Theory of Law and State - Seminar

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE
Course titleTheory of Law and State - Seminar
Chair of International Law and Theoretical Legal Sciences, Jurisprudence and Methodology
Number of ECTS credits3
Associateprof.dr.sc. Ivana Tucak
Office AddressRadićeva 13 Potkrovlje- 54
Telephone+385 31 224 5543
e-mailivana.tucak@pravos.hr
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course content

1. Introduction to the Course 2. State: A) The concept of the state. State territory. Population. Citizen. Citizenship. The state and the international community. State and international law. The state and the church. B) The purpose of the state. Organization. State organs. Legislation. Parliamentarism. Legislative procedure. Government. Administration. Bureaucracy and bureaucratism. Courts. C) Sovereignty. Popular Sovereignty. Social Conflicts. Political Parties. State and ethnic communities. State and nation. D) Theories about forms of state and types of political rule. E) Historical types of states. 3. Law A) Social Norms. Legal Norms. B) Legal Acts. Principle of legality. C) Jural Relations D) Legal Systems. 4.The Legal Technique. 5. Theories of Law.

Course learning outcomes

TEACHING METHODS
☐ Lectures
☑ Seminars and workshops
☑ Exercises
☑ Independent tasks
☑ Multimedia and internet
☑ Distance education
☑ Office hours
☐ Laboratory
☐ Field work
☑ Mentoring work
☑ Knowledge test
EXAMINATION PROCEDURE
☐ Oral exam
☐ Written exam
☐ Colloquium
Other:
ADDITIONAL FACTS
LIST OF LITERATURE FOR STUDIES AND EXAMS
Required reading
Optional reading