BZ407Z Criminal Law Substant I

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Eva Brucknerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Milana Hrušáková, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
JUDr. Jan Provazník, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. David Čep, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Eva Brucknerová, Ph.D.
Department of Criminal Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Jana Dopitová
Supplier department: Department of Criminal Law – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!OBOR(PR) && !OBOR(PR01) && !PROGRAM(N-VS)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the issues of the general part of substantive criminal law; • acquire the ability to interpret and apply the norms of criminal law in specific cases. • Acquiring basic knowledge about the institutions of the general part of substantive criminal law for adults and juveniles. Gaining the ability to apply these institutes on examples from practice. Orientate yourself in the relations between substantive criminal law and other legal branches. Correct interpretation in practice. At the end of this course, the student will be able to: understand and explain the basic concepts of the general part of substantive criminal law; use information about the structure of the subject in practice; create a text on a criminal law topic; interpret criminal law and apply it in specific cases;
Learning outcomes
Basic knowledge of the basics of criminal liability of natural and legal persons and the possibility of sanctions in criminal law.
Syllabus
  • Criminal material law - the concept, functions, types
  • The basic principles of criminal law.
  • Criminal liability.
  • Fundamentals of criminal liability.
  • The lack of criminal liability.
  • Criminal liability of minors and legal entities.
  • Punishment in criminal law
Literature
    required literature
  • BRUCKNEROVÁ, Eva. Trestní právo hmotné a procesní - obecná část. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2022, 230 pp. č.557. ISBN 978-80-280-0067-7. info
  • JELÍNEK, Jiří. Trestní právo hmotné : obecná část, zvláštní část. 7. aktualizované a doplněn. Praha: Leges, 2019, 1000 stran. ISBN 9788075023803. info
    recommended literature
  • FRYŠTÁK, Marek, Jan PROVAZNÍK, Jolana SEDLÁČKOVÁ and Eva ŽATECKÁ. Trestní právo hmotné - obecná část (Criminal substantive law - general part). 1st ed. Ostrava: KEY Publishing s.r.o., 2014, 192 pp. ISBN 978-80-7418-221-1. info
Teaching methods
Lectures/discussion. In the framework of the lectures also solve of the cases from practice. Work with the court decisions.
Assessment methods
Lectures/discussion, finished by the credit. Preconditions of the credit: The condition for successful completion of the course is the verification of knowledge by means of a written test, which consists of two parts and the material contained in it relates primarily to the substance of this semester, ie substantive criminal law - a general part. The first part of the written test consists of questions a, b, c, where there is always only one correct answer and the second part are open questions. The aim is that after completing the course, the student is able not only to have theoretical knowledge about the subject, substantive criminal law - general part, but especially to be able to apply this knowledge to specific cases / examples. The total number of points is 20 (up to 1 point can be obtained for each question), while the minimum for successful completion is 12 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 16 hod. přednášek za semestr / 16 hrs of lectures per semester.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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