Political Systems of the Central and Eastern European Countries 370-PS5-4ERACL

Profile of studies - general academic.
Form of study - full-time.
Course type - optional, specialization.
Field and discipline of science - social sciences and legal sciences.
Year of study / sem. - year IV / sem. VII.
The number of hours of didactic classes divided into forms of conducting classes - 16 hours of lecture
Teaching methods - classic lecture, consultation, E-learning tasks.
ECTS points - 4.
Student workload balance - participation in classes 8 hours, preparation for classes and exam (including 8 hours e-learning) 50 hours, participation in consultations related to classes 40 hours, exam - 2 hours. Total: 100 hours, corresponding to 4 ECTS credits.
Quantitative indicators - student workload related to activities requiring a teacher's direct participation 50 hours, which corresponds to 2 ECTS credits, and student workload that does not require direct teacher participation 50 hours, which corresponds to 2 ECTS credits.

Prerequisites (description)

The goal of the first part of the course is to introduce the students to the main characteristics of the political systems and to show the main reasons and ways of the system transformation in The Eastern Europe. The second and main part of the course is dedicated to the political systems of the selected East European countries. The course intends to show constitutional solutions presented in the light of Polish and world used models, focusing on constitutional position of the major state organs in the accepted division of powers, their competences and administrative structure. The course presents the genesis and evolution of the discussed institutions in the times of the political transformations and touches upon the problems of reception of the constitutional laws existing in the Western countries in the systems of Central and Eastern European countries.

Course coordinators

Term 2022:

Kamila Bezubik
Piotr Czeczot

Term 2023:

Piotr Czeczot

Type of course

Term 2024:

(in Polish) lektoraty
obligatory courses

General:

(in Polish) specjalizacyjne

Term 2023:

obligatory courses
(in Polish) lektoraty

Mode

Term 2024:

(in Polish) w sali

General:

Blended learning

Term 2023:

(in Polish) w sali

Learning outcomes

Knowledge:
K_W03: has in-depth knowledge of the principles and institutions of the Eastern European governments system - e-learning tasks
K_W08: knows and understands the terminology specific to particular discipline of law - e-learning tasks

Skills:
K_U01: is able to correctly interpret and explain the meaning of specific legal norms and the mutual relations between these norms within a specific area of law - e-learning tasks
K_U05: Efficiently moves in the legal system, uses the norms of individual areas of law to solve specific problems by themselves; depending on own interests (selected specialization subjects) has extended skills to solve complicated practical problems in a specific field of law - e-learning tasks

Social competence:
K_K06: is able to independently and critically supplement knowledge and skills extended by the interdisciplinary dimension - e-learning tasks

Assessment criteria

multiple choice test or remotely on the EduPortal platform, assessment through work for credit (presentation during classes)

Depending on applicable regulations, the final test or final examination may be conducted using electronic means of communication or an oral exam.

Bibliography

A. Olechno, Political Systems of The Central and Eastern European Countries, Białystok 2012;

The texts of the constitutions of the selected countries – internet sources, (e.g. www.constituteproject.org);

K. Prokop, Polish Constitutional Law, Białystok 2011.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 370-PS5-4ERACL in USOSweb