Great juristis and their impact on history and development of private law

Timetable

Module aim (aims)

Presentation of development of the idea of private law in continental Europe, basing on output and impact of the given great jurists of specified periods (from the ancient times to contemporaries).

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

a) basic knowledge about social history of Europe;
b) basic knowledge about the concepts of private law and social functions of private law
c) basic knowledge in legal terminology and legal argumentation.

Syllabus

Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Great Roman jurists of the classic period (Ulpian, Gaius, Q. Mucius Scaevola) (I)
Week 3: Roman jurists of the classic period - continuation (II) / "Codification" of Roman law (Tribonian, Justinian)
Week 4: The medieval jurists - the Glossators (Irnerius, Acursius) (I)
Week 5: The medieval jurists - the Commentators (Bartolus de Saxoferrato, Baldus de Ubaldi) (II)
Week 6: French legal humanism (Donellus, Cuiacius)
Week 7: Rationalization of private law (Leibnitz, Puffendorf, Thomasius)
Week 8: The French way to Civil Code (Pothier, Portalis)
Week 9: The German way to Civil Code - the historical school (Savigny) (I)
Week 10: The German way to Civil Code - the Pandectists (Windscheid) and the jurisprudence of interests (Ihering) (II)
Week 11: The Suisse way to Civil Code (Huber)
Week 12: Private law in Poland (I) - inter-war period (Longchamps de Berier, Domanski)
Week 13: Private law in Poland (II) - post-war/communist period (Przybyłowski, Gwiazdomorski)
Week 14: Private law in Poland (III) - 80s-90s (Radwański)
Week 15: System of private law in continental Europe - Summary

Reading list

BASIC
1) J. Macdonell, E. Manson (red.), Great jurists of the world, Boston 1914 /chosen chapters/
2) J. Gordley, The Jurists. A Critical History, Oxford University Press 2013,
3) P. Stein, Roman Law in European History, Oxford University Press 1999,
+ biographies of the given jurists