Резюме

The main legal subjects and their corresponding disciplines in contemporary legal education in continental Europe (first in Germany and France) were established at the end of the 19th century. In general, they correspond to the main branches of law – civil, criminal, administrative, etc. We should bracket the study of Roman private law and questions of law in general (this is most evident where disciplines such as general legal theory or jurisprudence are introduced, in the sense of the study of basic views of law). Ideally, the historical part of a continental jurist’s study should begin with ancient Roman law, proceed through the foundations of Byzantine and canon (Orthodox and Catholic) law, through late medieval law, and arrive at modern law. Classical legal education is thus placed on a solid foundation. It has been enriched by generations of jurists through historical epochs to reach the present day.