MP709Zk Selected Problems of Constitutional Law - Parliamentary and Electoral Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Brzobohatá
Timetable
Mon 24. 9. to Fri 21. 12. Mon 15:05–16:35 030
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!NOWANY( MP708Zk Modern Constitutional Systems , MP707Zk Constitutional Review , 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 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/80, only registered: 0/80, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/80
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
Parliamentary law introduces students in basic concepts of organisation of legislative bodies in generally, in their election, electoral systems, position of Members of Parliaments
Syllabus
  • Constitutional law, elections, parliamentarism and the Parliament in the Czech Republic. Free and democratic elections. Functions. Classification. Electoral systems. Plurality, majority and PR. Principles of electoral law. Electoral process. Protection of elections. Mandate of the Members of the Parliament in the Czech Republic. Sources of the Parliamentary law. Parliaments in the different forms of government. Legal status of the Czech Parliament. Bicameralism. Rules for parliamentary activity. Position of Members. Imunity and indemnity. Political organisation of the Czech Parliament.
Literature
  • 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. 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. Základní otázky volebního práva v ČSFR. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1992, 269 s. ISBN 8021004061. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Nepovinná přednáška. Ústní zkouška.
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 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2007, recent)
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