MP403Zk Constitutional Law II

Faculty of Law
Spring 2004
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Jan Svatoň, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Vojtěch Šimíček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Josef Zimek, Dr. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Zdeněk Koudelka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Dr. Mark Gillis, J.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Kateřina Šimáčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Michal Lamparter, 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
Wed 9:35–11:05 136
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(NOW( MP403Z Constitutional Law II - sem. ) || MP403Z Constitutional Law II - sem. || CM403Z Ústavní právo II - seminář || NOW( CM403Z Ústavní právo II - seminář )) && ( MP303Z Constitutional Law I || CM303Z Ústavní právo I )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
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
  • 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
  • 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. Vyd. 3., v nakl. Doplněk 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 535 s. ISBN 8072390368. info
  • FILIP, Jan, Jan SVATOŇ and Josef ZIMEK. Základy státovědy. Vyd. 2., přeprac. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 352 s. ISBN 8021015756. info
  • PAVLÍČEK, Václav. Ústavní právo a státověda. Praha: Linde, 1998, 369 s. ISBN 8072011413. 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 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 Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2004, recent)
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