Lectures: 30%
Debates/Discussions: 30%
Instructional Teaching: 30%
Seminar Paper: 10%

Knowledge testing methods

Written Exam: 50%
Oral Exam: 20%
Debates/Discussions: 20%
Seminar Paper: 10%

Competences

Students will be equipped to understand the genesis, structure, and nature of constitutional law, to discuss assigned topics in a reasoned and competent manner, to systematically approach problems, and to offer critical and analytical responses related to the similarities and differences in constitutional legal systems of different countries. They will logically connect these aspects with our own system. Ultimately, students will master key terms, concepts, and categories in the field of constitutional law.

Literature

1. N. Ademović/J. Marko/G. Marković, Ustavno pravo BiH, Konrad literatura Adenauer Stiftung, Sarajevo 2012. 2. C. Steiner/N. Ademović, Ustav BiH: komentar, Fondacija Konrad Adenauer, Sarajevo 2010. 3. Kommers, D. P., Vrijednost komparativnog ustavnog prava, Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta u Splitu, vol. 27, 1/1990, str. 149-158. 4. J.Hartman, Politički sustavi Velike Britanije, SAD i Francuske, Politička kultura, Zagreb, 2006, s. 13-83. 5. E. Šarčević, Ustavno uređenje SR Njemačke, Sarajevo 2005.  4.2. Dodatna literatura 1. S.Sokol /B. Smerdel, Ustavno pravo,  Narodne novine, Zagreb 2009. 2. K. Trnka, Ustavno pravo, Fakultet za javnu upravu, Sarajevo 2006. 3. J. Stefanović, Ustavno pravo FNRJ i komparativno, Zagreb, 1956. 4. A. Bačić/P. Bačić, Legislature i parlamentarizam, Pravni fakultet u Splitu, 2007. 5. Đ. Sartori, Uporedni ustavni inženjering, Filip Višnjić, Beograd, 2003. 6. A. Lijphart, Modeli demokratije, CID, Podgorica, 2003. 7. Dž. Vajler,  Ustav Evrope, Filip Višnjić, Beograd, 2002. 8. L. Wolf-Philips, Prijedlozi za jedan drugačiji pristup sagledavanja uporednih ustava, Politička misao, vol. 18, br. 3, 1981, s. 313-332. 9. S. Sokol, Sistem parlamentarne vlade – pojam, tipologija, razvoj (ustavne i zbiljske institucije), u Sokol i Smerdel, Organizacija vlasti, Narodne novine, Zagreb, 1988, s. 100-114. 10. K.J. Fridrih, Konstitucionalna demokratija: teorija i praksa u Evropi i Americi, CID, Podgorica , 2005. 11. M. Rosenfeld/A. Sajo/ S. Baer/N. Dorsen, Comparative Constitutionalism, Cases and Materials: Cases and Materials, Thomson West, 2003.  12. D.C. Mueller, Constitutional democracy, Oxford University Press 1996. 13. M. Burgess/A.G. Gagnon, Federal democracies, Routledge, London and New York 2010.