PrF:SOC012 Czech Constitutional System - Course Information
SOC012 Czech Constitutional System
Faculty of LawSpring 2010
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. JUDr. Jan Filip, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Pavel Holländer, DrSc. (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: prof. JUDr. Josef Bejček, CSc. - 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
- Multidisciplinary studies (programme CST, KOS)
- Multidisciplinary studies (programme PrF, KOS)
- Course objectives
- This is a survey course providing a brief introduction to foreign students of the main features of the Czech Constitutional order and several major topics of constitutional law. This allows students the opportunity to understand the unique historical that went into making up the present order, the current outlines and main sources of constitutional rules. It also examines the main constitutional institutions and organs (legislative, executive, judicial, and independent bodies such as the Czech National Bank and the Ombudsman). The course also examines the new institution of the Constitutional Court, certain of the obstacles it has encountered in providing protection to the constitutional order, and certain of the fundamental rights whose protection is has provided in its developing case law.
- Syllabus
- 1. A short introduction in the development of the Czech constitutional law 2. Czech Constitution and Czech constitutional order 3. Political system of the Czech Republic 4. Constitutional status of individual 5. Constitutional status of denominations, freedom of expression and church law in the Czech Republic 6. Political parties in the Czech Republic 7. Legislative power in the Czech Republic 8. Executive power in the Czech Republic 9. Constitutional Court in the Czech Republic 10. Ombudsman in the Czech Republic 11. Territorial self-government the Czech Republic after reform.
- Teaching methods
- Lectures are held for a minimum of 5 students. With smaller number of students attending the course, lectures are replaced with tutorials. Reading list will be given by the course co-ordinator at the fist lecture or tutorial.
- Assessment methods
- The examination has a written. Examination - credit requirements: 1. Semester paper 2. Written test comprising Yes/No(True/False) or multiple choice questions 3. Active participation in classes.
- Language of instruction
- German
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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