MV703K Creation of Law - Practical Class

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Terezie Smejkalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Mon 25. 9. to Fri 22. 12. each odd Monday 16:00–17:40 136
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MV703K/01: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. each even Monday 16:00–17:40 S125, M. Škop
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 17/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students will be able to: create the text of legal regulation and accompanying documents provide justifications for legislation argue in the drafting of normative texts
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- participate in the drafting of legislation and related documents;
- understand the techniques of law-making;
- analyse the fundamental defects of a normative text;
- propose a method of drafting a legal text;
- defend a particular form of legal text.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the course - specifics of the legislative process.
  • 2. The reality of preparing governmental draft legislation in Czech practice.
  • 3. Normative text as a means of expression.
  • 4. Legal language, general knowledge - what to watch out for in the text of legal regulation.
  • 5. Comment procedure - the practical process of commenting and how comments are considered and dealt with.
  • 6. The glitz and gloom of the legislative process - a case study.
  • 7. The legislative process and the Legislative Council of Government.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠÍN, Zbyněk. Tvorba práva : pravidla, metodika, technika. 2. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2009, xv, 176. ISBN 9788074001628. info
    not specified
  • KOKEŠ, Marian. Temná zákoutí legislativního procesu : příprava vládních návrhů zákonů v ČR. Vydání první. Praha: Leges, 2020, 347 stran. ISBN 9788075024138. info
  • ŠKOP, Martin, Michal MALANÍK, Terezie SMEJKALOVÁ, Markéta ŠTĚPÁNÍKOVÁ and Barbora VACKOVÁ. Tvorba práva - empirické studie (The Legislation - Empirical Studies). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019, 229 pp. Acta Universitatis Brunensis Iuridica Editio Scientia. ISBN 978-80-210-9472-7. Open access knihy info
  • KNĚŽÍNEK, Jan, Petr MLSNA and Josef VEDRAL. Příprava návrhů právních předpisů : praktická pomůcka pro legislativce. 1. vyd. [Praha]: Úřad vlády České republiky, 2010, 226 s. ISBN 9788074400230. info
Teaching methods
practical seminars lectures in practical topics discussion presentations by professionals in the sectors The course is designed more in terms of skills than knowledge (not much to remember, much more writing) can seem challenging. Emphasis is on coordination because it is necessary to agree on specific steps in solving a legislative assignment and creation. After all, it is essential to approach the project creatively, use the correct legislative language, and defend the steps used. The main focus of the course is to write a legislative text. That is, to write a draft legislation based on an assignment (substantive intent). In doing so, care must be taken to respect the substantive (and policy) assignment, adhere to the rules of legal language, and be understandable. The draft must be logically and factually connected, which is difficult to achieve (until one becomes a routinist). In doing so, it is necessary to be able to justify the individual steps and the overall systematics of the legislation. The individual outputs will be commented on by professionals who write draft legislation daily and give feedback on the sub-steps.
Assessment methods
The colloquium will be granted for the presentment of a collective elaboration proposal of legal enactment and attendant documents and its vindications. The evaluation will emphasise objective accuracy, terminology use, and possible submitted solutions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2024.
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