Fundamentals of European Constitutional History

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The different types of government (feudal, absolute, and constitutional monarchy; democracy; socialist and fascist dictatorships) are considered from a pan-European perspective and illustrated with examples drawn from several European states from the Middle Ages to the present, which include topics of international law, such as the Peace of Westphalia of 1648, the Congress of Vienna of 1815, and the Paris Peace Treaties of 1919. The focus is on the twentieth century, where European integration -- from the Schuman Plan of 1950 to the 2007 Treaty of Lisbon -- will be considered, too. Elements used in grading: Class participation, written assignments, final paper.