General History of State and Law WP-PRZ-PH-ćw

A lawyer should possess the ability to understand law historically, allowing them to critically analyze contemporary judicial institutions, as well as a sound knowledge of the European legal tradition. Therefore, the exercises are intended to lead to:
1. learning the history of fundamental judicial institutions and concepts, in particular: marriage, family, property, contract, civil and criminal procedure;
2. developing the ability to compare different legal systems and institutions, both historically and territorially;
3. a better understanding of the causes of diversity in contemporary law;
4. an awareness of the axiology of contemporary European law, particularly its Roman and Judeo-Christian roots;

Term 2025/26_Z:

None

Term 2026/27_Z:

(in Polish) Dyscyplina naukowa, do której odnoszą się efekty uczenia się

law

(in Polish) E-Learning

(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy

(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych

(in Polish) nie dotyczy

Course coordinators

Przemysław Gawron

(in Polish) Opis nakładu pracy studenta w ECTS

2 ECTS points Participation in tutorials - 15 hours Preparation for classes - 45 hours Total - 60 hours

Subject level

elementary

(in Polish) Punkty ECTS

Learning outcome code/codes

PR_U01; PR_U05; PR_U07; PR_U09; PR_K01; PR_K03; PR_K04

Type of subject

obligatory

Learning outcomes

PR_U01 The student analyzes historical legal texts, especially sources of law, also in the context of specific legal events.
PR_U05 The student applies acquired knowledge in various areas of law to describe, explain, or evaluate historical, economic, cultural, and social phenomena occurring worldwide.
PR_U07 The student presents written analyses of legal issues from a historical perspective.
PR_U09 The student presents oral analyses of legal issues from a historical perspective.
PR_K01 The student is able to supplement and improve his or her knowledge of the historical process of development of legal norms and institutions.
PR_K03 The student engages in group work, cooperates, assumes various roles, and participates in the preparation of social projects, taking into account legal, economic, and historical aspects.
PR_K04 The student justifies priorities in a specific legal-historical activity, undertaken independently or in a group.

Assessment criteria

Assessment Criteria
PR_U01,
Sufficient grade (3)
The student, with the instructor's help, analyzes simple historical legal texts, primarily sources of law, also in the context of specific legal events.
Sufficient grade + (3+)
The student analyzes simple historical legal texts, primarily sources of law, also in the context of specific legal events.
Good grade (4)
The student analyzes historical legal texts, primarily sources of law, also in the context of specific legal events.
Good plus grade (4+)
The student, with the instructor's help, analyzes more complex historical legal texts, primarily sources of law, in the context of specific legal events.
Very good grade (5)
The student proficiently analyzes historical legal texts, including complex ones, primarily sources of law, also in the context of specific legal events.
PR_U05
Sufficient grade (3)
The student, with the instructor's help, applies acquired basic knowledge in various areas of law to describe, explain, or evaluate historical economic, cultural, and social phenomena occurring in The world
A grade of "satisfactory plus" (3+)
The student applies acquired basic knowledge in various fields of law to describe, explain, or evaluate simple historical economic, cultural, and social phenomena occurring in the world.
A grade of "good" (4)
The student applies acquired knowledge in various fields of law to describe, explain, or evaluate historical economic, cultural, and social phenomena occurring in the world.
A grade of "good plus" (4+)
The student, with the instructor's assistance, applies acquired knowledge in various fields of law to describe, explain, or evaluate more complex historical economic, cultural, and social phenomena occurring in the world.
A grade of "very good" (5)
The student proficiently applies acquired knowledge in various fields of law to describe, explain, or evaluate historical phenomena—including more complex—economic, cultural, and social phenomena occurring in the world.
PR_U07
A grade of "satisfactory" (3)
The graduate, with assistance, presents simple analyses of legal issues from a historical perspective.
A grade of "satisfactory plus" (3+)
The student presents written analyses of simple legal issues from a historical perspective.
Good grade (4)
The student presents written analyses of simple legal issues from a historical perspective.
Good plus grade (4+)
The student presents - with the instructor's assistance - written analyses of complex legal issues from a historical perspective.
Very good grade (5)
The student is proficient in creating written analyses of legal issues - including more complex legal issues from a historical perspective.
PR_U09
Satisfactory grade (3)
The student presents oral analyses of simple legal issues from a historical perspective with the instructor's assistance.
Satisfactory plus grade (3+)
The student presents oral analyses of simple legal issues from a historical perspective.
Good grade (4)
The student presents oral analyses of more complex legal issues from a historical perspective with the instructor's assistance.
Very good grade (5)
The student presents oral analyses of legal issues - including more complex legal issues - from a historical perspective.
PR_K01
Sufficient grade (3)
The student, with the instructor's encouragement and support, supplements and improves his or her knowledge of the historical development of norms and legal institutions.
Sufficient grade plus (3+)
The student independently supplements and improves his or her knowledge of the historical development of norms and legal institutions to a limited extent.
Good grade (4)
The student correctly supplements and improves his or her knowledge of the historical development of norms and legal institutions.
Good grade plus (4+)
The student efficiently supplements and improves his or her knowledge of the historical development of norms and legal institutions.
Very good grade (5)
The student proficiently supplements and improves his or her knowledge of the historical development of norms and legal institutions on his or her own initiative.
PR_K03
Sufficient grade (3)
The student, to a small extent and mostly at the instructor's initiative, engages in group work, cooperates, assumes various roles, and participates in the preparation of social projects, taking into account legal aspects. Economic and historical aspects
A grade of "satisfactory plus" (3+)
The student is somewhat involved in group work, cooperating and taking on various roles, and participating in the preparation of social projects, taking into account legal, economic, and historical aspects.
A grade of "good" (4)
The student is correctly and willingly involved in group work, cooperating and taking on various roles, and participating in the preparation of social projects, taking into account legal, economic, and historical aspects.
A grade of "good plus" (4+)
The student is willingly involved in group work, cooperating and taking on various roles, and participating in the preparation of social projects, taking into account legal, economic, and historical aspects.
A grade of "very good" (5)
The student is willingly and fully involved in group work, cooperating and taking on various roles, and participating in the preparation of social projects, taking into account legal, economic, and historical aspects.
PR_K04
A grade of "satisfactory" (3)
With the instructor's assistance, the student justifies the basic priorities in a specific legal action undertaken independently or in a group.
A grade of Satisfactory plus (3+)
The student justifies the basic priorities in a specific legal action, undertaken independently or in a group.
Good grade (4)
The student justifies the priorities in a specific legal action, undertaken independently or in a group.
Good grade plus (4+)
The student justifies the priorities in a specific legal action, undertaken independently or in a group.
Very good grade (5)
The student justifies the priorities in a specific – even complex – legal action, undertaken independently or in a group.

Bibliography

Required Reading:
K. Sójka-Zielińska, History of Law (any edition published after 1990)
Supplementary Reading:
Studies:
Dziadzio A., History of Law, Warsaw 2020;
Evolution of State Systems and Legal Institutions, ed. Marek Wąsowicz, Warsaw 2025

Term 2025/26_Z:

Basic literature
K. Sójka - Zielińska, Historia prawa, Warszawa 2024
Primary sources:
Kodeks Hammurabiego, tłum. i wyd. M. Stępień, Warszawa 1996;
Wybór źródeł do historii prawa sądowego czasów nowożytnych, pod red. G. Bałtruszajtys, J. Kolarzowskiego, M. Paszkowskiej, K. Rajewskiego, Warszawa 1996.
Secondary sources
Dziadzio A., Historia prawa, Warszawa 2020;
Ewolucja ustrojów państwowych i instytucji prawnych, red. Marek Wąsowicz, Warszawa 2025

Term 2026/27_Z:

Required Reading:
K. Sójka-Zielińska, Historia prawa (any edition published after 1990)
Supplementary Reading:
Studies:
A. Dziadzio Historia prawa, Warszawa 2020;
Ewolucja ustrojów państwowych i instytucji prawnych, red. Marek Wąsowicz, Warszawa 2025

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

Law - part-time master studies

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

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