CM303Z Constitutional Law I

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2005
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Vojtěch Šimíček, Ph.D. (lecturer), JUDr. Michal Lamparter, Ph.D. (deputy)
JUDr. Michal Lamparter, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Kateřina Šimáčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Brzobohatá
Timetable
Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. Mon 11:10–12:40 030
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
CM303Z/01: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. each odd Tuesday 8:00–9:30 209, M. Lamparter
CM303Z/02: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. each even Tuesday 8:00–9:30 209, M. Lamparter
CM303Z/03: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. each odd Tuesday 9:35–11:05 316, J. Filip
CM303Z/04: Mon 19. 9. to Sat 17. 12. each even Tuesday 9:35–11:05 316, J. Filip
CM303Z/05: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Constitutional Law introduces students in basic problems of the theory of the constitution and in values the constitution of the Czech Republic is based on. Further deals with the legal regulation of state power and its organisation in the Czech Republic (separation of powers, particular constitutional bodies, their position to each other, rules of their procedure), then with the relation of state and individuals (citizenship, fundamental rights and freedom, their protection, constitutional foundations of the status of foreigners).
Syllabus
  • Concept, subject, sources of constitutional law. Continuity and discontinuity in the development of the Czech constitutional law. Constitutional accountability. Constitution as a fundamental law. Interpretation and application of the Czech constitution. International law and the municipal law. Promulgation of statutes and other legal regulations. Right to associate and the right of the political parties in the Czech Republic. Electoral law and its principles. Electoral procedure. Judicial protection of franchise. Direct democracy in the Czech Republic. Territorial organisation of the Czech Republic. Frontiers. Capital. Citizenship. Concept. Principles of legal regulation. International agreements. How the Czech citizenship is acquired and lost.
Literature
  • FILIP, Jan. Vybrané kapitoly ke studiu ústavního práva [Učebnice] (Select chapters to constitutional law studium [Textbook]). Vyd. 2. dopl. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2001, 458 pp. Edice učebnic PrF MU ; č. 263. ISBN 80-210-2592-1. info
  • FILIP, Jan. Ústavní právo České republiky. 1, Základní pojmy a instituty. Ústavní základy ČR. 4. opr. a dopl. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 556 s. ISBN 80-210-3254-5. info
  • FILIP, Jan, Jan SVATOŇ and Josef ZIMEK. Základy státovědy. 3. opr. a zkrác.vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 264 pp. (Edice učebnic PrF MU v Brně ; č. 306). ISBN 80-210-3023-2. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Nepovinná přednáška. Povinná cvičení. Ústní zkouška, možná změna na písemnou.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004.
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