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New codification of just redaction of the original one? Comparison of Czech land constitutions from years 1500 and 1549
Stojan, Marek ; Šouša, Jiří (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the comparison of two crucial legal codes of the Bohemian common law of the first half of the 16th century, i.e. Vladislavské zřízení zemské and Zřízení zemské of 1549. The aim is to answer the question whether it is possible to perceive Zemské zřízení of 1549 in the same way as it is understood by the majority of the current historiography, meaning whether Zemské zřízení of 1549 is only the redaction of Vladislavské zřízení zemské. I want to concentrate on the thought if it is necessary to reconsider the general view on this matter. It may be established that these legal codes are relatively independent works due to their dissimilarities as they differ significantly in their origin, authors, historical context, central ideas, and structure. In general, the distribution of power is a key aspect of forming the law, which applies not only to the early modern period, and this idea is reflected in the structure and content of both these codifications. In the first chapter, I focus on the contextualisation of both codes from the point of view of the legal history and discuss the political science thinking of selected classical authors. My next goal is to describe the legal development not only in the Kingdom of Bohemia but in the Moravian Margraviate as well as, this...
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