Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Institute of History, Slovak Academy of Sciences
- Research Field
- History
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Slovakia
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Other
- Job Status
- Other
- Hours Per Week
- 35
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
This is a call for a four year PhD study program at the Institute of History SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia.
The aim of the dissertation is to investigate the functioning of judicial practice, the competence, and strategies of judicial institutions in comparison with contemporary legal norms during a more narrowly defined period. The doctoral candidate can choose to research the topic using the example of a selected region or city, or by focusing on a chosen crime or group of crimes (prostitution/sexual offenses, homicide/violent offenses, libel, etc.), or on female or male criminality, utilizing selected archival sources within a defined time period.
In the early modern period, criminality was perceived as a sin, and the relationship of legal norms to judicial practice was not always straightforward or absolutely binding. This was due to the fragmentary and unsystematic nature of the law and the absence of unified and universally applicable codes, which contributed to the predominance of local customary law and the considerable discretionary power of judges. In analyzing the chosen judicial practice, the PhD student may explore the strategies and attitudes of judges based on moral justifications for sentences, references to specific legal or ecclesiastical norms, the nature of mitigating and aggravating circumstances, the impact of intercessions, or the possibility of mitigating punishment or pardon.
The study can also delve into the ecclesiastical treatment of sexual offenses and marital conflicts, as well as the punishment of religious/moral offenses in the early years after the adoption of the Code of Law by Joseph II (legal implementation in practice). Alternatively, the focus can be solely on the criminalization or decriminalization of certain offenses (e.g., moral/sexual offenses, witchcraft and sorcery, etc.).
Requirements: A good knowledge of the language(s) of the chosen archival sources (usually Latin, German, or Hungarian), Slovak/Czech and English (min. B2).
Requirements
- Research Field
- History
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Good knowledge of the language(s) of the chosen archival sources (usually Latin, German, or Hungarian), Slovak/Czech and English (min. B2).
- Languages
- SLOVAK
- Level
- Good
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Institute of History SAS / Historický ústav SAV, v.v.i.
- Country
- Slovakia
- City
- Bratislava
- Postal Code
- 814 99
- Street
- Klemensova 2522/19
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
Contact
- State/Province
- Slovakia
- City
- Bratislava
- Website
- Street
- Klemensova 2522/19
- Postal Code
- 814 99
- histvoro@savba.skhistzava@savba.sk