MP707Zk Selected Problems of Constitutional Law - Constitutional Review

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2005
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Vojtěch Šimíček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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. Wed 16:40–18:10 030
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!NOWANY( MP708Zk Modern Constitutional Systems , MP709Zk Parliamentary Law , MP710Zk Legal State )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/150, only registered: 0/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/150
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
Judicial Review introduces students in the development of the institution of Judicial review in the world and on the territory of the Czech Republic since 1867. Particularly is analysed the valid legal regulation of the position, organisation and types of procedures before the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic in the view of theory and practice.
Syllabus
  • Constitutional law, constitutionality, legality and the means of their protection. Constitutional review and administrative review. Constitutional courts in the world. The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic. Sources of the legal regulation. Legal status. Organisation of the Constitutional Court - the Plenum, the Panels, the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairpersons, the Rapporteurs, Assistants to Judges. Competence. General provisions concerning the Proceedings before the Court. Proceedings on the proposed annulment of a statute or some other enactment. Constitutional complaint. Proceedings in remedial actions against a decision concerning certification of the election of a Member of Parliament. Proceedings in cases of doubt concerning a Member of Parliament loss of eligibility for office or the incompatibility of some other position or activity with holding that office. Proceedings in cases of the President of the Republic. Proceedings concerning measures necessary to implement a decision of an International court. Proceedings in jurisdictional disputes between a state body and a body of a self-governing territorial unit. Disciplinary measures.
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, Vojtěch ŠIMÍČEK and Pavel HOLLÄNDER. Zákon o Ústavním soudu : komentář (Constitutional Court Act : commentary). Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H.Beck, 2001, 518 pp. Beckova edice Komentované zákony. ISBN 80-7179-340-X. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Nepovinná přednáška. Povinná cvičení. Ústní zkouška s důrazem na praxi Ústavního soudu.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen pro max. 10 studentů jiných fakult !
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2005, recent)
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