D5USP03 Constitutional Law V

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Jan Svatoň, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Vojtěch Šimíček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc.
Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites
Fulfillment of the requirements for course credit D4USPO3 Constitutional Law IV
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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).
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will have a thorough mastery of the theory of fundamental rights, constitutional regulation and case law based on the study of the main commentaries on the Constitution, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms. They will also gain a critical perspective on the literature in constitutional law and theory of the state with a focus on the dissertation subject.
Syllabus
  • Concept, subject and sources of the Czech 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. Charter of fundamental rights and freedoms. Notion of fundamental right and freedom. Classification. Freedom, liberty, equality, dignity, non-discrimination. State power in the Czech Republic. Constitutional concept. Separation of powers. State power and self-government. Legal status of a state body (organ). Parliamentarism in the Czech Republic. Constitutional status of the Parliament. Bicameral structure. Legislative process. Legal position of Members of the Parliament. Executive power. The head of State. The government and other administrative offices. The Constitutional Court. Legal status. Competence. Types of judicial procedures before the Constitutional Court. Judicial power in the Czech constitution. Legal status, position, activity. The State Attorney's Office. The Supreme Auditing Office. The Czech National Bank. Constitutional foundations of territorial self-government. Other forms of self-government.
Literature
    required literature
  • FILIP, Jan a Jan SVATOŇ. Státověda. 5. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2011. 264 s. ISBN 978-80-7357-685-1.
  • 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. (Edice učebnic PrF MU v Brně ; sv. 330). ISBN 80-210-3254-5. info
    recommended literature
  • GERLOCH, Aleš, Jiří HŘEBEJK and Vladimír ZOUBEK. Ústavní systém České republiky. 6. aktualizované vydání. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, s.r.o., 2022, 574 stran. ISBN 9788073808655. info
  • PAVLÍČEK, Václav. Ústavní právo a státověda. 3. vydání. Praha: Leges, 2020, 1160 stran. ISBN 9788075024688. info
  • WEYR, František. Československé právo ústavní. V Praze: Melantrich, 1937, xii, 339. info
    not specified
  • GERLOCH, Aleš. Teorie práva. 8. aktualizované vydání. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2021, 341 stran. ISBN 9788073808389. info
  • HUSSEINI, Faisal, Michal BARTOŇ, Marian KOKEŠ, Martin KOPA, Jakub CAMRDA, David HEJČ, Lukáš HLOUCH, Michal MATOUŠ, Ondřej MORAVEC, Lucie NECHVÁTALOVÁ, Jiří NOVÁK, Lenka PEKAŘOVÁ, Filip RIGEL, Maxim TOMOSZEK, Veronika TOMOSZKOVÁ, Vojtěch VOMÁČKA and Štěpán VÝBORNÝ. Listina základních práv a svobod. Komentář. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2020, 1413 pp. Beckova edice komentované zákony. ISBN 978-80-7400-812-2. info
  • BLAHOŽ, Josef, Vladimír BALAŠ and Karel KLÍMA. Srovnávací ústavní právo. 3., přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Praha: ASPI, 2007, 511 s. ISBN 9788073573126. info
  • FILIP, Jan, Zdeněk KOUDELKA, Jiří KROUPA, Jan SVATOŇ, Vojtěch ŠIMÍČEK and Renata VLČKOVÁ. Soudobé ústavní systémy (Constitutional Systems). 2. dopl. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2001, 241 pp. Edice učebnice PrF MU v Brně ; č. 259. ISBN 80-210-2520-4. info
  • KLOKOČKA, Vladimír. Ústavní řízení evropských států. 1. vyd. Praha: Linde, 1996, 415 s. ISBN 8072010107. info
  • PRAŽÁK, Jiří. Rakouské právo veřejné. Díl první, Právo ústavní. Rakouské právo ústavní. Čásť třetí, Ústava říšská, Čásť čtvrtá, Ústava mocnářství celkového. 2. dopl. vyd. V Praze: Nákladem Jednoty právnické, 1903, 478, 249 s. info
Teaching methods
Teaching through consultation on the issues of specified literature.
Assessment methods
Processing of selected literature annotation. Processing a paper on given subject - in relation to the orientation of the dissertation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Teacher's information
Further credit conditions will be communicated at the consultation.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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