MVV22Zk Comparative Federal Judicial Systems

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2004
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc. (lecturer)
Dr. Mark Gillis, J.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Dr. Mark Gillis, J.D.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Timetable
each even Tuesday 16:40–18:10 124
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
Course objectives (in Czech)
This course offers a comparison of federal judicial systems, the characteristic features shared by them as well as variations. The course examines shared features, such as the necessity of unification of legal interpretation by the federal judicial body, direct application of federal law in local courts and supremacy of that law, and the complications that arise in coordinating multiple judicial systems that apply various legal orders. The course is meant as an overview of the judicial system of which the Czech Republic will form a part as a Member State of the European Union, so that it is of practical significance in introducing students to the contours of the judicial system into which the Czech judicial system will function. As the European Union judicial system is of relatively recent origin, the study of an older system such as the US provides insights derived from the longer history and development it has undergone.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Introduction: the comparative study of judicial systems; the American Judicial System; the European Judicial System; Integrative Links between the central and component judicial systems: Appellate Review; Certification Procedure; the Law to Be Applied: How to Determine the Law to Be Applied; Substance v. Procedure; From Local Autonomy to the Centralization of Certain Issues; Some Protective Mechanisms to Retain Autonomy; Inevitable Law Creation by the Central Judicial System; Flexibility and Flow of Judicial Systems: Right to Bring ones Case in Courts of other System; Jurisdiction and Limits upon it; Full Faith and Credit; Mutual Recognition; Future Trends in US and the EU (current reform and expansion of the judicial system).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003.
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